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What is actually happening in Ekurhuleni? In just nine weeks, nine women have been found dead across Ekurhuleni, a sprawling metro east of Johannesburg in Gauteng province. The latest victim — a woman believed to be around 30 years old…
A final-year engineering student just built something that could change how millions of South Africans communicate. Akhil Hansrajh, a recent University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) graduate, has developed an AI-powered system that translates South African Sign Language (SASL) into spoken words…
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the head of the National Elections Commission just three months before the country’s first national election since independence — with no explanation, no transparency, and a replacement named overnight. The move is raising…
Washington Turns Up the Heat South Africa’s political class just got a serious wake-up call from Washington. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the United States will restrict visas for any South African politician, official, or…
A Leadership Vacuum at the Worst Possible Time South Africa is navigating an uncomfortable political moment. President Cyril Ramaphosa has been booked off from all public engagements due to ill health, just days after returning from the 18th BRICS Summit…
A Country Holds Its Breath Eight women’s bodies. Two months. One terrified nation. That is the brutal arithmetic now confronting South Africa after a series of killings in and around Kempton Park, in Gauteng’s Ekurhuleni district, sent shockwaves from township…
Judge Makamu faces formal misconduct inquiry as pressure grows for him to step asideGauteng High Court Judge Mudunwazi Samuel Makamu is facing one of the most serious forms of scrutiny available under South Africa’s judicial-conduct system after allegations of bribery…
Getting into a stranger’s car is now normal. But is it legal? For millions of South Africans — especially young people navigating cities on a budget — e-hailing apps like Uber and Bolt have become the default way to move.…
Anti-immigrant violence tore through South Africa again in March 2026. In the months that followed, an estimated 56,000 Malawians and 115,000 Zimbabweans were forced to flee their homes. At least 11 foreign nationals were killed, and President Cyril Ramaphosa took…
A man who calls himself “Abraham the chosen one” stands on the pavement of Che Guevara Road in Durban, bags packed, eyes tired. He is ready to board a government bus to Lindela Repatriation Centre — not because he wants…
