It is shocking that a post-1994 dispensation, emerging from a colonial-apartheid liberation struggle whose core objective was the return of land, has presided over the increase of informal settlements from 300 to 4000
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has signalled increased spending on peace and security in his budget speech from R268.2 billion in 2025/26 to R291.2 billion in 2028/29. The allocation follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in his State of the Nation address (Sona) that the defence force will be deployed alongside the police to combat illegal mining […]
The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy, our society and economic development’
Isuzu Motors South Africa says high tariffs and cross-border costs make intra-African trade more expensive than exports beyond the continent, urging faster implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area
The department of international relations and cooperation said the move — which prompted a retaliatory measure by Israel — was a response to conduct inconsistent with diplomatic norms and protocol
Road deaths, in this context, are not random tragedies. They are predictable outcomes of structural neglect
Residents who can’t afford to buy water have to get it from a distant river
Lack of funds prevent provinces from carrying out their mandate to manage public library services
Mpondoland brings the rich history, spirituality and resilience of AmaPondo to screen, exploring identity, community and the fight for economic freedom
Research shows that classroom libraries increase reading frequency by 70% compared with centralised libraries
The government will support the industry through the automotive investment scheme
Civil society cannot solve the country’s literacy crisis on its own, because the scale is too vast and the resources required too substantial
Since 2020, the Eastern Cape Department of Education has retained about R5 billion from the budgets of its poorest schools, ostensibly for “centralised procurement”. Some of that money could have funded proven teacher support, classroom libraries, and access to abundant free digital resources – multiple times over. Rod Amner and Laney van Wyk report
Advocate Nasreen Rajab-Budlender said the case will probably determine whether other women with legitimate claims will come forward, but the tribunal chair disagreed
He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team
The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects
The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister
The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment
Masemola told the Madlanga commission the disbandment process was ‘by design’ and had begun while he was on leave
Masemola was questioned about whether a police commissioner could refuse directives from the police minister and initially said it depended on the nature of the directive
Israeli digital diplomat David Saranga is using sub-national forms of diplomacy to make inroads into South African society
Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports of beef
The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern
Wind farms feed power into the national grid, but the stories behind the land deals are rarely told. Tunicia Phillips investigates a case study in the Eastern Cape
President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the need to provide universal early-childhood development services to improve learner outcomes
This is despite vacancy rates of 5% to 22% in government clinics and hospitals
The industry weaves luxury with local empowerment, driving sustainable livelihoods and ethical craftsmanship
Such efforts must not leave the former homelands region behind, as has been the case in the first three decades of democracy
Discontent grows as supporters of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claim his leadership is crucial for the party
Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is rare in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo district
Party leader Julius Malema seems set to maintain control at the Economic Freedom Fighters elective conference