Local government elections will fall on a Wednesday, 4 November, which will be a public holiday to encourage voter participation
After inspecting YNF’s Isando rail refurbishment facility, Parliament’s transport committee says Prasa’s general overhaul programme is showing progress
The IDC has not confirmed whether a formal board inquiry was conducted into the Tinley Club Med transaction, leaving key governance questions unanswered
The unusually forceful intervention highlights concerns about governance in the management of public retirement savings
An entrepreneur has accused the Industrial Development Corporation of rigid recovery practices that ignore the impact of Covid-19, as calls grow for an inquiry into its treatment of struggling black-owned businesses
The ANC has been served with court papers by branches seeking to halt the conference, which was officially set for Wednesday
TMPD deputy chief Dhlamini denied favouring a security company owned by Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s brother Bheki Nkosi
A civil society organisation has opened a new criminal complaint against senior prosecutor Andrea Johnson, alleging a conflict of interest in a recruitment process in which her husband was a candidate.
Bellarmine Chatunga to be deported while his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment
Three officials — TMPD deputy chief Umashi Dhlamini, Sergeant Fanie Nkosi and CFO Gareth Mnisi — have been implicated in orchestrating approval of a list of security companies for a R2.9 billion contract
The National Freedom Party has granted KwaZulu-Natal MEC Mbali Shinga an opportunity to appeal her expulsion, a move that could stabilise the fragile provincial coalition government
Mkhwanazi appeared alongside Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla, who allegedly paid R400 000 for him to arrange for a civilian, Thabang Tsotetsi, to impersonate him in court in an excessive speeding case
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria will start to cut its grant support to South Africa in just two years, with its final grant ending in eight years. Some experts are worried the government isn’t doing enough to plan for it
The MK Party leader accused the ANC of “gatekeeping” the history of those who fought for freedom, including members of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s former armed wing
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s democracy must be measured by its ability to deliver real, material improvements in people’s lives
The US-Israel war on Iran is sending shockwaves through global energy, food and financial systems, exposing deep structural vulnerabilities in the world economy, according to the WRI
The communications and digital technologies minister said the department would take the matter seriously and implement consequence management for those responsible for drafting and quality assurance
A new book on Brimstone’s rise challenges dominant views of B-BBEE, offering a detailed account of black business history, risk and ownership in South Africa
Remington House, a once-notorious hijacked building in Johannesburg, has been transformed into fully let student housing, illustrating what is possible when intervention is followed through
South Africa’s 32nd Freedom Day highlights both democratic gains and ongoing struggles with inequality, unemployment and poverty
IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya has emphasised that the commission will investigate registration irregularities
Powerful executive and dismissed employee were central players in the funding of dodgy BEE consortium
Leaving the township can change your surroundings but unlearning the fear it taught your body is where the real work of freedom begins
Explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission has laid bare allegations of cartel-linked corruption involving senior police officials and municipal departments, raising fresh questions about procurement processes, criminal accountability and governance in South Africa’s law enforcement system
The death of Spokes Sithole at 108 exposes the broken promise of one of South Africa’s largest land restitution settlements, where freedom and land ownership have not translated into lasting prosperity for many beneficiaries
Political parties have raised concern over instability in the SAPS leadership after National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s suspension and Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane’s appointment as acting commissioner
Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane was appointed as acting national police commissioner
DA eThekwini mayoral candidate Haniff Hoosen has criticised black political leadership, saying it has failed residents amid service delivery crises including chronic water shortages in Durban communities
The ANC succession debate is beginning to take shape ahead of its 2027 elective conference, with former minister Tokyo Sexwale emerging as a possible contender after a lobby group in KwaZulu-Natal began campaigning for his consideration as party president
The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has launched an urgent high court application in Pretoria after his body was allegedly removed without permission from a mortuary by South African police and Zambian authorities, escalating a cross-border dispute over his final resting place
Malawi’s anti-corruption chief is accused of using confidential case files to pressure a parliamentary probe into a controversial pension fund deal.
The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating