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Bafana Bafana begin Afcon quest on rare winning note after downing Angola
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (544+ words) Bafana Bafana beat Angola 2-1 on Monday to pick up three points in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations opener, thanks to goals in each half from Oswin Appollis and Lyle Foster. Bafana Bafana clinched a 2-1 victory over Angola in their opening…...
Farewell to a South African hero, Professor Renfrew Christie
17+ hour, 24+ min ago (926+ words) Professor Renfrew Christie, who died at the weekend aged 76 following a short illness, was an intellectual force, a man of appetites, great bravery and tenacity, and, as a member of Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) who spent many years in an apartheid…...
City of Cape Town faces community backlash over proposed R180m wall on N2 ‘Hell Run’
18+ hour, 53+ min ago (1410+ words) The City of Cape Town's proposed R180m wall along the N2 corridor to Cape Town International Airport has been met with fierce opposition over claims of a lack of public participation. The City of Cape Town's plan to build a R180-million wall…...
Motive still unknown in Bekkersdal mass shooting that left 9 dead
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (679+ words) Fewer than three weeks after a mass shooting at a tavern in Gauteng, another attack in the province, this time in Bekkersdal, has left nine people dead. Gauteng has been rocked by another mass shooting, this time in Bekkersdal in…...
Cruise boom docks R1.79bn into Western Cape economy
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (517+ words) Cape Town's economy is seeing growth in two key areas: cruise tourism and the commercial activity of the inner city. Data from Wesgro and the Cape Town Central City Improvement District shows rising passenger numbers, strong international demand and sustained…...
Morocco face Afcon glory or bust moment on home soil
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (722+ words) The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has a number of legitimate title contenders. However, the most pressure to succeed rests on tournament hosts Morocco. Moroccan soccer has never been as healthy as it currently is. From men to women and even…...
Why did SA government officials raid the site processing US-bound ‘refugees’?
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (1034+ words) On Tuesday, 16 December, a Johannesburg centre processing applications for South Africans wishing to take up "refugee" status was raided by Home Affairs officials and the police. We break it down. In August, Daily Maverick broke the story of how the…...
Water crisis: Johannesburg Water, residents blame each other
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1296+ words) As Johannesburg Water vows to continue with its clampdown on defaulters, it has also pointed to illegal connections in informal settlements. But in the long-neglected settlements, residents point to shoddy communication, poor workmanship and dysfunction, and they argue that they…...
‘DJ Warras’ murdered in latest Gauteng shooting to target entertainment and private security sector
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1027+ words) Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, has been murdered in a shooting in Gauteng, the latest in a string of killings in the province linked to the entertainment industry and private security. Some of the incidents are allegedly connected…...
South32 to mothball Mozambique smelter as power talks fizzle
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (318+ words) In a significant step, Australia's South32 has announced plans to mothball its Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique by March, incurring a $60-million one-off cost, because of failed power negotiations. The deadlock stems from an inability to agree on electricity pricing amid…...