Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed that a special Cabinet-level committee has been established to confront the growing fuel price crisis gripping South Africa, as the ripple effects of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran threaten to push petrol and diesel prices to record highs. The announcement, made during a heated session…
The highly anticipated murder trial of Tiffany Nicole Meek, the 32-year-old mother accused of killing her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek, has been postponed in the Gauteng High Court sitting at Palm Ridge. The case, which has gripped the nation with its harrowing details of alleged maternal filicide, will now resume on 22 April 2026, prolonging…
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court has postponed the bail application of eight suspects linked to the brutal murder of former police sergeant Rachel Kutumela, a case that has sent shockwaves through the Limpopo community due to its chilling alleged motive: an elaborate insurance fraud scheme. The postponement pushes the bail hearing to mid-April 2026, prolonging the…
The South African entertainment industry is in mourning following the death of veteran actor David Sebe, beloved for his iconic role as Vho-Gizara on the long-running SABC 2 soapie Muvhango. News of his passing emerged on Wednesday evening, sending shockwaves through the legions of fans who had welcomed the character into their homes for nearly two…
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold when Governor Lesetja Kganyago delivers the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) first decision of the second quarter on Thursday afternoon, dashing earlier hopes of a much-anticipated cut that many households and businesses had been banking on. Just weeks ago, financial markets…
In a dramatic escalation of the fight against corruption in state procurement, the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit have arrested a sitting Member of Parliament for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and a senior municipal official. The two are accused of orchestrating a sophisticated scheme to defraud the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of over R1.6…
The sun rose over the Union Buildings in Pretoria on the morning of March 24, 2026, casting long shadows across the lawns where a large white tent had been erected for the national commemoration of World TB Day. Inside, hundreds of delegates had gathered—cabinet ministers and traditional healers, epidemiologists and former miners, activists who had…
A video, now flickering across news sites and WhatsApp groups across the nation, begins with a shaky frame. Four men in casual clothes stand at the security gate of the shop, their postures rigid with authority. One, holding a sheaf of papers that flutter slightly in his hand, points a finger at the shopkeeper behind…
In a landmark move aimed at reshaping the landscape of one of Zimbabwe’s most vital economic sectors, the government has officially launched the Ethical Sales Floor in Harare—a state-of-the-art tobacco auction facility designed to inject transparency, competition, and fairness into the marketing of the country’s golden leaf. The 9,000-square-meter facility represents a bold step toward…
A series of explosive and deeply disturbing videos has thrust a retired professor and a major South African banking institution into the center of a firestorm of allegations, counterclaims, and public outrage. In footage that has been viewed millions of times across social media platforms, the academic, identified as Mngadi, has leveled extraordinary accusations against…
