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**South African News**

Tertiary education is under scrutiny as many young graduates struggle to find employment. The Gautrain has lost half of its commuters in five years, sparking criticism that it only serves the elite. A Capetonian was murdered in the US, and her husband has been arrested.

**Politics and International**

Russia plans to increase cooperation with African countries in areas like defense and security. The US and global politics are abuzz with Elon Musk's changing status, and Donald Trump's actions are being criticized. Ghana has endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara.

**Social Issues and Environment**

Many South African households struggle with food insecurity, while farmers are adopting eco-friendly approaches to boost crop yields. The Gates Foundation will prioritize Africa in its $200bn spending over the next XX years, focusing on health and wellbeing. Sustainable seafood choices are being promoted as a vote for thriving oceans and collective wellbeing.

**Business and Sports**

Several South African retailers, including Mr Price and Spar, are investing in new stores, products, and upgrades. Pepkor plans to open 250-300 new stores by the end of the year. In sports, Novak Djokovic is uncertain about his future at Roland Garros, while

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### Top Social Posts
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"The damage done to DA leader John Steenhuisens credibility has plunged the party into a crisis and it needs to appoint a new leader soon writes RW Johnson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997545477890613469)  2025-12-07T05:55Z 2.2M followers, 118.7K engagements


"DA Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille has doubled down on her criticism of former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi after a breakdown of the designer outfit Mashazi wore reported to be valued at R3.5m went viral"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998626692638847473)  2025-12-10T05:31Z 2.2M followers, 21.1K engagements


"Tyler Robinson the accused killer of conservative US activist Charlie Kirk made his first in-person court appearance on Thursday as a judge heard arguments on what level of media access should be allowed in the high-profile criminal case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999372453433221124)  2025-12-12T06:55Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"Thoko Didiza joins ANC 2027 race with Ramaphosas backing amid doubts over her support base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997529637140779023)  2025-12-07T04:52Z 2.2M followers, 127.8K engagements


"Strategy will be key at Royal Joburg says defending Alfred Dunhill champion Shaun Norris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998435667911614951)  2025-12-09T16:52Z 2.2M followers, 1306 engagements


"ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile tells Sunday Times political reporter @kgmadisa there must be transparency in campaign funding"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998752020157837575)  2025-12-10T13:49Z 2.2M followers, 11.6K engagements


"X Repo presenter Xolani Maphanga hospitalised after nearly drowning in pool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998784309508108660)  2025-12-10T15:58Z 2.2M followers, 302.9K engagements


"Mike Sandlana IPHC Jerusalema faction leader possesses three different identity documents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998965973219438839)  2025-12-11T04:00Z 2.2M followers, 33.5K engagements


"A 33-year-old man from Langa has been arrested in connection with the recent fatal smash-and-grab attack on retired teacher Karin van Aardt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998998617856561377)  2025-12-11T06:09Z 2.2M followers, 1676 engagements


"A group of men in the Eastern Cape are challenging long-held assumptions about parenting by taking an active role in their childrens reading and emotional development"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999041464756478438)  2025-12-11T09:00Z 2.2M followers, 1754 engagements


"The Special Investigating Unit on Thursday rolled out a search and seizure operation across Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal as part of an investigation into a syndicate that allegedly siphoned R161m from the Unemployment Insurance Fund"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999070100369125765)  2025-12-11T10:53Z 2.2M followers, 1395 engagements


"ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has sparked a debate after he used a compelling car analogy to describe the ANC's KZN provincial task team"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999072513922658702)  2025-12-11T11:03Z 2.2M followers, 1645 engagements


"Matric exam leak caught for English maths and science papers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999087974181712310)  2025-12-11T12:04Z 2.2M followers, 1488 engagements


"Classic Mercedes-Benz models to headline George Old Car Show"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999115223685308623)  2025-12-11T13:53Z 2.2M followers, 3620 engagements


"CSA's restructuring plans which aim to ensure the sustainability need to be implemented soon or international market forces will dictate terms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999343459035980110)  2025-12-12T05:00Z 2.2M followers, 1001 engagements


"When the case of a man who escaped from a North West prison in 2010 while serving an eight-year sentence remained unsolved and was later relegated to the cold case unit it took Sgt Morongwa Koboekae a few days to find the prisoner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999379205063340314)  2025-12-12T07:22Z 2.2M followers, 54.6K engagements


""To stop coaching is my decision but it will not be easy when the moment is there. Ask me the question in eight months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999400004616601639)  2025-12-12T08:44Z 2.2M followers, 1306 engagements


"Shoot to kill isnt the answer. Incoming police minister Firoz Cachalia says policing must be lawful and effective"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1946125290524311936)  2025-07-18T08:30Z 2.2M followers, 1.2M engagements


"Seventh-generation VW T7 Transporter range has landed in South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1975852416278168037)  2025-10-08T09:15Z 2.2M followers, 6545 engagements


"Briefs on the beach panties in public pools and bras in the breakers are being cancelled this festive season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1992488287148097657)  2025-11-23T07:00Z 2.2M followers, 2154 engagements


"Former Formula X driver Mick Schumacher is joining Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season the team announced on Monday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1993233163586252806)  2025-11-25T08:19Z 2.2M followers, 1392 engagements


"Company sets new growth targets after good results for 2025 financial year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1994692824688631970)  2025-11-29T09:00Z 2.2M followers, 1547 engagements


"South Africa ends November on a rare note of optimism. The country has just hosted a historic G20 summit where the leaders declaration was adopted. The South African Reserve Bank has cut interest rates (again) after a steady decline in inflation and our credit rating was upgraded for the first time in two decades"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1994789946926739577)  2025-11-29T15:25Z 2.2M followers, 1920 engagements


"According to the papers filed in the Pretoria High Court in 2024 none of the XX companies awarded the solar component of the governments renewable energy push have complied with the local content rules opting instead to import"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995057587969229024)  2025-11-30T09:09Z 2.2M followers, 102.3K engagements


"Deon Germishuys has earned the right to have his name engraved on a trophy alongside the names of Gary Player Dale Hayes John Bland Corey Pavin Ernie Els David Frost Nick Price Louis Oosthuizen and others"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995207954874699997)  2025-11-30T19:07Z 2.2M followers, 2079 engagements


"I was called a hanskakie a slur describing those Afrikaners who stood with the British in the Boer War. Remember kids its okay for white people to be triggered by stuff from 1900 but black people need to get over everything since 1948 writes Eaton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995712027671588961)  2025-12-02T04:30Z 2.2M followers, 36.6K engagements


"R1.2m on a watch Bvlgari diamonds and Birkin bags - former city manager slammed after flaunting luxury items in video"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1996259810619343026)  2025-12-03T16:46Z 2.2M followers, 68.4K engagements


"US secretary of state indicates Poland is likely to take SA's place at the G20 table in 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1996532881917657199)  2025-12-04T10:51Z 2.2M followers, 13.5K engagements


"13-million criminal cases closed and unresolved in the past XX years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1996590192438759467)  2025-12-04T14:39Z 2.2M followers, 31.8K engagements


"Exceptional XX sees Kristoffer Reitan lead pack after Nedbanks day one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1996631780020085162)  2025-12-04T17:24Z 2.2M followers, 1888 engagements


"Russell Domingo the former Proteas coach and current head coach of the DP World Lions will take up a two-year contract with the English county in 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997384320730673599)  2025-12-06T19:15Z 2.2M followers, 2252 engagements


"From influencer blowouts to high-end safari circuits demand for top-tier rentals is exploding as Cape Towns luxury homes compete with St Tropez Ibiza and the Alps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997576816614060047)  2025-12-07T08:00Z 2.2M followers, 1352 engagements


"McLarens Lando Norris celebrated his first Formula One championship and ended Max Verstappens four-year reign with a nervy third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997764538578448693)  2025-12-07T20:25Z 2.2M followers, 2152 engagements


"Only a handful of automotive companies are likely to sustain ambitious artificial intelligence investment in the coming years a study released on Monday shows"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997979540644053408)  2025-12-08T10:40Z 2.2M followers, 1423 engagements


"Some of the Madlanga inquiry witnesses were offered police protection but declined it before the assassination of Witness D says deputy police minister Polly Boshielo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997985315185725822)  2025-12-08T11:03Z 2.2M followers, 27.9K engagements


"SPONSORED This festive season @Woolworths_SA invites you to celebrate moments of generosity connection and joy with a curated selection of gifts that highlight its commitment to quality local collaboration innovation and sustainability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998296353026552040)  2025-12-09T07:39Z 2.2M followers, 1106 engagements


"SPONSORED Mandatory lifestyle audits enhanced ethics training and strengthened whistleblower protection drive the national agenda to confront and dismantle corruption. @thedpsa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998307181486350472)  2025-12-09T08:22Z 2.2M followers, 3123 engagements


"A husband and father working as an e-hailing driver was kidnapped and locked inside his vehicle while his assailants used drugs before he was murdered in a stabbing frenzy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998314908522529035)  2025-12-09T08:52Z 2.2M followers, 38.5K engagements


"Maskandi superstar Khuzani Indlamlenze Mpungose is receiving an outpouring of love at home in the form of cows"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998334934461935879)  2025-12-09T10:12Z 2.2M followers, 1577 engagements


"I dont feel like my authority is being undermined. To a certain extent Im important in this situation as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998343719100002718)  2025-12-09T10:47Z 2.2M followers, 1166 engagements


"A 21-year-old woman has been sentenced to XX years in jail for killing her newborn baby"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998344980465692774)  2025-12-09T10:52Z 2.2M followers, 8502 engagements


"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany discussed the positive progress made to use frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine Downing Street said on Monday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998346865310343630)  2025-12-09T10:59Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"WHO says more than XXX killed in attacks on Sudan kindergarten and hospital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998352939061072260)  2025-12-09T11:24Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"WATCH Haval H6 HEV vs Chery Tiggo X Pro PHEV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998353232649699756)  2025-12-09T11:25Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"Stellantis partnering with Bolt for driverless ride-hailing trials in Europe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998353682753106037)  2025-12-09T11:27Z 2.2M followers, 1069 engagements


"Cape Towns children live in a war zone: Civil rights groups politicians demand action as killings escalate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998354427460096084)  2025-12-09T11:29Z 2.2M followers, 1176 engagements


"Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko leaves F1 team"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998472688776671390)  2025-12-09T19:19Z 2.2M followers, 1494 engagements


"Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 59-year-old Flagstaff school principal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998628764385947827)  2025-12-10T05:40Z 2.2M followers, 1622 engagements


"Its been a year of frustration and hardship for the institutions 270000 depositors while the legal battles continue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998648882897601001)  2025-12-10T07:00Z 2.2M followers, 1246 engagements


"South Africa recorded 2103 births by girls aged between XX and XX years in 2024 with KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape topping the list according to new Stats SA data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995154452572201415)  2025-11-30T15:34Z 2.2M followers, 818.3K engagements


"Condom use has gone down to its lowest: Sanac"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995909913415909763)  2025-12-02T17:36Z 2.2M followers, 267.4K engagements


"Veuve Clicquots solar spirit shines on Bree Streets Magnum Photos exhibition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997210623663657051)  2025-12-06T07:44Z 2.2M followers, 1256 engagements


"A retired primary schoolteachers murder in a botched smash-and-grab robbery in Cape Town has drawn outrage from people demanding that more be done to protect travellers on the roads around the airport"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997976488264531984)  2025-12-08T10:28Z 2.2M followers, 34.6K engagements


"Geely opens new $284m safety testing centre"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999512164948672965)  2025-12-12T16:10Z 2.2M followers, 3327 engagements


"Mandela-presented 1995 Rugby World Cup medal sold for R62500 at auction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999181666322121035)  2025-12-11T18:17Z 2.2M followers, 4229 engagements


"Eugenio Chacarra takes sole lead at Alfred Dunhill Championship"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999513093966020761)  2025-12-12T16:14Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"I choose you every day: Basetsana Kumalo and Romeo celebrate 25th anniversary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998353296486977944)  2025-12-09T11:25Z 2.2M followers, 43.1K engagements


"Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado arrived in Oslo in the middle of the night on Thursday the head of the Nobel committee said after she failed to reach the Norwegian capital in time to receive her award at a ceremony held hours earlier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999041177039917391)  2025-12-11T08:58Z 2.2M followers, 1254 engagements


"Chaukes counsel accuses Batohi of lying in inquiry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999115107016507899)  2025-12-11T13:52Z 2.2M followers, 5698 engagements


"US group presses for equity-first AI standards in medicine to close racial gap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999181303225176476)  2025-12-11T18:15Z 2.2M followers, 2147 engagements


"Teen killed at Diepkloof street bash wasnt an angel say residents as violence at Soweto parties escalate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999512520944422947)  2025-12-12T16:11Z 2.2M followers, 1226 engagements


"21-year-old Stellenbosch graduate becomes one of SAs youngest doctors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999512610715136361)  2025-12-12T16:12Z 2.2M followers, 28.8K engagements


"R300k gratification lands Madibeng councilor and colleagues behind bars"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999512946393678215)  2025-12-12T16:13Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"Chinas Changan adds Italy and Spain to its European markets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999513022906126503)  2025-12-12T16:13Z 2.2M followers, 1684 engagements


"Poacher jailed for XX years for killing two rhinos in Kruger National Park"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999549281569501514)  2025-12-12T18:37Z 2.2M followers, 1550 engagements


"Temple collapse near Durban kills one injures others"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999549367728951480)  2025-12-12T18:38Z 2.2M followers, 1062 engagements


"PKTT has cost taxpayers R435m since 2018"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1993323958955905071)  2025-11-25T14:20Z 2.2M followers, 301.7K engagements


"The clip filmed at the Lux Afrique Jewellery Watch and Home Exhibition in September shows Imogen Mashazi and someone who appears to be a friend listing a catalogue of high-end items they had on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1996471957966205284)  2025-12-04T06:49Z 2.2M followers, 19.5K engagements


"Operating profit soars to R5.5bn while paying R9.6bn in claims"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997206645378859063)  2025-12-06T07:29Z 2.2M followers, 3748 engagements


"US companies are proving right-wing doomsayers wrong through their confidence in South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997365427073376669)  2025-12-06T18:00Z 2.2M followers, 33.1K engagements


"Both Bulls and Bordeaux-Bgles threw it around with abandon in the Investec Champions Cup in Pretoria on Saturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997366056541626614)  2025-12-06T18:02Z 2.2M followers, 1773 engagements


"Still in high spirits after the success of the G20 summit President Cyril Ramaphosa was the main speaker at a Youth Employment Services function on Thursday. The YES project has created 200000 jobs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997544098178142245)  2025-12-07T05:50Z 2.2M followers, 3048 engagements


"Kristoffer Reitan had built himself a mountainous lead with a mound of birdies on the back nine before finishing with a double bogey at the last in the penultimate round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City yesterday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997573039022911627)  2025-12-07T07:45Z 2.2M followers, 1224 engagements


"If by the time you read this news breaks that Ive succumbed to a mamba bite you have my permission to giggle just a little writes Ndumiso Ngcobo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997607022485815433)  2025-12-07T10:00Z 2.2M followers, 1398 engagements


"Someone wants me to get all the blame says Egyptian in incendiary post-match comments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997936355146661996)  2025-12-08T07:48Z 2.2M followers, 1791 engagements


"ANC NEC members Zizi Kodwa alongside Bathabile Dlamini just arrived at the partys NGC in Boksburg Gauteng"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1997974465452663234)  2025-12-08T10:20Z 2.2M followers, 105.2K engagements


"Vuma FM celebrates Vanessas big win at the Telkom Radio Awards"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998436064600412575)  2025-12-09T16:54Z 2.2M followers, 12.3K engagements


"The SIU should be praised for going to court to ensure that alleged wrongdoers do not get to enjoy the spoils of their ill-gotten gains"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998648882746826948)  2025-12-10T07:00Z 2.2M followers, 1962 engagements


"WATCH Is Kia Rio suitable for gravel travel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998829085242339355)  2025-12-10T18:56Z 2.2M followers, 1566 engagements


"Its a zero-sum game that makes anti-migrant South Africans no different from Trumps MAGA writes @JJ_Stellies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998996669783052494)  2025-12-11T06:02Z 2.2M followers, 1220 engagements


"For many years Hogarth has had reason to believe that in some ministries and indeed in the Presidency the chief of staff should be renamed the chief of stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1989971701828837797)  2025-11-16T08:20Z 2.2M followers, 4174 engagements


"Even Matlala looked bewildered as if unsure if he was still in front of a parliamentary committee or fielding questions from his fan base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995021224267719126)  2025-11-30T06:45Z 2.2M followers, 21.7K engagements


"This white genocide lie that Trump has used is possibly the most dangerous and damaging of all the actions he has taken against SA. It is not just a lie; it is a tool of war writes @justicemalala"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995352687030714477)  2025-12-01T04:42Z 2.2M followers, 34.8K engagements


"Before Vusimuzi Matlala was a feared tenderpreneur and accused mastermind of assassination plots he was a child writes Pali Lehohla"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1995730601748406335)  2025-12-02T05:43Z 2.2M followers, 513.3K engagements


"The Hyundai Grand i10 the brands best-selling car in South Africa has scored a zero-star rating for adult occupant protection in a Global NCAP crash test"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1996852288535908594)  2025-12-05T08:00Z 2.2M followers, 53.4K engagements


"ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the SACP contesting elections alone is suicide adding the ANC is the only centre that drives change. #ancngc2025 #anc #gwedemantashe Read more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998473398079639934)  2025-12-09T19:22Z 2.2M followers, 7649 engagements


"Economic Freedom in Our Lifetime is not an idea that begins or ends with Julius Malema. It is a mission carried by millions who refuse to live as tenants in the land of their birth writes @Julius_S_Malema"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998644348003749894)  2025-12-10T06:42Z 2.2M followers, 7708 engagements


"Unlike the ANCs last two presidents whose terms ended abruptly national chair Gwede Mantashe says President Cyril Ramaphosa "will leave properly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998693589430259929)  2025-12-10T09:57Z 2.2M followers, 43.2K engagements


"We were saying in the ANC and I think that will come soon that open it up make it transparent dont fight it. Dont fight the use of money make it transparent. Paul Mashatile urges the ANC to consider allowing contenders to use money for their campaigns"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998774288317378963)  2025-12-10T15:18Z 2.2M followers, 13.9K engagements


"Teenage quartet included in Zambia squad for Afcon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998819790161641565)  2025-12-10T18:19Z 2.2M followers, 1799 engagements


""KZN is a big disappointment in terms of our intervention. And I can assure that theres going to be changes""  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1998992412988101103)  2025-12-11T05:45Z 2.2M followers, 2362 engagements


"Two basic education department officials have been suspended over the discovery that matric exam papers were leaked to seven schools in Tshwane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999070256799846750)  2025-12-11T10:54Z 2.2M followers, 1487 engagements


"National poverty declines yet children remain the poorest group - StatsSA report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999181572269097458)  2025-12-11T18:16Z 2.2M followers, 3533 engagements


"Racism and white supremacist attitudes have no place in our society and we will not tolerate them from anyone including the Bafana Bafana coach.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999334352841220398)  2025-12-12T04:23Z 2.2M followers, 8854 engagements


"The ANC may have lost its electoral dominance but it remains far from death and Cyril Ramaphosa is safer than critics think political scientist and author Prof Susan Booysen says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999355478682317066)  2025-12-12T05:47Z 2.2M followers, 7401 engagements


"Economic pressure emotional fatigue and a shift toward small gatherings is the plan this year instead of the traditional end-of-year splurge by XX to 25-year-olds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999380331112059210)  2025-12-12T07:26Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"The public is cautioned not to do business with a woman who was running a brokerage with fraudulent accreditation certificates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999418167173722466)  2025-12-12T09:56Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"A mother of two has died in hospital of her injuries after she was hit by a taxi during the Soweto Marathon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999441241096749305)  2025-12-12T11:28Z 2.2M followers, 28.6K engagements


"A four-storey temple building collapsed on Friday. Rescue workers are at the scene"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999461022558560432)  2025-12-12T12:47Z 2.2M followers, 1479 engagements


"Court upholds public release of matric results using exam numbers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999512274239664267)  2025-12-12T16:10Z 2.2M followers, XXX engagements


"Joburg set for water strain as Rand Water shutdown begins on Saturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999549652807340307)  2025-12-12T18:39Z 2.2M followers, 1369 engagements


"Free State judge fails in bid for a permanent stay of prosecution in alleged theft case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999549998032142786)  2025-12-12T18:40Z 2.2M followers, 1021 engagements


"A 28-year-old poacher who killed two rhinos in the Kruger National Park has been sentenced to XX years imprisonment closing a case authorities say reflects the relentless pressure on South Africas protected wildlife"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999550346885017732)  2025-12-12T18:42Z 2.2M followers, 3539 engagements


"Building collapse in Durban: No approved plans says city"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999550511104614700)  2025-12-12T18:42Z 2.2M followers, 1277 engagements


"A Free State high court judge Mpina Abednego Mathebula has failed in his bid to permanently stop the continuation of his theft and money-laundering case related to the alleged misappropriation of Road Accident Fund (RAF) monies when he was an attorney"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TimesLIVE/status/1999554949718376806)  2025-12-12T19:00Z 2.2M followers, 1081 engagements