Yesterday, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s name was mentioned at the Madlanga Commission. Witness A testified that Malema is a close friend of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.

The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has reconvened to hear oral arguments in the landmark sexual harassment case involving Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge and former staffer Andiswa Mengo.

After a month-long shutdown triggered by deadly clashes, the Western Cape government has reopened key minibus taxi routes between Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, and Somerset West.

A disturbing video showing a Grade 10 learner from Milnerton High School being assaulted by fellow students has gone viral, igniting national outrage and prompting a police investigation. The footage, reportedly recorded on October 16, reveals the 16-year-old being physically and verbally abused while bystanders watch.

As the 2025 matric final exams get underway, over a million South African pupils are preparing to write the most important tests of their school careers. With both public and private sectors reporting strong readiness and increased security measures, educational experts are turning attention to learners’ well-being, resilience, and access to resources as key factors for success.

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Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan’s first female prime minister after securing a decisive victory in parliament. The 64-year-old conservative leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) assumes office amid domestic economic struggles, strained international relations, and deep public skepticism.

South Africa remains the wealth capital of Africa, home to six of the continent’s ten richest cities. Yet, a closer look at the latest Africa Wealth Report 2025, by Henley & Partners and New World Wealth, reveals an unexpected shift: Johannesburg, long the continent’s wealthiest city, is losing millionaires – and fast.

Two teenagers have been killed in a shooting incident in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Four other teenagers are receiving medical attention for gunshot wounds. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says it is concerning that young children are being used as runners for drug-peddling in Westbury in Johannesburg and elsewhere in the country.

There are now reports that the City of Tshwane has spent over R777 million on water tankers in the 2024/25 financial year – a figure that overshot the approved budget by R457 million.

Want to witness Bafana Bafana make their historic return to the FIFA World Cup 2026 stage hosted across three North American countries — the US, Canada, and Mexico, this is how you can travel less.

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a bold new legislative proposal — the Economic Inclusion for All Bill — aimed at replacing the ANC’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) framework with a poverty-targeted, outcomes-driven procurement model.

There are now reports that the Msunduzi Municipality failed to spend nearly R95 million in infrastructure and conditional grants for the 2024/25 financial year, despite mounting service delivery challenges in Pietermaritzburg

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education will conduct an urgent oversight visit to the University of Fort Hare’s Alice Campus on Tuesday, 21 October, following violent student protests that caused severe infrastructural damage and academic disruptions

Yesterday at the Madlanga Commission, testimony from Witness A was heard, an SAPS Organised Crime Unit detective, who's led on prior cases and investigations

Yesterday, the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, brief the media on the Department’s state of readiness for the upcoming 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, with the exams set to begin on Tuesday, 21 October

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