[GroundUp] NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases

[New South Institute] The testimony was dry, technical and utterly consequential. One after another, they approached the virtual podium, union leaders, policy architects, ethicists, and a lone ordinary citizen. Their audience was a panel of South Afr...

[Bhekisisa] Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu, is part of a social media campaign that's been pushing back on parts of the tobacco Bill that is in front of Parliament. He's just one of many influencers who say they are defending informal traders,...

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Lack of funds prevent provinces from carrying out their mandate to manage public library services

The national director of public prosecutions said she established a panel to look into the human rights abuses linked to the Durban police unit

the household name for printers, projectors and scanners, Epson, has a new CEO at its helm, and he’s planning big things for the African region.  Mr. Junkichi Yoshida became President, Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer in Apr...

Freshwater fish, sharks, rays, endemic plants and iconic mammals are among the country’s fastest-declining species, as invasive species, reduced freshwater flows and pollution intensify

High electricity costs are a barrier to Africa’s competitiveness

The four-storey Vrindavan Eco Village Cave Temple extension in Verulam, which collapsed last week, claiming five lives, had no approved plans, no construction permit, was badly misaligned and was built with the use of substandard materials.

Viral videos of a five-year-old boy with spina bifida showing off his dance moves at his graduation ceremony have caught the attention of a leading wheelchair manufacturer and distributor, which has now stepped in to provide him with a new custom-mad...

South African authorities, including the police and the Department of Home Affairs, served seven Kenyan nationals doing illegal paid work in Johannesburg with deportation orders on Wednesday.

KwaZulu-Natal authorities are on high alert after the SA Weather Service warned of adverse conditions in the province on Wednesday.

From Madlanga and Mkhwanazi, Trump and Twatterbaas to the Budget, Cat, the GNU, hitmen, cricket men, cricket women, and Miss South Africa, these are the stories that made headlines in 2025.

The four-storey Vrindavan Eco Village Cave Temple extension in Verulam, which collapsed last week, claiming five lives, had no approved plans, no construction permit, was badly misaligned and was built with the use of substandard materials.

Viral videos of a five-year-old boy with spina bifida showing off his dance moves at his graduation ceremony have caught the attention of a leading wheelchair manufacturer and distributor, which has now stepped in to provide him with a new custom-mad...

South African authorities, including the police and the Department of Home Affairs, served seven Kenyan nationals doing illegal paid work in Johannesburg with deportation orders on Wednesday.

KwaZulu-Natal authorities are on high alert after the SA Weather Service warned of adverse conditions in the province on Wednesday.

From Madlanga and Mkhwanazi, Trump and Twatterbaas to the Budget, Cat, the GNU, hitmen, cricket men, cricket women, and Miss South Africa, these are the stories that made headlines in 2025.

US President Donald Trump’s administration started detailing its plans on Monday for which services it will pause if the federal government shuts down this week, with the health department slated to furlough 41% of its workforce.

Crime intelligence boss Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo is set to continue his testimony before the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Tuesday at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria.

In a court bid to stop the payout of her late father's R44.7m pension, it was revealed that former deputy president David Mabuza's 24-year-old daughter's monthly living expenses amount to almost R40,000.

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi says harsher measures are needed to ensure corrupt officials can never return to government service.

US President Donald Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing on Monday for a US-sponsored peace proposal to end nearly two years of war in Gaza, but questions loomed over whether Hamas would accept the plan.