The government has dismissed fears of a national shutdown linked to calls for the removal of undocumented foreign nationals from South Africa, insisting that the country will continue to function normally and that no unlawful disruptions will be tolerated. The planned action has been promoted by activists March and March and Insizwa Ngobunsizwa, who have…
Tensions have erupted in Cape Town between Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee and the legal team representing Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, after his lawyers formally accused the committee of allowing its Evidence Leader to pre-judge critical findings against their client before the full committee has even had an opportunity to properly consider the evidence. In a…
Thousands of South African graduates who spent years believing they had finally settled their student debts are now discovering that they may have overpaid—sometimes by significant margins—and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has finally launched a formal refund process to correct what it describes as historical interest calculation errors. The announcement, made from…
The African National Congress Women’s League has found itself at the center of a quiet but telling political storm this week, after it moved to explain its handling of president Sisisi Tolashe’s current predicament. Rather than suspend Tolashe outright amid active disciplinary proceedings within the broader African National Congress, the league confirmed it had placed…
A suspected vehicle hijacker was fatally wounded during a police operation in Soshanguve on Thursday afternoon, while a hijacked vehicle was successfully recovered. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Tshwane District, the incident followed the hijacking of a Toyota Avanza at a shopping centre in Block GG, Soshanguve, at approximately 15:15….
A 17-year-old teenager has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the rape, murder, and robbery of a 79-year-old Karoo farm owner in a case that has sent shockwaves through rural communities across the Western Cape. The Western Cape High Court handed down the sentence on Tuesday, bringing a measure of closure to the…
The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to political fixer Brown Mogotsi, citing concerns over his lack of a fixed and verifiable residential address. Mogotsi faces charges of allegedly faking an assassination attempt on his life as well as bribery. During bail proceedings, the State argued that authorities would face difficulties tracing him should he…
The Electoral Commission (IEC) says strengthening public trust in elections remains an ongoing challenge, despite progress made in improving electoral systems and governance. The IEC, together with the Electoral Commission’s Forum of SADC Countries and International IDEA, is currently hosting the 13th New Commissioners’ Orientation Programme in Johannesburg. The three-day programme is aimed at equipping…
A major breakthrough has been made in the investigation into the brutal murder of an elderly couple whose bodies were discovered near Crooks Corner in the Kruger National Park last month. Limpopo police have confirmed the arrest of two Mozambican nationals, aged 32 and 33, in connection with the murders of the couple, aged 71…
The midday sun cast long shadows over Lilongwe as Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nancy Tembo, stepped before a bank of cameras on June 2. Behind her, a map of Southern Africa was dotted with red markers—each one indicating a flashpoint in the wave of anti-migrant violence sweeping through South African cities. Durban. Pretoria. Johannesburg….
