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South Africans earning between R30,000 and R60,000 per month are increasingly under financial strain as stagnant wages and rising living costs force many to rely on credit to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.

This is a familiar pattern. External intervention reframes political identity from internal contestation to collective defence

The idea of sleeping in former Robben Island guard houses feels like a line we shouldn’t be crossing — not because of what it could earn but because of what it risks eroding

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday

EMS spokesperson Kagiso Phasha says the emergency call was received at approximately 03:15

The man was allegedly smuggling explosives worth R1 million from Zimbabwe into South Africa.

In a statement, police say the vehicles were recovered during intelligence-driven operations,

Julius Malema can still serve as an MP as he is entitled to exhaust all his legal options.

Police say a preliminary investigation shows it may be a case of an “unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses”.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launches happened on Sunday morning from the North’s eastern Sinpo area.

The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.

A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.

The country’s biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe’s borders.

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) recently told Umkhonto Wesizwe Political Party Member, Mandlenkosi Matutu, that reducing illegal water supply disruptions caused by water-tanker mafias is not its responsibility but that of the municipalities.

Lauren Elcock is among the young Londoners who say rising rents are forcing them to quit the capital.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Sunday, 19 April 2026.

ActionSA says Mkhwanazi has brought both the EMPD and the City of Ekurhuleni into disrepute.

Malema on Thursday received a five-year sentence and is expected to appeal the sentence.

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has denied that this is conflating the party and the state.

Malema made the claims while addressing supporters outside the KuGompo City Regional Court.

Junior Khanye has questioned whether Lebohang Maboe’s latest Man of the Match award is part of a push toward World Cup selection.

It was a mixed round for SA teams in the URC this weekend, and the results have had a big impact on the log as the playoffs approach.

The Los Angeles Lakers shrug off their injury worries to make a winning start to the NBA play-offs.

The Blitzboks swept New Zealand aside in the Cup semi-finals at the World Championship in Hong Kong on Sunday morning.

Many teachers say they struggle to balance the pressures of their job with the demands of being a parent.

The outlook for SASSA Children’s Grants for May 2026 looks to be off to a good start. Here’s what’s improved from last month …

‘Real Housewives of Durban’ star Jojo Robinson has given the public an update on her skin cancer removal surgery…

EFF leader Julius Malema has praised his legal counsel after he was granted bail for leave to appeal his reckless firearm sentence…

British pop singer Dua Lipa and her actor fiancé, Callum Turner, shared a look inside their recent trip to South Africa…

Bulls coach Johan Ackermann praised his team’s effort against Dragons but rued an injury suffered by Canan Moodie.

Where is the harm in sending a great negotiator who can persist in getting the US onside?

The South Africans scored four tries to get the better of the men from New Zealand.

Kidnapping incidents have more than doubled over the last decade, with a rapid spike in the last three years.

Breakthrough prize in Life Sciences awarded to team who developed Luxturna therapy, which helped a patient see their child’s face for the first time

A married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene therapy for blindness have been awarded one of the most lucrative prizes in science.

Molecular biologist Jean Bennett and ophthalmologist Albert Maguire...

For the same price of a new and much smaller sedan, you can be large and in charge.

Kia’s premium double-cab bakkie has finally landed in South Africa.

Hyundai is selling cars on WhatsApp in South Africa.

Compact bakkies like the Nissan NP200 have been replaced by a new wave of small, practical cars.

BBC Verify breaks down how fake viral images of celebrities at Coachella are actually AI generated.