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Hawks target convicted Eskom ‘hustlers’’ assets worth R7.7m

Three companies used in an R8.5-million fraud scheme at Eskom's Duvha Power Station are now at the centre of a R7.7-million asset restraint order...

Caiphus Kgosana | The soundtrack to soul just joined the heavenly...

My favourite soul and R&B singers are exiting this world, but their voices are staying behind with us. Luther Vandross, the king of ballads,...

South African former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace...

Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on

Protests force Home Affairs asylum directive recall, but the law remains...

Home Affairs has withdrawn a directive that told refugee offices to accept asylum applications from anyone who walked in, saying the department will begin...

Govt blames ‘misunderstanding’ of Concourt ruling for asylum disaster

The government has come out to quell rising tensions over giving illegal foreigners asylum status following a controversial judgment of the constitutional court three...

Setumo Stone | What BEE ruling means for Black lawyers

A Black advocate with 15 years of experience received just one government brief in six years, according to evidence highlighted during the Pretoria High...

Court blocks Mbombela council’s last-minute CFO appointment

Mpumalanga’s capital city council has been interdicted from appointing a new chief financial officer (CFO) just weeks before the November 4 local government elections,...

Tshiamo Chuma | Can we be digitally included without being digitally...

South Africa is becoming increasingly connected. In 2025, 85.6% of households had internet access through at least one means, according to Statistics South Africa’s...

DIRCO’s R300m maintenance crisis: Foreign properties uninhabitable due to neglect

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)'s property portfolio has deteriorated to the point where diplomats can no longer live or work in...

Ayanda Ndletyana | Young South Africans want to vote, local government...

South African youth have registered to vote in record numbers this year. In the Electoral Commission’s August registration weekend alone, 46% of new registrations came...