2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (357+ words) Protesters in Durban raised the stakes on Thursday by turning up with sleeping mats and saying they would spend the night on the road if that was what it took to force authorities to act on migrants camped outside a…...

2+ day, 5+ 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…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (347+ words) The ANC says it submitted its candidate names “timeously and validly,” and has blamed the IEC’s online system for the missed filing. According to the party, 181 candidates in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State were affected by the technical…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (476+ words) Has 405,627 available school places for the 2027 academic year, but thousands of parents have packed their applications into a limited number of popular Gauteng has 405,627 available school places for the 2027 academic year, but thousands of parents have packed their applications into…...

6+ day, 5+ 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…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (418+ words) Heavy rain in Johannesburg left several motorists stranded on Sunday after vehicles became submerged on waterlogged stretches of Siemert Road and Currey Street in Doornfontein, in the city’s inner area. Johannesburg Metro Police said the flooding was part of a…...

1+ week, 5+ 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1+ week, 3+ day ago   (267+ words) Regional carrier Airlink has withdrawn its application to perform a second low-altitude formation flight over a major South African stadium, stepping back from plans just days after a controversial aerial display over Cape Town's DHL Stadium sparked intense debate about…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (279+ words) The AfriForum Theatre in Pretoria has sold out for the International Winter Ballet Gala, a one-day showcase set for Friday, July 31, featuring dancers from South Africa, Russia, Cuba and the UK. The event brings Bolshoi Ballet names, Cuban guest artists…...