News South Africa

The five men accused of killing soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the dock at the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.

Premier Panyaza Lesufi and his executive are aware of the situation but have turned a blind eye instead of putting proper plans in place to deal with the issues.

Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie has secured a partnership to fly the six Bafana Bafana players dropped from Hugo Broos’s final squad to Mexico, ensuring they can watch South Africa’s opening match against the hosts on June 11.

Britain’s government released reams of documents on Monday relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, offering a glimpse into the often acerbic world of Westminster and his messy clearance for the job.

Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says no police officers were wounded during the shootout.

SAWS has forecast extreme cold, rain and strong winds for some parts of the country this week.

Families were displaced following unrest linked to allegations of illegal immigration.

Police investigate the cause of crash in which three people were injured on M1 Crown Interchange

Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they’ve got no buffer left.

Myanmar is seeking to broaden diplomatic engagement after years of international criticism and isolation.

Two men were injured in the explosion and were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel on Monday, blocking roads and trains and setting cars on fire to protest mandatory enlistment in Israel’s military.

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been named in Ghana’s preliminary squad for the World Cup.

Egypt’s Farida Khalil beat competitors twice her age to become world champion in modern pentathlon at the age of 14 after the sport was revamped.

Tensions have been rising in South Africa in recent weeks following several anti-migrant protests.

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar’s kidnapping highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.

An prominent African country has warned its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to South Africa just a week apart from a seperate warning issued by the United States.

South Africa’s antitrust watchdog has accused pharmaceutical company Adcock Ingram of profiteering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Woww is now one of the best-positioned AI search agencies in South Africa, helping businesses improve how they appear in AI answers across tools like ChatGPT, Claude and other LLMs.

Thirty-one MPs have been appointed to the Section 89 Committee.

The killing of a Xitsonga-speaking 19-year-old man from Giyani in Limpopo has raised a concern.

NFP KwaZulu-Natal MPL Mbali Shinga was expelled for misconduct and gross insubordination.

Karl Sander on Monday focused on the disappearance of drugs from the Isipingo police station

Having signed Thabo Moloisane as a free agent, Kaizer Chiefs are set to lose defender Aden McCarthy to Champions League side.

After Europa League success capped their best season for decades, how will Aston Villa move to the next level?

Ospreys have revealed they made a loss of £1.8m in their latest accounting period to June 2025, down from £2.18m in the previous 12 months.

Ulster champions Armagh will take on Louth in Round 2A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, while Donegal host Cork.

Worries over AI and loan debt mean 34% of people think degrees are usually not worth the time and money

There was a time when going to university seemed a no-brainer. Better qualifications opened doors to better jobs with greater earning potential.

But with the graduate premium shrinking, mounting anger about spiralling student debt and growing fears about AI eating into the graduate jobs...

PA leader Gayton McKenzie has revealed why Liam Jacobs returned to the DA, warning him not to start a ‘war’ with his political party…

One Western Cape pensioner lives on R2 400 a month – and what she reveals about SASSA exposes a crisis hiding in plain sight.

A strong Junior Springbok squad is set to be named for the Junior World Championships in Georgia, with some good players expected to miss out.

“I try not to give too much importance (to the rumours). I know it’s part of the job,” Rodri told reporters.

Veteran Leicester City attacker Jordan Ayew will captain the Black Stars.

A new Strike48 survey of security leaders has found that trust is the main barrier to adoption.

The best way to secure a transaction is with a live picture, to verify one’s credentials against a national digital identity database.

Exclusive: First shipwrecks found in Nassau harbour on New Providence, once the hideout of Blackbeard and Calico Jack

The first shipwrecks linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas have been discovered by an international team co-directed by a British marine archaeologist.

Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham were among pirates who, between the 1690s and 1720s, turned Nassau on...

A second high court finds bitcoin is capital, deepening the split over crypto and exchange control.

Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.

IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.