South Africa: Banxso Empire Crumbles After FSCA Unleashes R2bn in Penalties and 30-Year Director Debarments

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has imposed penalties exceeding R2-billion on Banxso, alongside lengthy debarments for its directors. Following extensive investigations into… Read more »

South Africa: Will Ramaphosa Stay or Go? What You Need to Know About the ANC's NGC

The ANC will hold its National General Council in Boksburg this week amid rumours of a plot to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa. Here's what you need to know and what the direction… Read more »

South Africa: Nhlanhla Nene's Sacking 10 Years On - Remember, Remember the Ninth of December

Ten years ago, former president Jacob Zuma fired Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister, marking the end of an era. There are many lessons to be drawn from that event. Read more »

South Africa: Witness d'S Murder, Kidnappings, Threats Expand Sinister Web Around SA Police Capture Hearings

The murder of a witness and two high-profile kidnap cases add sinister tones to parallel hearings investigating South Africa's unprecedented law enforcement scandal. This comes… Read more »

South Africa: SA May Have Turned the Corner, but It's Critical to Measure Which Policies and Programmes Work

South Africa shows signs of progress with improved electricity and business confidence, yet it must rigorously evaluate policies and programmes to address persistent economic and… Read more »

Africa: Fear of Diversity in Europe, Greed in Africa - - America's Two-Faced Strategy

The same administration that lectures Europe about borders and identity turns around and treats Africa like a giant piggy bank. Ideology for Europe. Profit for Africa. Read more »

South Africa: Fourth Time's the Charm? Cogta Intervenes Again in a Broken Nelson Mandela Bay

The national government's latest attempt to stabilise Nelson Mandela Bay -- the fourth Section 154 intervention in just over a decade -- has been met with deep scepticism from… Read more »

South Africa: Suspected Perlemoen Poachers Back in Gqeberha Dock After High Court Reverses Ruling On Undercover Recordings

Just when they thought they were off the hook, a pair of suspected perlemoen poachers, who allegedly tried to bribe officials to illegally harvest in a protected nature reserve,… Read more »

South Africa: Blitzboks Claim Brilliant Back-to-Back SVNS Titles in Cape Town

Extraordinary costumes, DJ battles, Mexican waves and fireworks lit up Cape Town Stadium when the Blitzboks concluded the HSBC Cape Town SVNS by defending their crown with a… Read more »

South Africa: Whistleblower Revelations Spark Arrests and Legal Chaos At Eastern Cape Development Corporation

Whistleblowers expose a web of corruption within the Eastern Cape Development Corporation, leading to arrests and a fight for justice over R4.2m in misappropriated funds. Read more »

South Africa: Cruise Ship Tourism Bringing Life Back to Gqeberha's Oldest Library

Tourists stepping off cruise ships in Nelson Mandela Bay are being treated to a rare glimpse of the area's history, visiting the historic Main Library, which has been closed to the… Read more »

South Africa: Simon's Town Is About to Lose Its Baboons, a Brave Funder Can Save Them

The southern Peninsula's baboons are one decision away from survival or disappearance, even when a scientifically grounded, ethically defensible and ultimately inevitable solution… Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town's Visually Impaired Community Faces Reduced Mobility Over Dial-a-Ride Downscaling

The future of Dial-a-Ride - the City of Cape Town's public transport service for people with disabilities - is uncertain pending a legal review challenging the City's announcement… Read more »

South Africa: Joburg's Children's Memorial Institute Faces Dark Times As Electricity Is Cut Over Unpaid Bills

The city's essential NGO services for the most vulnerable children are being severely slashed and it's because the Gauteng Department of Health is failing to pay its outstanding… Read more »

South Africa: Brace Yourself for a Storm-Lashed December, With Extreme Weather Expected to Intensify

As thunderstorms rage across South Africa, December promises extreme weather -- hail, floods and relentless rain. Read more »

South Africa: Safm Presenter and Four Others in the Dock Over Alleged Russia Mercenaries Recruitment Plot

Five suspects appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with contravening the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act. Read more »

South Africa: Death or Caged Future for Many Baboons As Cape Town Adopts Controversial Plan

Cape Town has finalised a R27m plan to relocate baboon troops into sanctuaries and behind fences, but animal welfare groups walked out of the announcement meeting, accusing… Read more »

South Africa: Confronting the Teenage Bullying Crisis - Sipho's Tormented SA School Life

Sipho, a bright and hopeful 14-year-old from Pretoria, faces daily torment at school through relentless bullying that threatens his confidence, safety and dreams. The Parliamentary… Read more »

South Africa: Danny Jordaan Is a Burden That Safa Shouldn't Have to Carry

The South African Football Association president should have stepped aside while he clears his name in court to avoid becoming a liability. Read more »

South Africa: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla Resigns As an MP After Allegedly Duping Party Members to Fight for Russia

uMkhonto Wesizwe party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has resigned from Parliament after criminal charges were laid against her for allegedly duping party supporters to fight for Russia… Read more »

South Africa: Maimane Reignites the Fight Over SA's Matric Standards in Push for 50 Percent Pass Rate

On Friday, 28 November 2025, Parliament debated Build One South Africa's draft resolution to replace the current 30% matric pass mark with a 50% minimum standard. The discussion… Read more »

South Africa: Here Are the Four Women and Two Men (One Dodgy) Shortlisted for Top Anti-Corruption Job

A Zuma-era prosecutor found wanting by a court made the shortlist for the National Prosecuting Authority's next leader. Read more »

South Africa: Ward Poll Beatdown - - ANC Loses Seats to MK, PA and Independent Candidate As It Bleeds Support

There was no post-G20 bounce for the ANC as it lost three seats and fell sharply in four other wards in the last major round of by-elections for 2025. The party lost seats to… Read more »

South Africa: 'Unacceptable' - - Norway's Prime Minister Decries Reason for the Us Boycott of G20 Summit

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre criticises the US's absence from the G20 Leaders' Summit, calling its explanation for missing it 'unacceptable'. He highlights… Read more »

South Africa: Trump's G20 Boycott Could Propel Ramaphosa and Lamola Into Leadership Spotlight

While the G20 summit is primarily about our relationship with the world, it is entirely possible that there could be consequences for our domestic politics. It could be a golden… Read more »