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Years of fuel price drops and not once did your taxi fare follow
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (260+ words) Every time fuel gets cheaper, South Africans ask the same question. Will taxi fares come down too? The answer, going back at least nine years, is always no. Diesel dropped by up to R3. 59 a litre from today, and petrol by…...
Rachel Matjeng fired from SAPS over her ties to Cat Matlala
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (273+ words) Brigadier Rachel Matjeng has lost her job at the police. SAPS confirmed her dismissal took effect on 30 June 2026, after an internal disciplinary process found her guilty of serious misconduct linked to her relationship with businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala. She was…...
Soweto marchers give government 30 days to act on migrants
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (289+ words) Hundreds of people marched through Soweto on Monday, ending at the UBC Civic Centre in Jabulani where organisers handed a memorandum to City of Johannesburg officials. The march was organised by United South Africans under United Civic Organisations. It started…...
Tzaneen march fizzles out after mayor no show
17+ hour, 20+ min ago (319+ words) Action SA led a march through Tzaneen on Tuesday, demanding that spaza shops and the local economy be handed back to South Africans. The march started at Tzaneen Showground and moved through the CBD to Tzaneen Police Station, where a…...
Musina swamped as Malawians stuck at border with wrong papers
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (327+ words) Thousands of Malawian nationals are stuck outside the Department of Home Affairs office in Musina, Limpopo, waiting for the papers that will let them go home. The group arrived by bus from Durban and Pietermaritzburg on Monday, after nearly two…...
Looting breaks out as 10, 000 march against foreigners in Joburg
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (319+ words) About 10, 000 people marched through Johannesburg's inner city on Tuesday as part of nationwide protests demanding tighter immigration laws and the removal of undocumented foreign nationals. The march started peacefully and was escorted by police and metro police for most of…...
Tainted KZN Hawks boss Senona quits days before turning 60
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (272+ words) Major-General Lesetja Senona has quit the Hawks in Kwa Zulu-Natal. He resigned with immediate effect on Friday. Senona first asked to retire in February. SAPS turned him down. He has spent months testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The…...
Churches step in to keep Soweto march peaceful
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (295+ words) Church leaders joined Tuesday's march and march in Soweto with a message of peace. Apostle BJ Shondlana, from Living Spring Bible Church, marched alongside community members and cultural groups from Mhlizophe, Diepkloof, Merafi and Orlando. He said churches were there…...
Soweto traders vanish as nation marches against illegal immigration
23+ hour, 15+ min ago (219+ words) Foreign-owned shops across parts of Soweto did not open on Tuesday. The closures came on the day anti-immigration marches were held in other parts of the country. Streets in Protea Glen, Phiri, Mapetla, Sanoana, Dlamini and Tshiawelo were quiet. Most…...
Mother flees with newborn, ends up sleeping in the rain at Epping
1+ day, 34+ min ago (410+ words) Diana Kagula fled her rented flat in Robertson with her one-month-old baby after South Africans came to her door and told her to leave. "They told me that if the 30 June deadline arrived, things would be bad and I might…...