1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (438+ words) Alcohol producers have welcomed the decision to limit sin tax increases to inflation, saying predictable adjustments are critical for industry stability and efforts to curb illicit trade. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said increases in so-called "sin taxes" were unavoidable despite…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (908+ words) The City of Cape Town is pressing ahead with plans to auction off more public land, despite there being more than 400,000 people on Cape Town's housing waiting list, with civil society groups saying this will deepen the crisis and push…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (331+ words) Another 11 South African men are set to return home from Russia after seeking assistance from government, as investigations continue into their recruitment into the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Their imminent arrival follows the earlier return of four South Africans who were part…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (272+ words) The South African Police Service in the North West has increased the reward to up to R100,000 for information that could lead to the arrest and successful conviction of Pedro Francisco Cossa, who is wanted in connection with a 2017 murder. North…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (401+ words) A Home Affairs adjudicator earning R25,000 per month built a mansion and tarred a road leading to her home, according to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which says the construction formed part of unexplained wealth accumulated through alleged visa corruption. Detailing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (890+ words) AbaThembu nation King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo's announcement that he had removed the grandson of former president Nelson Mandela, Mandla Mandela, as inkosi of Mvezo is nothing to worry about because he has no powers to remove traditional leaders under his kingship....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (561+ words) The GOOD party in the Western Cape says the N2 wall built along the route between the Cape Town CBD and Cape Town International Airport is a continuation of apartheid-era spatial planning and reflects what it describes as misplaced priorities by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (713+ words) The Gauteng Liquor Traders Association (GLTA) has rejected proposed increases in liquor licensing fees by the Gauteng Liquor Board, warning that the move would disproportionately hurt township-based micro and small businesses already battling what it describes as a "broken and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (459+ words) Three accused in the murder of Bolt driver Isaac Satlat have abandoned their bail application and elected to remain behind bars after appearing in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday, as supporters outside chanted "Justice for Isaac. Dikeledi Tears Phela,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (564+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed the government's commitment to developing high-speed rail in South Africa, announcing that nearly 30 companies have expressed interest in participating in the project. During his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, Ramaphosa said they…...