Several families in the densely populated villages of Shayandima and Muledane, located just outside Thohoyandou, are now homeless after local authorities launched an aggressive demolition drive on Monday morning, bulldozing dozens of structures that they claimed were built illegally on municipal land. The operation, which began at daybreak without prior written notice to many residents,…
A high-stakes legal battle is brewing between two of the Eastern Cape’s most powerful political figures after Premier Oscar Mabuyane filed formal defamation papers against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema. The lawsuit, lodged at the Bhisho High Court on Monday, stems from Malema’s repeated public claims that Mabuyane fraudulently obtained a Master’s Degree…
The City of Tshwane has called on residents and stakeholders to participate in a series of public meetings to comment on its draft 2026/27 Integrated Development Plan (IDP), Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF), and Property Rates Policy and By-law. The invitation, issued by Speaker of Council Cllr Mncedi Ndzwanana, outlines opportunities for community members…
The morning sun cast long shadows across the dusty parking lot of the Mmabana Arts Venture as a line of official vehicles pulled up shortly after 9 a.m. For the artists, dancers, and craftspeople who had gathered inside, the arrival of Free State MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Ntombizanele Sefuba, was more than a…
The heavy wooden doors of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban have witnessed many corporate dramas over the decades. But few have carried the weight of the case that began on Thursday morning. Inside Courtroom 6, lawyers in dark suits shuffled papers, journalists filled the public benches, and a small crowd of Tongaat Hulett workers…
For nearly three years, the legal fraternity in South Africa has watched and waited. The case against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge — one of the most senior judges in the country — has wound its way through tribunals, appeals, and legal technicalities. But on Thursday, the axe finally fell. The Judicial Service Commission…
Residents of Soshanguve are being urged to take part in an important public participation session hosted by the City of Tshwane as part of its ongoing planning and budgeting process for the coming years. The session, scheduled for Saturday, 18 April 2026 at 10:00, will be held at the KT Motubatse Community Hall. It forms…
For millions of South Africans, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was never meant to be the final word. It was, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu famously described it, “a bridge” between a brutal past and a hopeful future. But more than two decades after the TRC submitted its final report, that bridge has remained stubbornly…
The atmosphere inside the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry shifted dramatically on Thursday as a visibly agitated Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi took the stand. Suspended from his post as deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), Mkhwanazi came to address allegations that have haunted the fringes of the commission for weeks: claims linking him to…
The atmosphere inside Courtroom 4D at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria was thick enough to cut with a knife. On one side of the polished oak benches sat the accused—five men charged with the murder of a national icon. On the other side sat the family of Senzo Meyiwa, the former Orlando Pirates and…
