As Johannesburg faces a worsening water crisis, residents and businesses are increasingly turning to boreholes to secure water, with applications for drilling jumping by 80% in the past six months.

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Tshwane says the city’s ongoing refusal to pay salary increases owed to municipal workers since 2021 is driving many of its own employees into debt with the municipality itself.

The Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha has reserved judgment on the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) application for leave to appeal the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulaniand Zikiswa Sitho

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South Africa has made global headlines by becoming the first country in Africa — and only the third in the world — to approve lenacapavir (LEN), a revolutionary twice-yearly injectable drug that prevents HIV infection

This week, SAPS ballistics head Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela revealed to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that police have been forced to repurpose a museum into a storage facility to house over 29,000 firearms, each linked to a killing somewhere in the country

A bloody weekend across several Cape Flats communities has left at least 22 people dead and 16 others critically injured, sparking outrage and renewed calls for government intervention.

The issue of bail in South Africa has once again come under the spotlight — most recently after Police Minister Bheki Cele described the country’s bail system as “a mess.” How does the bail system operate in SA?

The Ministry in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities welcomes the swift arrest of a suspect linked to the brutal killing of two young women in Mamelodi East, Gauteng.

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

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Record-breaking rainfall has triggered devastating floods across central Vietnam, submerging parts of the UNESCO-listed cities of Hue and Hoi An.

Attorney Shaun Jacobs has won a significant legal victory after being unlawfully arrested by police officers outside his home.

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The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) reports receiving over 3,000 mental health crisis calls daily, with many coming from young people battling depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts.

Why do African leaders want to hold on to power for so long?

The Pan African Bar Association of South Africa has noted with concern the allegations made by an unidentified witness against the Acting Judge President of the Gauteng High Court, Judge Ledwaba (AJP Ledwaba before the Madlanga Commission, as well as the proliferation of public commentary on this delicate issue

The SABC has brought back two of the country’s most iconic educational dramas — Soul City and Soul Buddyz.

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