Mahikeng – In the corridors of power, policy is often discussed in abstract terms: frameworks, mandates, and deliverables. But for the families in the dusty villages of the North West, government is not an abstraction. It is the pothole that swallows a taxi. It is the clinic without medicine. It is the silence from those…
For years, Transnet has been a byword for corporate decay in South Africa—a once-proud logistics behemoth brought to its knees by state capture, graft, and maladministration. Billions were looted, infrastructure crumbled, and the trust of the nation evaporated. But on Wednesday, the parastatal signaled that the era of impunity may finally be over, announcing the…
For more than 12,000 of the most vulnerable residents in KwaZulu-Natal, the countdown has begun. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has fired a warning shot across the bows of beneficiaries across the province, declaring that their lifeline—the monthly social grant—will be cut off if they fail to attend mandatory reviews. The ultimatum, issued…
The atmosphere in the hearing room of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry was already tense. For months, the commission, tasked with probing serious allegations of police inefficiency and misconduct, has been a arena where reputations are made and destroyed. But on Thursday, the tension gave way to open exasperation as commissioners delivered a blistering public…
The news of Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota’s passing has sent a tremor through the landscape of South African politics, severing a living link to the fiery days of the anti-apartheid struggle and the turbulent years of the democratic era. Among the voices rising to remember the man, few carry the weight of personal history and shared…
In the sterile, often intimidating environment of a police station, the moments after trauma are critical. A victim of gender-based violence, having gathered the immense courage to report an attack, is often met with a cold desk, bureaucratic forms, and the clinical glare of fluorescent lights. Their dignity, already stripped away by the perpetrator, can…
For years, the narrative of crime in South Africa has been one of unrelenting gloom—a steady drumbeat of statistics that paint a picture of a country under siege from within. But from the heart of the country, the Free State, a different story is emerging this quarter. It is a story of decline, of strategic…
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has confirmed the successful placement of all remaining Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2026 academic year. In a statement issued on 4 March 2026, Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane announced that the department has finalised the placement of learners whose parents and guardians applied through…
In the midst of an escalating and volatile conflict in the Middle East, the African National Congress (ANC) has chosen to draw a clear line in the sand. It is a line not merely drawn in the geopolitics of the present, but etched in the collective memory of its own liberation struggle. On Friday, ANC…
For two years, the eThekwini metropolitan municipality—the crown jewel of KwaZulu-Natal’s coastline—has been a study in dysfunction. Plagued by catastrophic floods, political infighting, vacant critical posts, and a crumbling infrastructure that left residents in the dark and with raw sewage running in the streets, the city once famed for its tropical holiday charm had become…
