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Incumbent: Dr Danny Jordaan has been Safa president since 2013, winning successive terms and signalling his intention to seek a fourth. Photo: safa.net

Safa’s entrenched culture and the absence of succession planning: a missed opportunity for South African football

State continues grilling Kekana as Matlala trial resumes

The State is challenging the credibility of Musa Kekana during cross-examination in the Johannesburg High Court as part of the…

Fanny Phelta. Image: Supplied/Facebook

AgriSETA targets agricultural skills to tackle youth unemployment and food insecurity

AgriSETA CEO Fanny Phetla outlines how targeted agricultural education, digital farming skills and youth-focused business incubators can address South Africa's unemployment and…

Ninth woman’s body found in Dawn Park as Ekurhuleni deaths raise alarm

The discovery of a woman’s body in Dawn Park brings the total number of women found dead across Ekurhuleni to nine since July, intensifying community fear and police…

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

House to Let: Ramaphosa and Mashatile both off work due to Ill health

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile have both stepped back from official duties temporarily due to medical reasons, the Presidency announced.

Global shifts give South Africa a chance to turn reform into growth

As global investors reconsider debt-heavy developed markets, South Africa’s progress in electricity supply, logistics, and fiscal repair offers a rare window to drive long-term…

Embattled KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga has been thrown a lifeline after the National Freedom Party made a dramatic U-turn on her expulsion from the party.
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Plan to remove defiant KZN MEC for social development set in motion

The process to remove KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga is underway following a Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling upholding her expulsion from the National…

Court considers use of Kekana’s medical records

The Johannesburg High Court is set to rule on whether the State may use medical records during cross-examination to challenge Musa Kekana's credibility in the Vusimuzi 'Cat'…

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia. (@Prof_Cachalia/X)

Police confirm recovery of eighth body in Ekurhuleni

Police have confirmed the discovery of an eighth woman’s body in Ekurhuleni, prompting an intensified multi-case investigation and a R400,000 reward for critical information.

Runners honour women killed as Ekurhuleni probe widens

Runners across Gauteng and beyond are taking to the streets dressed in black to honour Elizabeth 'Tsontso' Moselakgomo and demand safety as police investigate the discovery of…

Number of bodies found in Ekurhuleni reaches seven

South African police have expanded their investigation in Ekurhuleni to seven murders following the discovery and linkage of another woman's body found in Clayville.

Fear on the tracks: Kempton Park killings cast long shadow over women runners nationwide

The discovery of runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo and several other women murdered across Ekurhuleni has left the running community reeling and reignited nationwide fears over…

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has approved a temporary increase in water abstraction by Rand Water to stabilise Gauteng’s strained municipal water systems (DWS/X)

Majodina apologises after ‘profane’ exchange with Kouga resident

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has issued an apology after a video of her swearing at a resident during a community engagement in the Eastern Cape went viral.

WTO caught between flexibility and predictability, says chief economist

The WTO's future hinges on adapting its rules to a multipolar global economy, says chief economist Robert Staiger, warning that systemic fragmentation could drastically cut…

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mkhwanazi granted R10 000 bail in one case but remains in custody while awaiting ruling on murder case

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has secured R10,000 bail in a blue-lights corruption case, but will stay behind bars pending a bail ruling in the Emmanuel Mbense…

The numbers are falling but women keep being murdered

Despite a decline in South Africa's overall murder statistics, hundreds of women are still being killed every quarter. Recent tragedies in Kempton Park highlight persistent gaps…

Dispute resolution, digital trade and small business form key focus for WTO

At the 2026 Public Forum, the World Trade Organisation confronts key challenges, including a stalled dispute-settlement system, the lapse of the digital trade tariff moratorium,…

Elizabeth Moselakgomo remembered as ‘the glue of the family’

The family of Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo has positively identified her body following her tragic disappearance in Kempton Park, remembering her as a devoted mother, runner,…

Sandile Zungu breaks his silence after Safa defeat—“I was rubbed the wrong way”

AmaZulu FC boss Sandile Zungu has broken his silence after losing the SAFA presidential election to Danny Jordaan, claiming the electoral processes were unsatisfactory and that…

Crime stats: Murder and burglary on the rise

Gauteng and KZN show different faces of South Africa’s violent crime problem

Recent crime statistics highlight the differing nature of violent crime across South Africa, with Gauteng recording the highest number of murders and KwaZulu-Natal leading in…