In a move that could reshape one of the most politically sensitive components of South Africa’s economy, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has confirmed that the country’s fuel pricing system is under formal review. The announcement comes as millions of South Africans grapple with record-high fuel costs that have driven up the price…
A wave of grief and terror swept through the Ezakheni township outside Ladysmith on Tuesday evening after unknown assailants opened fire from a moving vehicle in a brazen drive-by shooting, leaving four people dead and the community reeling in shock. The attack occurred just after 7 p.m., when the area was still bustling with evening…
A dark cloud has descended on the headquarters of the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) this week, as its newly appointed acting head, Chief Superintendent Mpho Tsotetsi, broke his silence on what he described as “institutionalized looting” within the very unit sworn to uphold the law. Speaking to a closed session of the city’s Mayoral…
In a cramped office above a bustling souvenir shop on Long Street, Thandiwe Mokoena is doing something she thought she would never do again: hiring. After four years of scraping by on freelance gigs and savings, the 41-year-old tour operator is bringing on three new guides. Her booking calendar is full through August. And for…
Just days before the world pauses to celebrate health workers, life-saving medicines, and the progress made against preventable disease, a quiet but devastating crisis is unfolding across South Africa’s clinics and community health centres. The lifeblood of the nation’s HIV and tuberculosis (TB) programmes — international donor funding — is drying up. And the organisation…
In the sterile, blue-lit corridors of the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre, a suspended police sergeant lies in the hospital wing — not because he is ill, but because the state believes he may be one of the most dangerous men to ever wear the badge. Sergeant Johannes Nkosi (40), a former member of the…
The flashing neon lights of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino usually promise luck, luxury, and late-night entertainment. But just after dusk on Monday evening, those lights illuminated a very different kind of scene: police tape, shattered glass, and the chaotic aftermath of gunfire that left one of hip-hop’s biggest names fighting for his…
The heavy oak doors of the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court swung shut on Tuesday afternoon, but for the South African Police Service (SAPS), the damage was already done. Inside, standing in the cold fluorescent light of the dock, was one of their own: Police Captain Johannes van Rensburg, a man once entrusted with the nation’s highest-security…
In the polished, sun-baked corridors of the Union Buildings, where the business of the nation is debated, a new threshold has been drawn—not in policy, but in price. And for the millions of South Africans counting rands to afford a loaf of bread, that number is a slap in the face. On Wednesday, the Congress…
The helicopter was supposed to be back by lunchtime. A routine patrol. A few rhino carcasses to document. A quick flight over the central Kruger Park, then home to Skukuza for debrief and coffee. By 4 p.m. on Monday, the coffee had gone cold. The debrief room was empty. And the radio had been silent…
