December 30, 2022
Africa: Pelé - a Pillar of Football Falls
Loved and Lost: Pelé, Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022) Read more »
December 23, 2022
South Africa: Gloomy Festive Season for Flood Victims
Over eight months have passed since floods devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape in April, yet hundreds of displaced households are set to spend Christmas in the… Read more »
December 22, 2022
South Africa: Eskom and Metro Point Fingers While Community Wallows in Darkness
The Free State municipality Maluti-a-Phofung and Eskom are playing blame games while a large part of Qwaqwa goes a month without electricity. Read more »
December 21, 2022
South Africa: Thousands Flock to Durban's Sewage-Ridden Beaches
Close to 500,000 local and international holidaymakers visited Durban beaches, in Kwazulu-Natal, this past weekend despite allegations that the city's beaches are contaminated with… Read more »
South Africa: We Either Deal With Corruption or Perish, Ramaphosa Tells ANC as Conference Adjourns
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed that the fight against corruption will continue until it is rooted out of the party. Read more »
December 20, 2022
South Africa: WAFCON Winners Finally Paid Bonuses Promised by Their Province
Five Limpopo-born Banyana Banyana players have finally been paid their R100,000 by the provincial Limpopo Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: Judge Hlophe Gets the Chop
John Hlophe's high-flying decades-long legal career came crashing down after President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended him as the Western Cape Judge President on Wednesday. Read more »
December 17, 2022
Lesotho: Hey Mzansi, Lesotho Wants Its Land Back
The Basotho Kingdom is set to discuss a motion in the new year to reclaim areas of land in South Africa. Read more »
December 19, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Scrapes Through to Win Second Term
President Cyril Ramaphosa has scraped through to win his second term as president of the ANC, after a tense night in which his chief rival Zweli Mkhize appeared to have turned it… Read more »
December 17, 2022
South Africa: Drought-Stricken Nelson Mandela Bay Flooded
Overnight downpours have left many homes and roads flooded in some parts of Nelson Mandela Bay. Read more »
December 16, 2022
South Africa: Police Seize R2 Million of Stolen Cables
Police in Tshwane have recovered 1.2 kilometres of stolen cables, worth R2 million, from a stationary truck. Read more »
South Africa: African National Chaos
Chaos reigned on Day One of the ANC's elective conference in Nasrec Johannesburg with over 800 delegates remaining unaccredited. Read more »
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Rubbishes Former President Zuma's Case Against Him
The fight for the soul of the ANC took an unprecedented turn on Thursday when former president Jacob Zuma announced a dubious private prosecution against his successor President… Read more »
December 15, 2022
South Africa: SA Refs Earn Big in Qatar but Go Home Early
South African referee Victor Gomes earned up to R1.43 million for officiating at the Fifa World Cup but has now gone home, as there are no African referees for the semi-finals or… Read more »
December 12, 2022
South Africa: King's Allies Come Out Swinging Over Unpermitted Image
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's aides are putting a ring of steel around the monarch after a boxing promoter used the king's name without his permission to promote a tournament in… Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Students Stranded in Russia
Mpumalanga students will be expelled from various universities in the Russian Federation if the Mpumalanga Department of Education does not pay tuition fees by Monday 12 December. Read more »
South Africa: Sex Workers Will Still Face Obstacles As Their Work Is Legalised
Sex workers were relieved when they heard that their work in South Africa was about to be decriminalised. Read more »
South Africa: Carl Niehaus Booted From the ANC
This is after the controversial Niehaus was found guilty of six counts of misconduct that brought the party into disrepute. Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: Legal Challenges Mount Ahead of ANC Conference
Just days before the ANC's national elective conference, a group of disgruntled members has taken the party to court. Read more »
South Africa: Floods Leave Hundreds Destitute in Johannesburg
Two days of fierce storms left hundreds of Johannesburg residents displaced as floods swept away about 239 buildings, including homes and shacks, on 9 and 10 December. Read more »
South Africa: Impeachment Debate - Ruling Party Chief Whip Sends Warning to MPs Plotting Rebellion
ANC Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina says the party is aware that some of its "rogue" MPs are plotting to vote in favour of the adoption of the Phala Phala report on Tuesday. Read more »
December 10, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Survives Another Phala Phala Bullet
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his staunch allies emerged all smiles from the tense one-day special ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Friday. Read more »
South Africa: How ANC Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile Blew It
ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile's strategy of playing both factions in the ruling party is about to cost him a seat in the influential ANC top six. Read more »
December 07, 2022
South Africa: Chris Hani's Killer Janusz Walus Walks Away
After 28 years, the man who looked Chris Hani in the eyes and fired the gun that ended the life of the SACP leader, has walked free. Read more »
Africa: What South Africa Can Learn From the World Cup
If there's anything that the South African Football Association (Safa) can learn from the Fifa World Cup in Qatar is that it has to upgrade its scouting department, writes Menzi… Read more »