October 19, 2022
South Africa: Royal Rebels Not Invited to King Misuzulu's Coronation
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is gearing up for his official coronation later this month - but his royal detractors are not welcome. Read more »
October 18, 2022
South Africa: Govt Backtracks on Perks for Cabinet Ministers After Public Outcry
Taxpayers already burdened by escalating costs of food and fuel will no longer pay the water and lights bills of government ministers. Read more »
October 17, 2022
South Africa: Joburg's Water Crisis Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better
Johannesburg is in the midst of a water crisis. Read more »
October 14, 2022
South Africa: Rolling Blackouts Are Here to Stay
South Africans will have to get used to regular loadshedding for the next year or even longer. Read more »
South Africa: Welcome to Kigali... Uh, I Mean Kampala
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni happily tweeted on Friday that Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, was "an African example of the possible dream". Read more »
South Africa: Banyana Players Still Waiting On Promised Bonuses From Limpopo Province
Five Banyana Banyana players, who helped the national team win the Women Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco two months ago, are yet to receive their R100,000 bonuses. Read more »
South Africa: No. Zimbabweans Are Not Trying to Kill You With Mossie Pills
Zimbabweans are being targeted in Cape Town after a voice note spread accusing them of selling deadly mosquito pills. Read more »
October 13, 2022
South Africa: Krugersdorp Gang Rape - 'Someone on Organiser Side' Arrested
A member of the film crew has been arrested and charged in connection with the gang rape in July of eight women who were filming a video at a disused mine at West Village near… Read more »
South Africa: Mpho Phalatse Opens Case Against Company Linked to ANC
The DA's former mayor of Johannesburg Mpho Phalatse has upped the ante after opening a criminal case over R27 million that was allegedly paid to an unnamed company linked to the… Read more »
South Africa: IFP Continues On Its Winning Ways
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has put another victory notch in its belt after winning another by-election in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Doctors Face Exploitation in the UK
Nigerian doctors who have been recruited to work in the United Kingdom say they are being exploited and overworked. Read more »
South Africa: Family Losing Hope of Bringing Daughter's Body Home From China
After weeks of tireless fundraising, the Sixaxeni family finally managed to raise the R400,000 required for the repatriation of their daughter's body from China. Read more »
October 10, 2022
South Africa: Bodies in Panel Beater Shop - 'If You Went With Him, You Might Not Return'
Lerato stood with the other women late on Sunday night at the panel beating shop. It was where the bodies of six of her sex worker colleagues were found, their hands and feet… Read more »
October 09, 2022
South Africa: Six Bodies Found in Panel Beaters' Workshop
There were angry scenes in central Johannesburg on Sunday night after police discovered the decomposing and bound up bodies of six sex workers inside a panel beater's shop. Read more »
October 07, 2022
South Africa: How Dare You Call the ANC Corrupt!
The ANC in greater Johannesburg has given ousted Joburg DA mayor Mpho Phalatse a 48-hour ultimatum to apologise for saying the party is corrupt. Read more »
October 06, 2022
South Africa: Tavern of Death Owners Refuse to Apologise
The Enyobeni tavern owners said they would not apologise for the incident that killed 21 youngsters in June. Read more »
South Africa: How a Football-Playing Activist Became Premier of Country's Economic Powerhouse
At age eight, Panyaza Lesufi ducked and ran for his life when apartheid police randomly shot unarmed protesting students. Read more »
October 05, 2022
South Africa: First Black Comrades Marathon Winner Runs His Final Race
Loved and Lost: Samuel Tshabalala (1957-2022) Read more »
October 03, 2022
South Africa: U.S. Border Cops Intercept Giant Shipment of Deadly Drugs From South Africa
A shipment from South Africa of enough deadly drugs to wipe out over 220,000 people has been discovered by US law enforcement officials. Read more »
October 01, 2022
Malawi: Statue of Malawian Revolutionary Unveiled in London
A statue of John Chilembwe, a leading figure in Malawi's liberation from Britain's colonial rule, has been erected in London. Read more »
September 30, 2022
South Africa: ANC Fights Tooth & Nail to Hold Onto Power in Johannesburg
Zukile Majova writes that the ANC’s funding needs are behind this week’s ousting of the DA led coalition from power in Joburg. Read more »
September 27, 2022
South Africa: Province Rejects Jacob Zuma, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Former president Jacob Zuma's bid to return to active ANC politics has got off to an embarrassing start. Read more »
South Africa: Trevor Noah Is Coming Home
Comedian and late night show extraordinaire Trevor Noah is returning to SA for his first Mzansi comedy tour in five years. Read more »
September 22, 2022
South Africa: Opposition Retakes Control of Major Coastal City
Following the fall of the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday, the Democratic Alliance's (DA) Retief Odendaal rose as the new mayor of the Eastern Cape-based metropolitan. Read more »
South Africa: Nation May Face Two More Years of Power Blackouts
Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe signed the first three Independent Power Producers (IPPs) contracts on Thursday. Read more »