South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA), the key agency tasked with safeguarding the country’s borders, is severely underfunded and critically understaffed, Parliament heard this week.

Westbury Protests are still continuing this morning in Johannesburg as the community has not had water for weeks.

Youth Capital is deeply concerned about recent amendments to the National Credit Act (NCA) introduced by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.

A 16-hour hostage standoff in Pretoria East, Tshwane, has ended in tragedy, after an off-duty SAPS constable allegedly shot and killed his teenage nephew before taking his own life. What does the South African Police Services do to support the mental health of their employees?

Israel carried out an unprecedented airstrike on Qatari soil targeting senior Hamas leaders in Doha. The attack, which killed five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, drew immediate and near-universal condemnation.

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In a parliamentary briefing on Tuesday, the Department of Correctional Services revealed that 152 confirmed unnatural deaths occurred in custody since 2022, alongside 422 deaths still under investigation.

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Fulufhelo Netswera is the dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology has now penned an opinion piece asking President Ramaphosa and the ANC NEC to stop the commissions of inquiry investigating thievery and corruption by their ministers and political appointees, and simply throw them in jail.

Addiction remains a silent battle in many South African homes, where families are often left helpless as loved ones spiral into dependence on alcohol, drugs, or prescription pills.

As South Africa battles rising unemployment, the City of Tshwane is set to launch an ambitious R5-billion investment drive at its first-ever Tshwane Rising Investment Summit today, 10 September 2025.

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has moved to reassure the public that the recently released Draft National Credit Regulations, published on 13 August 2025, are not designed to unfairly target or disadvantage any group — especially not individuals with student debt.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has strongly denounced Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s announced plans to evict residents and dismantle informal settlements across Gauteng.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the upcoming BRICS Leaders’ virtual summit, convened by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, where he will deliver a significant speech.

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A new nationwide study has revealed that a significant portion of young South Africans are dedicating a large chunk of their limited income to basic living costs—particularly rent.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has now confirmed that the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council called for a permanent, independent body, to be known as the Office of Public Integrity and Anti-Corruption, which would focus on tackling and preventing corruption, a step also recommended by the State Capture Commission.

South Africa’s economy grew by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2025, outperforming expectations and marking the third consecutive quarter of growth.