Inside Minister Manamela’s high-stakes plan to rewrite the rules of higher education
Agriculture department rejects calls of a ‘vaccine free-for-all’ and says there must be state-led control of vaccination process while farmers battle ongoing outbreaks
Rwandan President Paul Kagame came out strongly against long-standing claims that his country profited from the unrest in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] by extracting minerals. Speaking in Kigali at the 20th annual Umushyikirano, a constitutional forum where people interact directly with their leaders, Kagame said his country’s economy would improve if […]
“This is not about Patrice waking up one morning and wanting to be president,” the lobbyist said. “It is about stabilising the centre of power before the ANC implodes”
Siviwe Gwarube and Geordin Hill-Lewis are among those touted to take over party leadership
Next local government elections will be a decisive test, Malema says as party launches plan of attack
Financial disclosures and production shortfalls raise questions about the miner’s stability and cash flow
Wiandre Pretorius was shot at 16 times and walked away unharmed by what police believe was a targeted hit after he was implicated at the Madlanga Commission
Thousands of civilians will take part in a coordinated maritime and land mission to Gaza, starting on March 29 2026. Organisers say the initiative aims to create a humanitarian corridor, support Palestinians in need and strengthen international solidarity
What should have been a model for climate action has become a cautionary tale of what happens when communities are excluded from decisions that reshape their lives
Greater tariffs are expected on imports of completely built-up vehicles but BMW CEO says 50% could have unintended consequences
The DA leader insists he is “going nowhere” despite his announcement that he will not be contesting for the party’s leadership role
In a message seen by the M&G, he says that even if he does stand as leader, he intends to remain mayor
‘If I stood for re-election, I would have won hands down,’ DA leader says
Last year Mabuza’s daughter, Tamara Silinda, filed an urgent application to stop Alexforbes from paying the money to Nonhlahla Mnisi, who was the country’s second lady when Mabuza was President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deputy
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa did not say whether it had opened a case with the police
The intensity of heavy downpours has increased by 40% since pre-industrial times, with some areas receiving more than a year’s rain in just days
Sources in the DA say the decision was partly influenced by Steenhuisen’s soured relationship with Helen Zille
Trevor Noah’s final Grammys moment sparked outrage from Trump, highlighting the uneasy relationship between satire, politics and contro
As the Proteas touched down in India on Monday afternoon, the heavy, humid air of the subcontinent served as an immediate sensory departure from the highveld summer they left behind. But for captain Aiden Markram, the physical journey is secondary to the psychological one. As South Africa embarks on what the squad has officially termed […]
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said she had received one of the death threats while travelling to parliament
KZN police say Lesetja Senona arrived at the office on Saturday and exhibited strange behaviour, prompting security personnel to seize his devices
The WhatsApp messages, which were exchanged privately but later circulated publicly, have reverberated through South Africa’s padel community, a sector that has attracted significant corporate investment and positioned itself as an inclusive lifestyle sport
About 140 waste pickers, who had spent years recovering recyclables from a landfill site, say they were given just a day’s notice that it would close
South Africa’s long-squeezed motorists might find fresh relief next month as recent datafrom the Central Energy Fund (CEF) data points to meaningful fuel price cuts in February — a rare bright spot in a world rattled by geopolitical theatrics and jittery oil markets. In an unexpected twist, the rand has staged its strongest run in […]
Spending December with Chery’s flagship SUV meant that we were surrounded by luxury and the fuel consumption was not bad either
Councillors approved a deputy mayor position for the first time in the city’s history, with 107 voting in favour
The outgoing national director of public prosecutions said her successor should fight for more institutional independence and for competitive salaries to attract high profile advocates
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
The weekend plenum will tackle leadership succession and priorities, amid growing unease over the party leader’s pending sentencing and its implications for stability and elections
Senona this week admitted to being close friends with businessman and alleged cartel leader Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala but denied any involvement in his business activities
Smaller parties in the coalition running the metro accuse the ANC mayor of failure to address chronic service delivery problems in Johannesburg and not consulting them enough