February 23
South Africa: Home Affairs Officials Sold Visas and Permits for Cash
Four Home Affairs officials earning less than R25,000 a month received more than R16-million in unexplained deposits, the SIU found. The SIU found Shepherd Bushiri and Timothy… Read more »
South Africa: Nearly Half of Black South Africans Live Below the Lower Poverty Line
43.8 percent of Black South Africans live below the lower-bound poverty line of R1,300 per person per month. 20.8 percent live below the food poverty line of R777 per person per… Read more »
February 22
South Africa: Mugabe Family Denies Speaking to Media
The family of Bellarmine Mugabe has denied claims that it issued public statements following his arrest. Read more »
February 20
South Africa: Minister Gives Rand Water Four Months to Help Fix Gauteng Water Crisis
Water Minister Pemmy Majodina allowed Rand Water an extra 200 million cubic metres from the Vaal River system until June. Majodina has told Gauteng municipalities to fix leaks,… Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Businesses Fight to Survive Nine Months Without Water
Businesses in Park Central and Selby have had no permanent water for nearly nine months and rely on water tankers. Joburg Water says upgrades at the Hector Norris pump station… Read more »
February 18
South Africa: South Africa to Get One Million Foot and Mouth Vaccines From Argentina
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says the Argentine vaccines are part of a bigger deal that will bring six million doses in total. South Africa aims to vaccinate at least… Read more »
February 17
South Africa: South Africa Pays More for Data Than 27 Other African Countries, New Report Finds
StatRanker data puts the average price of 1GB of mobile data in South Africa at R20.50 in 2025. Communications Minister Solly Malatsi told Parliament that data prices have fallen… Read more »
February 16
South Africa: Three in Court for Murder of Pretoria E-Hailing Driver
Dikeledi Tears Mphala, Goitsione Machidi and McClaren Mushwana abandoned bail. They face premeditated murder and robbery charges. A fourth suspect remains at large. Isaac Satlat… Read more »
South Africa: DA Gives Ramaphosa 14 Days to Send Army to Gqeberha
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia admitted in January 2026 that police in Gqeberha are not able to defeat the gangs. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced army deployment to… Read more »
February 13
South Africa: Ramaphosa Admits the State Is Broken
Ramaphosa sent Water Minister Pemmy Majodina and Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to Gauteng to deal with the water crisis. Ramaphosa will deploy soldiers… Read more »
February 12
South Africa: Government Says Data Prices Dropped but Some Costs Barely Moved
Minister Solly Malatsi answered questions from uMkhonto Wesizwe MP Seeng Mokoena about why data prices have not changed much. One gigabyte of prepaid data now costs R79 compared… Read more »
February 11
South Africa: DA Blames 'Water Mafia' As Gauteng Goes Weeks Without Water
Helen Zille says the DA will take the City of Johannesburg and Johannesburg Water to court over the water crisis. Households in Pimville, Meadowlands and Dube have been without… Read more »
February 09
South Africa: Union Slams Minimum Wage Hike As Insult to Workers
The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says a proposed minimum wage of R30 per hour still leaves workers thousands of rands short of basic monthly expenses. Rising… Read more »
February 06
South Africa: Electoral Commission Tells Young Voters to Check Details Before 2026 Elections
The Electoral Commission says 26,743 new voters registered online in 2025, bringing total registered voters to 27,718,204 nationwide. South Africans aged 16 and older with a… Read more »
South Africa: Nsfas Approves 660,000 Students but Thousands Still Stuck Waiting
NSFAS approved over 660,000 students for 2026 after teams worked around the clock to process more than 180,000 resubmitted documents. About 21,483 applications remain stuck due… Read more »
February 04
South Africa: Load Shedding May Return By 2030
Energy expert Chris Yelland warned that load shedding could return around 2030 if Eskom's planned gas power stations face any delays. Eskom plans to close 5,260MW of coal power… Read more »
South Africa: Government Might Spend Less Than Planned for First Time in Years
The government has collected more tax money than expected so far this year, putting it on track to avoid overspending its budget. After nine months, the shortfall is… Read more »
February 03
South Africa: 82 Prisoners Still On the Run After Escaping Eastern Cape Police Custody
MEC Xolile Nqatha said 82 prisoners remain at large after escaping Eastern Cape police custody over three financial years provincewide. Wrongful releases, transport escapes and… Read more »
South Africa: DA Leader John Steenhuisen to Step Down
John Steenhuisen will not run for re-election at the DA congress. He will hold a press briefing Wednesday in eThekwini. Sources say Steenhuisen wanted a ministerial position in… Read more »
February 02
South Africa: Gauteng Returns R1.8 Billion While Patients Wait in Broken Hospitals
Finance MEC Lebogang Maile said the R1.799-billion can be reallocated after departments explain how the funds will be used. General Industries Workers Union of South Africa said… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Had Dinner With Dead Child Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein in London
The US Justice Department released three million pages of documents about Jeffrey Epstein on 23 January showing the dinner invitation. Jacob Zuma was president for 10 months when… Read more »
January 30
South Africa: Teen Can't Get Smart ID Because System Won't Accept Click Sounds in His Name
Lesle Jansen says her son !Khūboab Lawrence cannot get a smart ID because the system does not process the special characters in his name. The characters are click sounds used in… Read more »
South Africa: January Food Prices Rise Again After December Dip
The average household food basket rose by R67.99 in January showing prices increased again after a brief dip in December. Households now spend about R5,401 a month on basic food… Read more »
January 29
South Africa: 1,500 South African Businesses Shut Their Doors in 2025
Stats SA released December 2025 liquidation figures showing 100 business closures that month, an increase of 11.1% from December 2024. Most closures were voluntary, but… Read more »
January 28
South Africa: IFP Wants Parts of Three Provinces Added to Kwazulu
The IFP says the Zulu Kingdom once stretched into the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Mpumalanga and those areas were wrongly taken away. Read more »
