2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (318+ words) South Africa’s Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has come under fresh criticism after a video showed her swearing at a disabled resident, deepening concerns over the conduct of senior African National Congress leaders. She has not publicly addressed the…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (398+ words) A South African public-sector governance row is widening after a senior Transnet executive who chairs Inseta’s audit and risk committee was paid nearly R300,000 last year, raising questions about “double-dipping” in state institutions. Gloria Mnguni says nothing improper happened, but the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (499+ words) ?s next mayor may be decided as much by competing poll numbers as by votes. With the city headed for another hung council, Helen Zille’s Johannesburg’s next mayor may be decided as much by competing poll numbers as by votes....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (374+ words) An international policing expert has urged South Africa to create an organised crime council as a fast-response measure to block criminal networks from seeping into the justice system. Dr Mark Shaw made the proposal on Wednesday while appearing before the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (350+ words) The scene startled provincial officials. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli said the outlet would be closed and that the move was meant to send a clear warning to businesses that ignore the law. Authorities said the outlet was not operating as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (341+ words) Nearly half of South African housebreaking victims did not report the crime to police in the latest Victims of Crime survey released by Statistics South Africa on Sept. 1, 2026. Many said officers would “do nothing” or could not act without proof....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) South Africa’s Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment on former parliamentary Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s bid to have corruption and money-laundering charges thrown out. The ruling will decide whether her trial continues after the defence argued the state has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (456+ words) A new poll shows South Africa’s African National Congress still holds a wide lead among women voters, even as rival parties sharpen their attacks on The poll, highlighted by News24, suggests the ANC continues to enjoy a large advantage with women…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (401+ words) A North West pensioner has lost a bid to force a South African court to include the family’s cows, goats and chickens in her divorce papers, leaving 10 cows, 64 goats and an unknown number of chickens outside the split for now....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) KZN Hawks colonel Deena Govender faced tough questioning before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on Monday after failing to clearly explain up to R2.3 million in payments that flowed into his bank account. The money landed around the time of a…...