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The latest from South Africa—nationwide headlines, local impact, and the stories driving change.
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi appeared before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday to apply for bail for the third time in 2025, as mounting criminal charges continue to tighten around one of South Africa’s…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed an amendment to Proclamation 244 of 2025, broadening a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into the Greater Kokstad Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The expanded investigation now covers a wider range of IT procurement deals —…
Something is cracking open in South Africa right now, and it is bigger than the protests making headlines. Thousands of migrant workers have lost their jobs in recent weeks, businesses are scrambling to fill sudden labour gaps, and entire sectors…
A South African court has delivered a significant ruling in favour of workers’ rights, and young Africans paying attention to labour justice should take note. The Labour Court in Gqeberha — the Eastern Cape city formerly known as Port Elizabeth…
Something tense is brewing in Cape Town’s townships, and it goes far deeper than the headlines suggest. Organisers of anti-immigration protests say they are facing escalating threats — not from police, not from government, but from extortion gangs allegedly protecting…
Three correctional officers in South Africa nearly walked away with over a million rand in back pay — after being fired for faking records. A court just shut that down. The Labour Court in Johannesburg has overturned a settlement agreement…
Thirty years after the Constitution was born, South Africa is still reckoning with the ghosts of its past. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi stood before an audience in Gqeberha last weekend to deliver the Gallows Lecture — a powerful annual event…
A government announcement celebrated as historic is being called out as deeply misleading. The gap between official claims and classroom reality tells us something important about how power operates — and who pays the price. On 6 July 2026, Basic…
A War of Words That Could End in Court It started with a single sentence at a press briefing — and now it threatens to spill into a courtroom. On 2 July, African National Congress Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula stood before…
A Party Fracture Laid Bare What began as a bitter internal dispute within the Democratic Alliance has rapidly escalated into one of the most politically charged controversies to hit South Africa’s Government of National Unity. At the centre of the…
