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A special council meeting in Madibeng meant to address findings of a forensic investigation implicating mayor Douglas Maimane in corruption was postponed indefinitely.

South Africa’s government gave the continent’s biggest bulk-water supplier an urgent license to take more water from a key river system that feeds its richest province to help stabilize supplies amid shortages. 

Blu Label Unlimited is expected to report a loss per share for the first half of its 2026 financial year.

Police say two men are being questioned and Sowetan understands one is Mugabe’s son

Sibiya has testified that Senthumule’s assertion that she has no association with Matlala is simply.

Earlier reports had said a guard had been shot and the victim has since been hospitalised.

U.K. police arrested Former Prince Andrew today on suspicion of misconduct in public office, U.K. media reports. And, President Trump is hosting the first-ever Board of Peace meeting today.

As President Trump’s Board of Peace prepares to meet for the first time Thursday, he says the group has raised $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction. But key challenges remain.

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Middle East expert Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the prospect of lasting peace in Gaza.

Bellarmine Mugabe is in custody after he allegedly shot a security guard at a property in Johannesburg.

Officers in Kano search cafes and restaurants every year during Ramadan looking for Muslims breaking the fast.

Investigators call the recruitment a well-organised trafficking ring involving immigration staff and security agencies.

A UN Fact Finding mission issued the report after investigating the capture of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces.

Tshifularo Mashava has resigned from her role as City Power’s CEO after serving for 10 years.

Kings Walk Estates is launching in February 2026, bringing secure full-title homes to one of Pretoria East’s most established growth nodes.

Despite recent fuel price cuts in 2026 so far, major accounting firm PwC experts the Finance Minister to increase the fuel and RAF levy for a revenue bump.

Former Minister Malusi Gigaba, co-accused back at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court

President has accorded Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II a category two official provincial funeral

Gigaba’s lawyer Nicholas Kourie says today’s appearance forms part of the pre-trial hearings. 

Molefe and Matlala allegedly gave Sibiya money in exchange for protection.

An iconic former English rugby player has highlighted why the Springboks are one of those teams that can cope with defeat.

West Indies maintain their perfect T20 World Cup record in Kolkata, as they beat Italy by 42 runs to end the group stage undefeated.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend names Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe in the backs as two of five changes for Saturday’s Six Nations meeting with Wales.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says “we should always try to do more” after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr allegedly received racist abuse from Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie.

First cohort to be impacted by change – part of Send system overhaul – are currently in key stage 1, it is understood

Children with a legal right to special needs support will face a review when they move to secondary school, with the first cohort to be impacted currently in key stage 1, the Guardian understands.

A total overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been under fire due to his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Episode five of ‘Uthando Nes’thembu’ revealed just how complex the issues between Musa Mseleku and Thobile MaKhumalo truly are.

Special prison sections for children will open in July under a controversial five-year trial.

Ekurhuleni Emergency Management Service says the fire could take some time to extinguish due to the flammable chemicals involved.

An expected time of reveal is still set for later this year.

We sifted through the fine print to figure out how to score the best deal on all the major carriers in 2026

The Gear team spends countless hours in front of displays while writing for you. So we reviewed those too (including a portable screen).

Blu Label has warned it will absorb a R5.2-billion hit related to Cell C as it finally draws the line under a long-running saga.

E-hailing companies have less than a month left to register with the National Public Transport Regulator, and none have managed to do so.

Toyota is bringing its newest GR supercar to South Africa.

Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.

The decision, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.