South Africa: Pitso Mosimane Gets Second Chance As Bafana Coach

Safa has appointed Pitso Mosimane on a five-year contract, with Musi Matlaba and Kabelo Rangoaga joining his technical team. Mosimane returns after a difficult first Bafana spell… Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Made R30 Billion Profit By Selling Less Electricity for More

Eskom made a R30.3 billion profit this year, even though it actually sold 6.2% less electricity than before. Parliament's own energy committee says households are under… Read more »

South Africa: She Cooks, She Sells but Grocery Prices Keep Eating Away At Her Profits

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South Africa: Another Fuel Increase Lands On Families Already Stretched Thin

Diesel rises by nearly R3 a litre, petrol by R1.34, and paraffin by R2.13 a litre, all from Wednesday, 2 September. A family living on minimum wage is already short by almost… Read more »

South Africa: IFP Bets On Youth to Take Ethekwini

· Inkatha Freedom Party President Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party is putting younger candidates forward as it fights for control of eThekwini. Read more »

South Africa: Rare Fynbos Stands in Way of R47 Billion Green Project

Every year as spring approaches, the annual Fynbos Show held in Hopefield draws thousands of tourists to this critically biodiverse region in the Western Cape. Read more »

South Africa: Clicks Takes Fight to Spaza Shops With Kwamakhi

· Clicks has launched its first KwaMakhi store in Tembisa and plans to have 10 smaller township-focused outlets open by year end. Read more »

South Africa: Thabo Bester Trial Postponed Again, This Time to 2027

The plea and trial of Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana has been postponed to 19 April 2027. Bester's legal team has raised concerns about prison conditions and his access to… Read more »

South Africa: Why Your Meat Costs More Even As Your Veggies Get Cheaper

Tomatoes fell 18% and oranges 17% in August, while beef rose 5% and potatoes rose 7%, according to PMBEJD's Household Affordability Index. Stats SA data shows farmers are being… Read more »

South Africa: Taxi Boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni Faces Madlanga Commission On Friday

Taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni is expected to testify at the Madlanga Commission on Friday about Kwaggafontein and alleged criminal syndicates. Sibanyoni runs a fleet of around… Read more »

South Africa: Thousands Wait As Gauteng Pushes for More Organ Donors

About 1,100 Gauteng patients need kidney transplants or are being assessed to join the waiting list, according to the provincial health department. Only 317 organ transplants… Read more »

South Africa: Crime Bosses, Murder and Millions Hit Gauteng Courts

Vusimuzi Matlala remains under subpoena after telling the Madlanga Commission about claims involving suspended senior police officer Shadrack Sibiya. Danny Jordaan returns to… Read more »

South Africa: Defence Cash Crisis Puts Department At Risk of Collapse

The Defence Department expects to overspend its employee compensation budget by R3.3-billion, with the shortfall projected to grow without urgent intervention. Minister Angie… Read more »

South Africa: Oxtail Shock As Prices Double in Import Mess

Oxtail that cost about R79 to R99 a kilogram earlier this year is now selling for as much as R199 a kilogram. South Africa gets about 70% of its imported oxtail from Argentina,… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa's Migration Crackdown Sends Thousands Packing

Professor Alan Hirsch says progress has been made against corruption and undocumented migration, but South Africa's long borders remain extremely difficult to secure. Around… Read more »

South Africa: Matlala Grilled Over Millions, Tenders and Powerful Connections

Cat Matlala told the commission that businessman Steve Motsumi loaned him R5-million for renovations linked to a government hospital project. Matlala confirmed doing business… Read more »

South Africa: Brown Mogotsi's Bail Bid Overshadowed By Alleged Jailbreak Plot

The state alleges Brown Mogotsi planned to escape court cells on 20 August by disguising himself as a correctional officer. He appeared in leg irons after the alleged plot was… Read more »

South Africa: All Four Accused Now Named in Boxer Zolani Tete's Murder

Four men, including alleged mastermind Uzuzole Goqwana, have appeared in court over the murder of boxer Zolani Tete. Two of the accused have abandoned their bail applications,… Read more »

South Africa: Swimming SA Bosses Suspended Over Fake Document Claims

President Alan Fritz and CEO Shaun Adriaanse have been provisionally suspended over possible World Aquatics Integrity Code violations. They are banned from holding aquatics… Read more »

South Africa: Peanut Butter Tax Takes Aim At Cheaper Foreign Brands

South Africa now charges a 20% tax on imported peanut butter, mostly from India, to help protect local peanut butter makers. Groundnut industry leader Adri Botha says locally… Read more »

South Africa: Student Opens Her Home So Parents Can Apply for School Online

Myeni started helping in Tsakane in 2025 after a neighbour did not know she had to create an online profile. She has helped 13 parents in 2025 and 30 more in 2026, with former… Read more »

South Africa: Embattled NFP Leader Battles Says Party Isn't Ready for Elections

Mbali Shinga, whose expulsion from the NFP is being contested in court, says the party is not ready for the 4 November elections due to infighting. Over eight NFP councillors in… Read more »

South Africa: Courts and Commissions - Five Big Court Battles Gripping South Africa

Lawyer Charlotte Tibana and her metro police officer husband face fraud and money laundering charges involving more than R4-million from three deceased estates. The Steve Biko… Read more »

South Africa: Police Say Tete Murder Suspects Include 'Masterminds' Behind the Killing

Eastern Cape Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Vuyisile Ncata says suspects in custody include the killers and the masterminds behind Zolani Tete's murder. Ncata said… Read more »

South Africa: Four Arrested After Boxing Champion Tete Shot Dead

Police arrested four suspects aged between 22 and 28 after Zolani Tete was shot dead outside his Mdantsane home. A 22-year-old faces murder and attempted murder charges, while… Read more »