6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (686+ words) The Unite for Change alliance between Songezo Zibi, Mmusi Maimane and Patricia de Lille has fractured before its first electoral test, exposing the fragility of small-party coalitions. As they regroup ahead of local polls, the ANC is consolidating a more…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (915+ words) The water crisis in Selby, an industrial suburb of Joburg, has deepened as businesses have been forced to spend thousands on acquiring water privately, with little communication from Johannesburg Water. Cecil Kagan, CEO of furniture company Calgan Recliners, should be…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (138+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen Roelf Meyer, a chief negotiator during the talks to end white minority rule in the 1990s, to be his country's next ambassador to the United States. "I can confirm that President Cyril Ramaphosa has…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1827+ words) British tourist Lorna Mc Sorley (71) went missing in Mkuze, Kwa Zulu-Natal, in 2025, leaving a swirling jumble of tales about superstition, body parts, ferocious wild animals, treachery and murder." British retiree Lorna Mc Sorley (71), from Devon, vanished in a sugar cane…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (470+ words) When push comes to shove, President Cyril Ramaphosa's talk of building a more capable state hasn't always been backed up by the appointment of committed and capable people to key government positions. His decision regarding a new director-general for health…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (649+ words) Johannesburg is urging residents to help shape its development priorities through the Integrated Development Plan " but behind the public meetings lies a process many say is opaque, poorly structured and increasingly ineffective. As Johannesburg rolls out its annual Integrated Development…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1167+ words) Soldiers have been deployed to gang hotspots in the Western Cape to help police quell violence. They may serve as a visual deterrent, but do little to deal with the hold gangsterism has on communities and ongoing suspicions of state…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (848+ words) Over the past few weeks, an unusual convergence has appeared in South Africa's public discourse on water. Within a short span of time, a series of articles, political statements and institutional warnings have drawn attention to the deteriorating condition of…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1365+ words) When the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area (MPA) was proclaimed in 1964, it became Africa's first marine sanctuary. In 2020, it became a strict no-take zone and a global example of marine protection, allowing fish stocks and ecosystems to recover and flourish. But…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (530+ words) South Africa 123 for 4 (Dewald Brevis 36, Muhammad Arfan 1-16,) beat United Arab Emirates 122 for 6 (Alishan Sharafu 45, Corbin Bosch 3-12) by six wickets. Despite the rain attempting to put a damper on South Africa's final Group D match at the ongoing T20 World Cup at…...