June 22
South Africa: Thapelo Maseko Says South Africa Is Ready for South Korea
South Africa must get three points against South Korea at Monterrey Stadium to reach the World Cup last 32. Bafana Bafana winger Thapelo Maseko says South Africa are ready to… Read more »
South Africa: King Misuzulu Warns Against Attacking Foreigners
King Misuzulu called on Zulus not to attack foreign nationals, saying people came to South Africa because they were suffering and looking for a better life. His appeal comes… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Courts Brace for a Day Packed With Cash, Bribes and Jub Jub
Medicare24 boss Mike van Wyk faces questions at the Madlanga Commission over a R360-million police medical tender and a cash video. Church leader Michael Sandlana is fighting for… Read more »
South Africa: Real Politics - Geordin Hill-Lewis Has to Win Voters Who Have Never Trusted the DA
You may have noticed last week's Real Politics column arrived on a Monday. That was no accident. From now on, Zukile Majova's weekly column will land every Monday morning. Read more »
June 21
South Africa: South Africa Waits As United States HIV Funding Faces Axe
· The Health Department says a key United Nations meeting next week will discuss the future of HIV and Aids funding in countries including South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Blood On the Ballot As Four Political Activists Gunned Down
· Two men linked to a political party were found shot dead in Bekkersdal, Gauteng, after residents reported hearing gunfire. Read more »
South Africa: Duduzile and Ndhlela Declare Legal War On MK Party
· Nhlamulo Ndhlela says he and Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla only learnt through the media that they had been expelled from the MK Party. Read more »
South Africa: Retail Giant to Shut More Than 100 Stores
· TFG says weak consumer spending, poor overseas sales and excess stock pushed profits down by 33.5% in the past year. Read more »
June 19
South Africa: Actress Goes Viral Warning Women Off Her Husband Then Deletes the Video
Rorisang Mohapi, known for her roles in House of Zwide and Kwa Baba, posted a video after a woman approached her husband, actor Ntuthuzelo Grootboom, at Fourways Mall while he held… Read more »
Malawi: Twelve Babies Born At Durban Migrant Camp Are Now On Buses to Malawi
Twelve babies were born at Sherwood Hall in Durban, where thousands of Malawian nationals have been sheltering for nearly two weeks after fleeing anti-migrant tensions in… Read more »
South Africa: Thabo Bester and Co-Accused Back in Bloemfontein Court
Thabo Bester faked his death in a Mangaung prison fire and spent nearly a year living freely in Johannesburg. Dr Nandipha Magudumana, Bester's partner and co-accused, allegedly… Read more »
South Africa: Mkhwanazi and Khumalo Rocked Up for Arrest but IDAC Got Cold Feet
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo went to Brooklyn Police Station on Thursday after IDAC summoned them. Khumalo's… Read more »
June 17
South Africa: Joburg Mayor Promised No Blackouts So Where Is the Deal?
Johannesburg's mayor has told residents the lights are not going out. Eskom's own legal process to cut the city's power is still running. No signed agreement between the two has… Read more »
South Africa: Three Times the Law Has Come for Jub Jub and What Happened Each Time
Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye has been here before. Not in Edenvale, not with an e-hailing driver, but in this position -- his name in the news, his face on the front page, the law… Read more »
Malawi: Police Fire Rubber Bullets As Women Board Buses Home and Men Are Taken to Lindela
Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Malawian nationals at Sherwood Hall in Durban on Wednesday after men at the transit site refused to be moved to the Lindela… Read more »
South Africa: Virtual Court Speeds Up Deportations As 676 Malawians Bussed Home
Funda ngesiZuluBy Palesa Matlala Read more »
South Africa: Peet Viljoen Arrested On Arrival At or Tambo
Peet Viljoen fled South Africa in July 2025 with active NPA warrants against him, including allegations involving over R70 million in stolen stock. Viljoen and wife Melany were… Read more »
June 16
South Africa: Nompumelelo Sungula Uses Her Cash to Feed Tsakane Homeless
Nompumelelo Sungula is 20 years old and runs a quiet feeding initiative in Tsakane Extension 1. She spends her savings on groceries to cook meals and feed homeless people. Read more »
South Africa: Student Launches Youth Movement to Help Tsakane Learners
Scrolla is celebrating Youth Day by sharing the stories of youth doing good across the country. Read more »
South Africa: Pebetse Malekana Juggles Civil Engineering and Beauty Pageants
Scrolla is celebrating Youth Day by sharing the stories of youth doing good across the country. Read more »
June 15
Malawi: Malawi Says Its People Fled Vigilante Attacks As Buses Finally Roll Out of Durban
Funda ngesiZuluBy Anita Dangazele Read more »
South Africa: The Youth of 1976 Marched for a Future but in 2026 Young People Are Fighting Just to Get Through the Day
A 24-year-old Johannesburg man says losing his infant niece triggered suicidal thoughts, blackouts and a breakdown that most people around him never saw. South African experts… Read more »
South Africa: Real Politics - Turning Freedom Into Opportunity
Every year South Africans commemorate June 16 by remembering the courage of the young people who challenged apartheid's education system in 1976, writes Zukile Majova in Real… Read more »
South Africa: Petrol May Be Getting Cheaper Next Month but Will Your Taxi Fare Follow?
A peace deal between the US and Iran sent global oil prices crashing more than 4% on Monday, pushing South Africa toward a fuel price cut next month. Petrol is tracking a drop of… Read more »
South Africa: Crèche Got Government Approval With an Unfinished Toilet and a Toddler Died
Kungentando Yena, aged one, died after falling into an unfinished pit toilet at the Khulangolwazi ECD Centre in Tsolo, Eastern Cape. The crèche had bronze status under the… Read more »
