March 01
South Africa: Student Caught in Crossfire Is One of Three Dead in Braamfontein Shooting
Three people died and another was wounded in a shooting in the centre of Braamfontein on Thursday afternoon. The incident, which killed two taxi owners and a student, is said to be… Read more »
South Africa: Change Ends Now - Roger Jardine's New Political Party Won't Contest May 29 Polls
The political party, launched in December 2023, is out of the 2024 election race before it's even started. The move follows a decision by the Constitutional Court not to hear a… Read more »
South Africa: ANC and DA Are the Big Losers and Rise Mzansi the Big Winner As Political Party Funding Game Heats Up
As the elections approach, the money being poured into SA politics is increasing - with the major beneficiaries being some of the political newcomers. Read more »
South Africa: ANC to Finalise Election Lists At Weekend NEC Meeting As IEC Deadline Looms
The ANC will be finalising its provincial legislature and Parliament lists this weekend ahead of the IEC's cut-off date on Friday, 8 March. The party has faced intense criticism… Read more »
February 29
South Africa: Zuma's Mk Party Takes Votes From ANC, EFF in Mpumalanga Debut On Back of Strong KZN Showing
The ANC retained Ward 4 in eMbalenhle near Secunda in the Govan Mbeki municipality. Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto Wesizwe party took votes away from the ANC and the EFF to finish in second… Read more »
South Africa: 'Toxic' Medical Waste Dumped Along Wild Coast Had Labels 'Deliberately Removed'
Health investigators have found that medical waste that was dumped along the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast had labels and other identifiers like batch numbers 'deliberately removed'.… Read more »
South Africa: Exclusive - - AMCU Says New Labour Party Registered, Invites 'Progressive Forces', Including Other Unions, to Join
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says it has registered a new Labour Party with the Electoral Commission of South Africa to contest the 2024 national and… Read more »
February 28
South Africa: Thousands Join Occupational Lung Diseases Class Action As Mining Firms Oppose Certification Application
While thousands of former and current coal miners have joined a class action against companies regarding occupational lung diseases, spearheaded by human rights lawyer Richard… Read more »
South Africa: Judge Mandisa Maya Set to Be SA's Next Chief Justice
Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has been given the nod by President Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the country's judiciary come September. Read more »
February 27
South Africa: SA Has 'Four Months' to Avoid a Natural Gas Day Zero As Sasol Contract Supply Crisis Looms
Sasol will stop supplying natural gas from Mozambique when its contract with the country ends in June 2026. The halt of gas supplies to South Africa will have dire consequences for… Read more »
February 28
South Africa: Six Arrested, Including Alleged 'Mastermind', for Murder of Rapper Aka - Police Minister Cele
The six suspects were due to appear in court on Thursday. The award-winning rapper and his former manager were gunned down on Florida Road, Durban, in February 2023. Read more »
February 26
South Africa: From Sex Education to Alcohol Sales and Minority Languages, Bela Bill Gets Roasted
Chairperson of the Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Education Tshilidzi Munyai had his hands full calming down people who were angry about some of the more controversial clauses in… Read more »
South Africa: Nyanga Cop Due to Testify Against Cape Town Taxi Boss Gunned Down in Apparent Hit
Cape Town's taxi wars appear to have claimed another victim, this time a policeman who was shot dead in Masiphumelele on the South Peninsula. Read more »
South Africa: SA's Polls Timetable 'Cast in Stone', Says IEC, Urging Parties to Meet Registration Deadlines
The Constitutional Court has declined to hear an urgent application in respect of the signature requirements for unrepresented parties contesting the upcoming general election on… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Cops Trace Kingpins to South Africa After Cocaine, Pistols and 'Military Items' Smuggled From Durban
Police in Nigeria have arrested three port workers who were allegedly involved in smuggling drugs, pistols, ammunition and military items via Durban. The cops also believe three… Read more »
February 22
South Africa: Augrabies Falls National Park - Our Greatest Waterfall Is an All-Year Destination
The Augrabies Falls National Park is a stony, otherworldly place. When the Orange River is in full flood, the unrelenting roar of the falls can be heard kilometres away. Read more »
February 20
South Africa: Inside the Stinking Ship At Cape Town Harbour Carrying 19,000 Cattle to the Middle East
'If the smell in Cape Town CBD was so strong today, can one imagine what the animals have to smell inside the ship?" Read more »
South Africa: Stemming the Tide - Senzo Mchunu Battles Ongoing Water Crisis While Confronting His Party
The provision of potable water could soon be a political issue comparable to load shedding. While some of the problems appear insurmountable, there is evidence that Minister of… Read more »
South Africa: Five Key Takeaways From Gauteng Premier Lesufi's Speech to a Tough Nasrec Crowd
Delivering his second State of the Province Address, Premier Panyaza Lesufi emphasised job creation and cracking down on crime. The e-toll debacle will be resolved within weeks, he… Read more »
Africa: Maria's Keepers - One Woman's Escape From the Jehovah's Witnesses Church in South Africa
Sam Human's new book 'Maria's Keepers' tells the story of Maria, a former Jehovah's Witness in South Africa, and reveals gender victimisation, sexual abuse and cover-ups within the… Read more »
February 18
South Africa: Cr's Tintswalo Analogy Would Have Been Laughable If It Wasn't So Insulting to Millions
It may have started off as a seemingly clever metaphor and an electoral ace card for the ANC, but it came off as a tone-deaf, insensitive and clearly manipulative political ploy. Read more »
South Africa: Banker-Turned-Presidential Hopeful Roger Jardine Proposes R500bn Wealth and Pensions Tax to Reconstruct SA
Change Starts Now leader Roger Jardine will announce his big idea for a Reconstruction and Growth Fund in Kliptown, Soweto, on Monday, 19 February. Read more »
South Africa: 'You Had a Choice, but You Became a Killer' - Parents Want Prison for Driver Who Killed Son
Darryl Futter was convicted of culpable homicide in the 2016 death of Swedish volunteer Aksel Otterbeck, whose distraught parents want Futter to serve time behind bars Read more »
South Africa: Fingers Pointed At City of Cape Town for Allegedly Not Maintaining Firebreaks
Residents and fire prevention authorities are concerned that multiple firebreaks in the Cape Peninsula on City of Cape Town and privately owned land were not maintained before the… Read more »
South Africa: Breaking Visa Logjam Is Critical If SA Wants to Compete for Global Talent
We all know that local is lekker, but an influx of international talent and expertise does not have to come at the expense of locals, it can boost it. But our dysfunctional visa… Read more »