South Africa: South Africa On Ebola Alert As Hospitals Prepare for Outbreak

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South Africa: Unisa Stops Data Allowance and Leaves Students Stranded

Unisa student Luyanda Dlamini spent R150 on data to write an assignment after losing her monthly data allowance from the university. More than 93,000 Unisa students also missed… Read more »

South Africa: 'We Are Confident,' Says Impeachment Chair Ahead of Ramaphosa's Bid to Stop Inquiry

Impeachment committee chairperson Makashule Gana will attend the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday and Thursday, 15 and 16 July. President Cyril Ramaphosa wants the… Read more »

South Africa: Buthelezi Axed As Zulu Prime Minister After Ingonyama Trust Row

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini fired Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as Traditional Prime Minister on Tuesday, accusing him of misrepresenting the King's position on the Ingonyama Trust… Read more »

South Africa: Madlanga Ward Jokes Grow As Ninth Witness Falls Ill, Again

Businessman Suliman Carrim remains in a medical facility outside Gauteng and is unlikely to testify before the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday. Advocate Andrea Johnson became… Read more »

South Africa: March and March Vows Bigger Protests After Leader Is Gunned Down

March and March says Gauteng leader Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada died after being shot outside his home and claims other leaders have also received threats. Despite the killing, the… Read more »

South Africa: Thirty Five Initiates Die As Illegal Schools Fuel Tragedy

The government says 35 initiates have died while 58 illegal initiation schools were uncovered, leading to 40 arrests and 150 criminal cases. Authorities rescued 180 initiates and… Read more »

South Africa: Prosecutors Say They Never Saw Cat's Rejection Coming

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala withdrew from his plea deal on Monday, after a magistrate rejected the agreed eight-year sentence and proposed 12 years instead. With the deal now void,… Read more »

South Africa: 'Cat' Wants Out of the Bag As He Rejects Plea Deal

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala confirmed in court that he is withdrawing from his plea and sentence agreement with the state. The matter has been postponed to 11 September 2026, with… Read more »

South Africa: 53,000 Sent Home but Not Everyone Survived the Trip

More than 53,000 foreign nationals, most of them Malawian, have been deported or repatriated from South Africa since 14 June. Separate bus crashes and medical emergencies during… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Mourns Football Star As Girlfriend Shares Pain

· Aqueelah Adendorf has described Jayden Adams as the love of her life, her greatest supporter and her best friend after his death at the age of 25. Read more »

South Africa: Springbok Tour Faces Fight Over Black Economic Empowerment Rules

Government wants to protect Springbok and All Blacks tour branding, but SARU would have to follow BEE and supplier rules. Solidarity says those conditions give government too… Read more »

South Africa: No Receipt Needed to Get Spar Yoghurt Refund

SPAR has recalled several yoghurt and drinking yoghurt products sold nationally since 15 June, after a machine fault affected their safety. Consumers can return any affected… Read more »

South Africa: More Than 70 Arrested in Mohlakeng Illegal Mining Raid

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South Africa: Four Years On, Enyobeni Inquest Finally Names Those Responsible

The East London Regional Court found a prima facie case against five people over the deaths of 21 young people at Enyobeni Tavern in 2022. The case will now go to the Director of… Read more »

South Africa: Zulu King Apologises After Leaked Video Catches Him Calling Church Leader an Idiot

A leaked video showed King Misuzulu kaZwelithini calling Shembe Church leader Inkosi Mduduzi Nyazilwezulu Shembe an idiot during a private argument. The King and Queen Nomzamo… Read more »

South Africa: Five Things to Know Before Jailed Ekurhuleni Bosses Seek Bail

Former city manager Imogen Mashazi and human resources head Linda Gxasheka will fight for bail in court on Friday morning. State prosecutors say senior Ekurhuleni officials… Read more »

South Africa: Mystery Witnesses N and O Set to Blow NPA's Cover Wide Open

The Madlanga Commission will decide on Friday if a crime intelligence officer and a detective can testify in absolute secret. Witnesses plan to expose how former prosecuting head… Read more »

South Africa: Shoprite in the Spotlight As Human Rights Commission Grills Food Giants On Pricing

The SAHRC closes the second leg of its national food systems inquiry on Friday, 10 July. Amandla.mobi says Shoprite has ignored a 20,000-signature petition demanding lower food… Read more »

South Africa: Ekurhuleni Bosses Dodge Jail With R50,000 Bail

Julius Mkhwanazi and Kemi Behari paid R50,000 bail in the Germiston Magistrate's Court on Thursday to escape immediate jail time. Prosecutors say officials used R600,000 in… Read more »

South Africa: Diesel Relief Shrinks Fast As Trump's Iran Comments Hit Fuel Data

Diesel's projected price cut for August dropped by more than 35 cents a litre in a single day of trading. Petrol's projected cut nearly halved overnight, as oil prices reacted to… Read more »

South Africa: Madlanga Commission Gets More Time to Root Out Corruption

The Madlanga Commission's final report, originally due in March, will now only be submitted on 16 November 2026. The commission must finish hearing evidence by 2 October, so it… Read more »

South Africa: Seven Killed in One Night, Most of Them Teenagers

Three men died and two were injured when gunmen opened fire on a group standing outside a tuck shop in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain. Twenty minutes later, four people died and three… Read more »

South Africa: Former Ekurhuleni Boss Among Four Arrested in Madlanga Sweep

Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi was arrested on Wednesday night, alongside her former head of legal and head of HR. The charges against all four have not yet been… Read more »

South Africa: Nearly 300 Girls Gave Birth, Still No One Held Accountable

Nearly 300 girls aged 10 to 14 gave birth in the Western Cape between April and December 2025, figures show. Action Society says every child pregnancy should trigger a criminal… Read more »