For decades, the sprawling township of Villa Liza in Ekurhuleni has been home to families who waited years, sometimes generations, for the dignity of a titled deed. They saved. They hoped. They trusted that the land beneath their feet would one day be legally theirs. But while they waited, others were not waiting. According to…
The City of Tshwane has announced the rescheduling of essential maintenance and upgrade work on the water supply network in Soshanguve Block A. The work, which was initially planned for 29 April 2026, will now take place on Wednesday, 6 May 2026. According to the city’s Communication, Marketing and Events Department, the maintenance will be…
The heavy wooden doors of the High Court in Pretoria’s central district have swung open for many dramatic trials over the decades—political assassinations, state capture magnates, corruption scandals that shook the nation. But few have gripped South Africa’s collective heart like the murder trial of Senzo Meyiwa, the beloved Bafana Bafana captain whose death in…
The luxury estate in the quiet eastern suburbs of Pretoria is the kind of place where residents pay premium levies for high walls, biometric access gates, and 24-hour patrols. It is designed to keep danger out. But according to the Hawks, South Africa’s elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, the danger that recently emerged from…
The luxury cruise had promised golden sunsets, champagne dinners, and the gentle swell of the Atlantic. For 69-year-old Geoffrey Thornton, a retired architect from Bath, England, it was to be the trip of a lifetime—a 21-day voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town, celebrating four decades of marriage to his wife, Margaret. Instead, Geoffrey…
The shot was not aimed at anyone in particular. That was the point. As Cape Times photographer Brenton Geach raised his camera to capture the aftermath of a gang-related shooting in Hanover Park last month, a single bullet cracked past his left ear and embedded itself in a concrete wall behind him. No warning. No…
On the 100th day of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, the cameras did not show a face. They showed a blank screen, a modulated voice, and the faint hum of an encrypted line. The witness, identified only as “Witness G,” was a serving Crime Intelligence officer. And his testimony, delivered remotely from an undisclosed location,…
The air above the Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg smelled of diesel and anxiety. By midday, a queue had formed—not of people seeking visas, but of those looking to leave. House painters, phone repairmen, small-scale traders, and university students stood shoulder to shoulder, clutching worn suitcases and crying, babies. They had come in response to an…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially announced that South Africa’s next Local Government Elections will be held on November 4, 2026, setting the stage for a crucial moment in the country’s democratic calendar. This confirms that when millions of South Africans return to the polls to elect municipal leaders responsible for service delivery, infrastructure, and community…
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), already teetering on the brink of collapse, was dealt a seismic blow on Monday evening as its newly appointed board chair, Dr. Mugwena Maluleke, tendered his resignation with immediate effect. The shock departure of Maluleke—barely months into a tenure meant to steady the listing ship—has deepened the crisis…
