January 28
South Africa: Cape Town Father Selling Chicken Feet Gets Visit From Extortionists
The father started selling oxtail liver for R10 and chicken feet for R150 after he struggled to find a job. Read more »
South Africa: Mccarthy Backs Chiefs to Win League Title
Kaizer Chiefs defender Aden McCarthy says his team can win the Betway Premiership as they face Marumo Gallants on Wednesday. The 22-year-old defender scored his first senior goal… Read more »
South Africa: KZN News Bites - Rural School Celebrated Its Matric Top Achievers
Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news. Read more »
January 27
South Africa: Visitors Return to Kruger After Floods
South African National Parks reopened Phalaborwa Gate on Monday. Phabeni Gate opens Tuesday. Bateleur Bush Camp reopens Wednesday. Satara is open. Letaba and Shingwedzi rest… Read more »
South Africa: Tshwane Cuts Power to Estates and Offices Over R24 Billion Debt
Tshwane cut power to Kgosi Mampuru, SAPS Training College and Blue Valley Country Estate as part of Rea Tima campaign. Aaron Maluleka said Tshwane is owed R24-billion and urged… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Denies 64% School Funding Cut Claims
The Gauteng Department of Education denies reports that it cut funding to quintile five schools by 64% across the province. Gauteng faces a R444-million budget shortfall this… Read more »
South Africa: Fake Foot-and-Mouth Disease 'Cures' Target Desperate Farmers
A Durban man promotes Quantum.Silver while a WhatsApp message claims baking soda and citric acid mixture can heal infected cattle. Professor Dietmar Holm from University of… Read more »
South Africa: Brian Baloyi Warns of SA Goalkeeper Crisis Ahead of World Cup
Brian Baloyi says Safa must meet the PSL to fix the flood of foreign goalkeepers taking spots from local players. Almost half of Betway Premiership teams play foreign… Read more »
South Africa: Premier Furious At King Over Secret Israel Meetings and Hospital Donations
Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the Israeli Embassy breached diplomatic protocol by visiting public institutions without government approval in the Eastern Cape. Eastern Cape Premier… Read more »
South Africa: Families Must Buy Staple Food Even When Prices Rise
Core staple foods make up more than half of a low-income household's monthly food spending and cannot be skipped, even when prices rise. Families buy basics like maize meal, rice… Read more »
January 26
South Africa: Ramaphosa Says South Africa On Right Track Despite Jobless Youth
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the economy is growing with falling unemployment, poverty and inequality, and improved confidence in South Africa. Ramaphosa says over R1-trillion… Read more »
South Africa: HIV Patients Will Not Run Out of Life-Saving Treatment, Department Says
Two suppliers awarded antiretroviral contracts by the Department of Health have entered business rescue, but medicine supply remains stable nationwide. Provinces have about three… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa to Host World Economic Forum Summit in 2027
The World Economic Forum Africa Summit will be held in South Africa in 2027 to boost tourism and create jobs. South Africa last hosted the summit over seven years ago in Cape… Read more »
South Africa: DJ Maphorisa Shows Off R8 Million Royalty Payout
DJ Maphorisa, whose real name is Themba Sekowe, posted royalty payments from NMG Music totalling R8-million on X. The producer thanked artists and producers working under NMG… Read more »
South Africa: Not One Learner Passed Matric At Limpopo School
All 15 learners failed matric at Naledi Ya Meso Secondary School in Dikgalaopeng, Limpopo, the country's only 100% fail rate. Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba visited the school on 15… Read more »
South Africa: City Shuts Down Ferndale Brothel Disguised As Guest House
Johannesburg officials shut down a Ferndale property at 419 Vine Avenue allegedly operating as a brothel disguised as guest house. One woman asked Social Development for help to… Read more »
January 25
South Africa: Vaal Mourns Young Lives Lost in Horror School Taxi Crash
Ofentse Vinger, 6, Thato Moetji, 17, and Bokamoso Mokhomo, 12, were among the 14 learners killed in a crash on 14 January 2025 in Sebokeng. Premier Panyaza Lesufi and other Gauteng… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Sets Up Service Delivery War Room to Track Its Leaders
The ANC says its new service delivery "war room" will monitor the work of its leaders across national, provincial and local government. Deputy President Paul Mashatile insists the… Read more »
South Africa: Soweto Teen Sells Ice-Cream At Funerals to Fund Varsity Dream
Jabulani Gwala sells ice-cream and ice-lollies at funerals in Soweto cemeteries to save for his 2026 university registration. He started with just a few boxes bought from lunch… Read more »
South Africa: Sunrisers Eastern Cape Reclaim SA20 Throne
In a pulsating Betway SA20 final at Newlands, Sunrisers Eastern Cape edged the Pretoria Capitals by six wickets, chasing 158 with four balls to spare. Read more »
January 24
South Africa: Sunrisers Soar Into Fourth Successive SA20 Final
Sunrisers Eastern Cape stormed into the Betway SA20 final with a commanding seven-wicket win over the Paarl Royals in qualifier two at the Wanderers on Friday. Read more »
January 23
South Africa: Man Killed Girlfriend's Son and Buried the Body in a Bucket
The 32-year-old boyfriend beat the boy to death with a stick in September 2024, said police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo. The 23-year-old mother and her boyfriend buried… Read more »
South Africa: 'Suka!' Divides Amapiano Fans As Ai Track Climbs Charts
Rea Gopane released Suka! in December 2025 and the song now has more than 1.2 million streams on streaming platforms. Some listeners on X say Suka! sounds fresh and catchy but… Read more »
South Africa: Shoprite Cuts the Cord As Eskom Loses More Big Customers
Shoprite Group installed its 100th rooftop solar system, producing 43,400kWp of clean power across stores in South Africa since 2015. Shoprite cut emissions by 137,026 tons in… Read more »
January 22
South Africa: Death Toll Climbs to 14 After Vanderbijlpark School Crash
14 learners have now died after a scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark on Monday, 19 January 2026, police confirmed on Thursday. Police charged a 22-year-old scholar… Read more »
