For a country battered by load-shedding, logistical logjams, and a cost-of-living crisis that has squeezed middle-class and poor households alike, good economic news has been as rare as a fully green traffic light in downtown Johannesburg during rush hour. But on Wednesday morning, the numbers offered a flicker of something that has been missing for…
In a decisive move that sent shockwaves through the City of Tshwane’s administrative corridors, Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya has confirmed the precautionary suspension of Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi. The suspension, effective immediately, follows explosive allegations of tender rigging and procurement irregularities that were laid bare before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Dr Moya,…
At Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, frustration has reached a boiling point. What began as intermittent water disruptions has now erupted into full-scale student protests, forcing the suspension of all classes and campus activities. For days, students have endured worsening living conditions—dry taps, unhygienic residences, and failing sanitation systems. Now, they are taking a stand. Backed…
The heavy steel doors of the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court groaned open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 April 2026, and through them filed a procession that would have been unremarkable elsewhere but was, in this provincial capital, the stuff of nightmares. Eight men and women, dressed in the drab olive and orange of awaiting-trial prisoners,…
JOHANNESBURG – The heavy oak doors of the Johannesburg High Court, temporarily converted into the chamber of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, swung open on Thursday morning to a familiar, yet deeply unsettling, sight. Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, his posture rigid and his uniform stripped of the insignia that once commanded thousands of officers, took his place…
Two of the five suspects arrested in connection with a high-profile R5 million cocaine smuggling case at OR Tambo International Airport have been granted bail, marking a significant development in the ongoing investigation. The two accused were each granted bail of R15,000 after appearing in court on charges of contravening the Drugs and Drug Trafficking…
The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms expected to impact parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo from 13 to 14 April 2026. According to the weather authority, the storms are likely to bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and possible hail, which could result in localized damage to…
South Africa has taken a monumental step forward in the decades-long battle against HIV with the arrival of the first batch of nearly 38,000 doses of Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking twice-yearly injectable medicine that offers high-level protection against HIV infection. The shipment, which touched down at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday morning aboard a temperature-controlled…
In a packed courtroom thick with tension and the weight of public expectation, suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi appeared before the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Monday and formally pleaded not guilty to all 14 charges against him. The plea marks the official start of a trial that has already exposed alleged deep-rooted corruption, organised…
South African police are investigating serious allegations that a prominent religious leader raped a 13-year-old girl, a case that has sent shockwaves through the congregation and the wider community, sparking widespread concern about the abuse of trust and the vulnerability of children within places of worship. The allegations, which the religious leader has strongly denied…
