Politics

Police captain dismisses links between Armand Swart’s case to other murders

Ballistics expert Captain Laurence Makgotloe has told the Madlanga commission that there were links between the murder case of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart and...

SA new vehicle market enters 2026 with renewed momentum

South Africa’s new vehicle market has kicked off 2026 on a positive note, with industry body Naamsa – the automotive business council – reporting...

Huge relief for motorists as fuel prices decrease by over 50c...

Petrol and diesel prices will drop by between 50c and 65c from Tuesday midnight, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources announced on Monday. Paraffin...

Pakistani woman nabbed in Midrand for practising as bogus medical practitioner

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested in Midrand for allegedly posing as a registered medical practitioner and unlawfully treating patients for more than a...

Letters| Create real pathways to employment

I am writing to you to express my deep concern about South Africa’s ongoing unemployment crisis. Behind every statistic are real people, young graduates,...

Premier carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz look to the future

Every January and February, South Africa’s automotive industry gathers its bearings. It is the period when manufacturers reflect on the year that was, take...

Letters| Sunday World is a breath of fresh air

Seasoned and eminent senior journalist Ferial Haffajee is spot on in her commendation of Sunday World, especially its content, integrity, and impartiality in its...

Letters| Strained City of Joburg should solve lack of service delivery...

The City of Johannesburg council’s approval of a new deputy executive mayor position raises serious concerns about fiscal discipline and governance priorities. At a reported...

Africa’s phone market surges as consumers opt for hi-spec devices

Africa is witnessing a mobile phone upgrade cycle moment. The obvious trend has been that of feature phones losing significant market share as millions...

Senona’s office ejection claim a fabrication – KZN police

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have released a statement  setting the record straight following  reports that KwaZulu-Natal provincial head of the Hawks Maj Gen Lesetja Senona...

Govt spin doctor steers PM27 ANC lobby

A senior government communications figure has raised his hand, acknowledging that he is the media point man for the campaign to elevate billionaire businessman...

Revenue collection the lifeblood of municipalities, says Maile

Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile has made an impassioned plea to communities businesses, government departments to pay for services rendered by municipalities. The MEC...

SA’s power pipeline swells but grid capacity inadequate

South Africa has more than 31.7GW of electricity projects seeking connection to the national grid, confirming the depth of private-sector investment flowing into the...

Motsepe demands R83M from Botswana

Businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe is moving to claim an amount of 68-million pula (about R83-million) in legal costs, she says is owed by the government...

Mpumalanga courts hand down life sentences for criminals

The long arm of the law came through for a victim of kidnapping and rape when four suspects were sentenced to life imprisonment on...

Estate dispute turns volatile as court restrains ex-Optimum manager

The Mpumalanga High Court has granted an interim interdict against former Optimum Coal Mine general manager George Peter van der Merwe in an estate...

Lotto Jackpot, Lotto Plus results for Saturday, January 31 2026

Lotto:              15| 32 | 36 |39| 40 | 48 |      Bonus: 28 Lotto Plus 1:   13 |...

Surge in unaccompanied minors at SA ports of entry over festive...

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has raised concern over the increasing number of unaccompanied minors intercepted at South Africa’s ports of entry during the...

Powerball, Powerball Plus results for Friday, January 30, 2026

  Powerball:               19 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 39 |          Powerball:    02 Powerball ...

SACP, black farmers march to Union Buildings to demand reforms in...

The South African Communist Party (SACP) joined the Izwi Labantu Forum (ILF) and more than 400 farmers on Thursday in the march to the...

Ex-Minister Malusi Gigaba’s court matter moved to Joburg High Court

Former minister Dr Malusi Gigaba appeared in court on Friday as his matter was formally transferred to the Johannesburg High Court, where it will...

Expert gives popular and least popular Lotto winning numbers over the...

Online review platform PlayCasino.com has analysed South Africa’s Lotto draw history over the past 10 years to identify the numbers that have appeared most...

Madlanga commission postponed as witness wants more time to prepare testimony

Proceedings at the Madlanga commission of inquiry were postponed on Friday after a lawyer representing a new witness argued that his client had not...

Thabo Bester joins Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala at KZN supermax prison

South Africa’s notorious criminal, Thabo Bester, who made news worldwide two years ago when he got arrested while on the run in Tanzania, has...

Khampepe dismisses Jacob Zuma, Thabo Mbeki recusal applications

Justice Sisi Khampepe has dismissed applications by former heads of state Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki, which sought her recusal as chairperson of the...

Malusi Gigaba’s court appearance ‘purely procedural’, say lawyers

Former cabinet minister Malusi Gigaba is scheduled to appear at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Friday, 30 January 2026, in what...

SA Guild of Mobility Journalists unveils 2026 Car of the Year...

The South African Guild of Mobility Journalists (SAGMJ) has announced the 18 finalists for the 2026 South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition,...

A trip to the mall can end in injury, what the...

A quick grocery run, a family lunch at the mall, or a routine shopping trip can turn into a life-altering event in seconds. From wet...

Man who stole R1m worth of Transnet diesel avoids sentencing after...

A truck driver convicted of stealing diesel worth more than R1-million from a Transnet fuel pipeline in Mpumalanga has been spared immediate sentencing after...

Vusimuzi Matlala’s lawyers want transfer back to Gauteng as case moves...

Lawyers for alleged drug cartel figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala have called for his urgent transfer back to Gauteng, arguing that his continued detention in...