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Joburg residents warned about disruptive rain, severe thunderstorms

The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for the City of Johannesburg, alerting residents to the possibility of more...

DJ Sumbody murder suspect Katiso Molefe’s case transferred to high court

Katiso "KT" Molefe, a businessman and suspected drug cartel kingpin, on Wednesday came back to the Alexandra Magistrate's Court with three other men who...

Labour Court overturns nurse’s dismissal over stolen ARV medication

The Labour Court in Cape Town has set aside the dismissal of a Free State nurse who was fired after 11 boxes of state-owned...

ActionSA’s fight to fix South Africa, one municipality at a time

The May 2024 election marked a true inflection point for ActionSA, not because it delivered the breakthrough we worked hard for, but because it...

SAPS probes ‘plot’ to target key figures in Senzo Meyiwa trial

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that it is investigating a case of conspiracy to commit murder linked to the ongoing Senzo...

SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February, find...

What’s the best way to divvy up a shipment of medicine that will cover less than half the people per year that should ideally...

Why fish farming is booming and attracting more people to the...

More and more Zambians are finding their fortune not at the copper mines, but in the water. Sibongile Sonile Nthani is among those trying their...

SA struggles to keep all HIV-infected people on treatment – Paul...

South Africa continues to face significant challenges in its fight against HIV/Aids and tuberculosis. Deputy President Paul Mashatile said this at the national World AIDS...

Men urged to play bigger role in protecting women, children in...

South African musician and chairman of the Mzansi ACT NOW foundation, Tebogo Lerole, has called on men to take up space in protecting women...

Madlanga commission | ‘EMPD chief killed child while drunk driving’

Isaac Mapiyeye, the suspended police chief of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), was involved in two car accidents while driving under the influence...

Empowered municipalities key to SA’s economic growth

Cllr Bheki Stofile According to Statistics South Africa’s 2022 census, around half of South Africa’s over 62-million population reside in just 17 of 257 municipalities. These...

Ball in SA’s court to realise G20 promise of inclusivity

South Africa’s 2025 G20 presidency and the landmark G20 summit in Johannesburg have catapulted the nation to the forefront of global diplomacy as a...

SAfm presenter to spend more days in jail over Russia recruitment...

Five suspects, including a broadcaster from SAfm accused of contravening South Africa’s Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act, appeared briefly at the Kempton Park...

Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police chief fathered children with subordinates

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) chief Isaac Mapiyeye fathered multiple children with his subordinates, and his conduct amounted to sexual harassment, coercion, and...

Hitch in SA’s plan to dispense six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by...

The South African government is adamant that it could fill the potential gap in the number of doses it will need of the twice-yearly...

Snitch breached G20 security

A man arrested for breaching security at the G20 global summit last weekend has been described as a key figure in the unresolved mystery...

Moegoe

US President Donald Trump’s hatred for our beautiful country is on another level and seemingly has no limits. The bully outdid himself this week...

SABII launch signals a turning point for inclusive, sustainable growth

South Africa has entered a new chapter in its development story via the launch of the South Africa Business Initiative for Impact (SABII). It...

Little real insight in South Africa’s analytical space

By JB Molapo South Africa feels like a nation perpetually in crisis – a fact that, paradoxically, has created a booming industry of political and...

Eskom’s credit upgrade signals fragile but meaningful economic turning point

South Africa received a rare piece of good news this week, as S&P Global Ratings upgraded Eskom’s long-term foreign- and local-currency credit rating from...