From Ramatlabama to Mexico City, Bafana walk through a door first opened by Italia 90
Before South Africa plays Mexico tonight in the opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it is worth going back to a winter night in Ramatlabama, near Mafikeng,... Read more.
Fears Parliament may use rules to limit Phala Phala inquiry
A battle over Parliament’s impeachment rules has exposed fears that procedure may be used to contain the revived Phala Phala inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read more.
Miguel Cardoso won Africa, but Sundowns must ask what he broke on the way
Miguel Cardoso won the Champions League, and that gives him a place in Mamelodi Sundowns history. That fact is safe. Cardoso delivered the trophy Sundowns wanted... Read more.
Mmamoloko Kubayi to gazette acting judge appointment guidelines in June
Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says long-delayed guidelines on the appointment of acting judges will finally be gazetted this month, after years of drafts, consultations... Read more.
Warnings of ethnic violence as anti-immigration marches shift to Limpopo
The Matsila Royal House has warned that anti-undocumented immigration marches risk escalating into ethnic violence and a national crisis, saying communities in Limpopo... Read more.
Parliament’s draft report gives institutional weight to Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s warning
When Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi held his explosive media briefing in July 2025, South Africans were left with a choice. Either a senior police officer had uncovered... Read more.
North West premier, MEC called to step in over Samancor mining consent row
North West Premier Lazurus Mokgosi and Cooperative Governance MEC Gaoage Molapisi have been called upon to step in and clarify who may lawfully speak for Mantserre... Read more.
Home Affairs scraps digital visa system tender after bid blunder
Home Affairs has scrapped plans to re-advertise a failed tender to replace VFS Global after admitting that the process collapsed because of errors in its own bid... Read more.
Steinhoff enters classroom while public anger smoulders
An award-winning University of Johannesburg ethics programme built around the documentary Steinheist draws uncomfortable questions about whether South Africa is... Read more.
Cyril Ramaphosa impeachment committee to sit on Monday despite review
Parliament’s impeachment committee into President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sit on Monday to elect its chairperson, despite the National Assembly seeking... Read more.
