In a powerful signal of long-term confidence, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Africa’s largest fund manager, has significantly increased its strategic stake in Aspen Pharmacare, solidifying its position as the pharmaceutical giant’s anchor shareholder. The state-owned asset manager, which oversees nearly R2.6 trillion in funds on behalf of public sector clients including the Government Employees…
A day of vibrant celebration and cultural gathering was shattered in an instant by a single, catastrophic bolt from the heavens. Two people were killed and dozens more injured when lightning struck the annual Mphebatho Troop Festival at the Mphebatho Sports Ground in Dertig village on Saturday, turning a scene of music and dance into…
The New Year in this quiet farming and mining town began with a tragedy that has sent shockwaves through the local community and ignited urgent national conversations about animal control and tenant safety. A 39-year-old Pakistani national, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, has died after a vicious attack by two pitbull dogs…
The deep fissures within South Africa’s ruling Tripartite Alliance have been thrust into the open, with African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe issuing a blunt and public warning to the South African Communist Party (SACP) that contesting elections alone would be a historic miscalculation leading to political marginalisation. The stark caution comes amid increasingly assertive…
The final whistle at the Stade Mohammed V did not just signal the end of a match; it extinguished a nation’s rekindled hope. On a tense Sunday evening, South Africa’s national team, Bafana Bafana, saw their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 campaign come to a crushing and contentious end, succumbing 2–1 to a resurgent…
 As the first parliamentary sessions of 2026 gavel to order, a profound and urgent mission is crystallising in the corridors of power: to finally fortify the nation’s defenders of truth. With a renewed mandate for transparency echoing from the electorate, the ruling Government of National Unity (GNU), in a rare show of cross-party consensus, has…
The morning mist still clung to the fynbos, and the air carried its usual salt-kissed calm when the silence in a modest Jeffreys Bay suburb was shattered by sirens. A community known for its surf breaks and tight-knit neighbourliness is now grappling with a profound betrayal, as a 59-year-old woman, a grandmother, stands accused of…
A community is draped in mourning and simmering with anger as police confirm they are investigating possible extortion links to the catastrophic mass shooting that turned a local tavern into a killing ground, leaving twelve people dead and thirteen wounded in one of the province’s most violent attacks in recent memory. The incident, which occurred in the…
In a sweeping display of inter-agency coordination, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga has launched a relentless series of high-density operations targeting criminal hotspots across the province. Between 26 and 29 December 2025, police working alongside traffic authorities, home affairs immigration officials, metro police, and private security partners arrested dozens of suspects, disrupting…
In a sweeping and unyielding festive season enforcement blitz, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has arrested 174 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol, sending a stark warning that the city’s roads will be no place for impaired judgment this holiday period. The arrests, part of the department’s high-visibility “Operation Kgutla Molao” (Tighten the Law), highlight a…
