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The latest from South Africa—nationwide headlines, local impact, and the stories driving change.
A police docket can make or break a criminal case — and right now, too many are breaking. On 18 August 2026, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and provincial Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais officially launched…
Something deeply troubling is unfolding in KwaZulu-Natal, and the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is pulling back the curtain on it. The commission, tasked with investigating corruption and criminality inside South Africa’s criminal justice system, has entered a critical new phase…
A high-profile terrorism trial is back in the spotlight — and its next chapter could be decisive. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, is facing serious criminal charges linked to the deadly July 2021 unrest…
A New Chairmanship, A Clear Agenda South Africa stepped into the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for 2026/27 with a bold and politically charged agenda. At a Council of Ministers meeting held in Durban, the country made…
A single post. A few photographs. A dismissal that a court just declared unlawful. South Africa’s Labour Court has upheld a ruling by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration — the CCMA — in favour of an employee who…
The ANC says it can save Johannesburg. But promises without plans are just words. With the November 4, 2026 local government elections approaching fast, the African National Congress is positioning itself as the city’s saviour — yet it has failed…
A Zimbabwean man walks up to an accreditation desk in Durban, claiming to be a performing artist. His documents, he says, were stolen. Security personnel check, double-check, and then make the call — he is arrested on the spot. It…
There is something deeply unsettling about a school that cannot repair its classrooms, feed its learners or stock its shelves with textbooks — not because the money was never there, but because someone decided to take it. That is precisely…
Seven arrests. Over 400 suspects nabbed since 2018. And a warning so direct it leaves no room for doubt. With South Africa’s Local Government Elections locked in for 4 November 2026, the country’s top policing authority is making one thing…
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance formally unveiled its local government election manifesto on Saturday in Newtown, Johannesburg, pledging a crackdown on corruption, illegal land grabs and wasteful municipal spending as the party sets its sights on governing 60 of the country’s…
