Politics

Karl Sander breaks down on second day of testimony at Madlanga...

The second day of testimony by Warrant Officer Karl Sander before the Madlanga Commission took an emotional turn on Tuesday. This after veteran police officer...

Mpumalanga health department paid millions to researchers who produced no studies

The Mpumalanga Department of Health paid three researchers a combined R2.1-million during the 2025/2026 financial year, but not a single research study emerged from...

Government takes over prison that enabled Thabo Bester to fake own...

The company behind South Africa's most notorious prison escape scandal will hand over Mangaung Correctional Centre to the government come the end of June,...

Over 500 Mozambicans set for repatriation from South Africa

Around 548 Mozambican nationals are expected to be repatriated from South Africa on Tuesday night, with flights scheduled to depart from OR Tambo International...

NPA races to revive Joshco CEO Themba Mathibe case after court...

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has moved swiftly to revive the criminal case against senior Johannesburg municipal executive Themba Mathibe after it was struck...

Plane glitch robs Cyril Ramaphosa chance to celebrate Kruger park centenary

Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu had to step in and deliver a keynote address after President Cyril Ramaphosa could not make it to the Kruger...

TVS Apache RR310 lands in SA to challenge premium supersport rivals

South Africa’s motorcycle enthusiasts have a new contender in the supersport segment following the local launch of the TVS Apache RR310, a race-inspired...

High Court declares Bitcoin is money in landmark R182m legal battle...

A Johannesburg High Court judge has delivered a landmark ruling that places Bitcoin firmly within South Africa’s exchange control regime after finding that cryptocurrency...

SIU probe reveals FS premier’s office funded dead student, foreign nationals,...

Officials in the Free State Premier's Office handed out government bursaries to relatives, foreign nationals and ineligible public servants and even continued funding a...

BYD set to expand SA line-up with new Atto 2 DM-i...

Chinese new-energy vehicle giant BYD Auto is preparing to strengthen its growing presence in South Africa with the upcoming launch of the all-new Atto...

ANALYSIS| ANC Women’s League is correct for not sacking Sisisi Tolashe

The ANC Women’s League has correctly called the ANC parent body’s bluff in the unprecedented and undue pressure to get rid of their troubled...

SA new vehicle sales hit 13-year May record as Toyota, Suzuki...

South Africa’s new vehicle market continued its impressive recovery in May, recording its strongest performance for the month in more than a decade despite...

MK Party’s Lucky Montana raises alarm over policy funding

Senior MK Party leader Lucky Montana has questioned whether the party remains committed to developing credible policies after funding for key policy programmes failed...

Meet the Eastern Cape policewoman using drones to fight crime from...

As South Africa marks Youth Month, the spotlight is falling on young professionals who are redefining public service, and among them is a fearless...

Kenya’s president defends planned US-backed Ebola quarantine facility

Kenyan President William Ruto defended a planned US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military air base in central Kenya, saying it was part of...

Africa has seen this before: Senegal’s young revolutionaries face old African...

The revolutionary brothers who once shared prison cells, campaign stages, liberation trenches and political slogans eventually arrive at the same destination: the brutal crossroads...

Moderna and other groups get $60m to develop Ebola vaccine

Global health organisation CEPI will give roughly $60-million to Moderna and to two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo,...

Reopened inquest into anti-apartheid activist ‘Mojo’ Mabelane’s death gets underway

The long-awaited reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Matthews “Mojo” Mabelane has commenced before the Gauteng Division of the High Court in...

Janitha van Reenen Coetzee denied bail over R424K Emfuleni fraud

The Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to a 25-year-old woman accused of defrauding the Emfuleni Local Municipality of approximately R424,000, the National Prosecuting...

Brakpan court denies bail to man accused of killing state witness

The Brakpan Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to a 42-year-old man accused of orchestrating and carrying out the murder of a key state witness,...

Britain won’t have to pay Rwanda millions over asylum deal, court...

Britain will not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions of pounds over a cancelled asylum deal, the Permanent Court of Arbitration said on...

Watch | Inside Cyril Ramaphosa impeachment committee’s inaugural meeting

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Petrol price rises, diesel goes down as government cuts fuel levy

There is yet another blow at the pumps as government fuel levy relief is reduced while petrol prices continue to climb. The general fuel levy...

First drive: Toyota bets on the new Land Cruiser FJ to...

After months of anticipation, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has launched the new Toyota Land Cruiser FJ to the media. At the media launch in...

Our spirit of reconciliation

In a country as diverse and historically layered as South Africa, the words love, peace and unity are not just ideals – they are...

Assault, crimen injuria charges loom for Free State mayor

Tswelopele Municipality mayor and ANC provincial executive council member (PEC) Kenalemang Phukuntsi could face crimen injuria and assault charges after her former bodyguard, Henry...

Cyril Ramaphosa is an absent and disappointing leader

When Cyril Ramaphosa burst onto the political scene, he was seen as a breath of fresh air. He presented himself as a world-class leader....

Mexico bars travellers from Central Africa over Ebola ahead of World...

Three Mexican airlines have announced emergency travel restrictions for passengers arriving from Central Africa due to a deadly Ebola outbreak, just two weeks before...

Desperate, some undocumented Ghanaians take up offer to go home

Hundreds of Ghanaians hoping to return home this weekend will have to wait a little longer after the Ghana High Commission confirmed to Sunday...

The KwaMagogo story takes centre stage

The No. 43 Trelawney Park, KwaMagogo book, first published in 2007, tells the story of the Masilela family home in Eswatini becoming an unexpected...