Tshwane Metro tender favouritism and unpaid security services
TMPD deputy chief Dhlamini denied favouring a security company owned by Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s brother Bheki Nkosi
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Berita’s ‘Echoes of The Soul’: A meditation on migrant workers
Berita’s Workers’ Day performance becomes a powerful meditation on migration, memory and xenophobia in a nation built through labour, movement and forgotten solidarities
Complaint against Idac head
A civil society organisation has opened a new criminal complaint against senior prosecutor Andrea Johnson, alleging a conflict of interest in a recruitment process in which her husband was a candidate.
Fragmented workers, the only mourners in ANC-SACP divorce
When workers are divided by political loyalty to competing parties, they cannot effectively unite against employers during wage negotiations
Hidden inequality in SA’s workplaces
Section 9 of the Constitution and section 6 of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) prohibit unfair discrimination on a wide range of grounds, including race, gender, religion and culture
Minerals boom but benefits bypass communities
South Africa is positioning itself as a key player in the global race for critical minerals but new research and warnings suggest those closest to extraction might lose out, echoing long-standing inequalities in the mining sector
PROSECUTIONS AGENDA: New NPA head Mothibi claims a 74% murder conviction rate amid ambitious reform plans
Advocate Andy Mothibi, the new head of the NPA, showcases a 74% murder conviction rate and ambitious reforms aimed at enhancing legal services and addressing public concerns.
POPULIST PROTESTS: March and March moves into Gauteng as anti-foreigner sentiment swells ahead of elections
Anti-foreigner group March and March protested in Tshwane and Johannesburg this week, using rhetoric likely to rise ahead of the local government elections.
VIDEO: Watch – Is your money really safe? South Africa’s invisible crime wave
South Africa’s latest crime statistics suggest a country getting safer, but that’s only part of the story. Commercial crime – fraud, scams, and financial exploitation – is rising, with cases doubling over the past decade. It’s a quieter crime, but one that targets ordinary South Africans directly, often through the very systems they rely on. Why has this surge escaped national attention?...
EXPLAINER: Marching against migration: The rise of a new populist player
Draped in civic language and national symbols, March and March is reshaping anti-foreigner politics — with carefully staged activism and a leader-centric movement at its core.
MORE THAN MEETS THE ICE: Antarctica land grab theory goes global — ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott must ‘distance’ himself
The call for Trump to seize Earth’s largest unclaimed landmass did not start in The Wall Street Journal. It began with a more sweeping claim from an Irish tech executive whose firm has a reported history of US defence contracts. This investigation tracks what changed, and what still doesn’t add up.
ANTI-MIGRANT VIOLENCE: Hate on parade: Xenophobic marches gather pace as UN warns South Africa
Across major cities, political entrepreneurs like Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Zandile Dabula are staging increasingly bold anti-migrant marches, with little pushback from authorities. As António Guterres condemns the surge in threats and violence, South Africa faces mounting pressure to act before rhetoric turns fully combustible.
DUBIOUS HONOUR: Water down the drain — announcing the winners of SA’s ‘Leakiest Cities’ awards
eThekwini (Durban) and Mangaung (Bloemfontein) have the dubious honour of being the two leakiest cities in South Africa, with more than 40% of their purified tap water supplies going to waste.
ANALYSIS: Tolerating Tolashe spells doom for the ANC
For voters whose faith in the ANC is wavering, there can perhaps be no greater symbol of all that is rotten in the party than the behaviour of Sisisi Tolashe and Maropene Ramokgopa. So far, there has been no proper explanation. And certainly no repentance.
ATHLETICS: SA team vow to perform at Africa’s first World Relays event in Botswana
Despite some injury setbacks, South Africa are in high spirits ahead of the 2026 World Athletics Relays, which will take place in Botswana on 2 and 3 May. The South Africans are the defending champions in the 100m and 400m men’s team events.
News24 | US Supreme Court voids Louisiana voting map amid national redistricting fight
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s electoral map was unconstitutionally drawn to create two black-majority districts.