SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2026, 10:35
If you were on a flight from Johannesburg to Sydney in early October 2023, you may have been travelling along with a concealed R450-million cocaine consignment that connects a recently convicted Australian smuggler to several accused in Gauteng – the alleged Big Five cartel’s headquarters.
As some were writing the Brazilians off, they have pulled off two huge victories in succession.
Artist Gabrielle Goliath lost her court battle against Minister Gayton McKenzie, meaning she’ll miss out on representing South Africa at the Venice Biennale.
This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help with the repatriation process
Mashava to pursue ‘personal and other professional interests’
The City of Johannesburg’s tanker contracts are in jeopardy after the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg declared them “invalid”.
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With large parts of Johannesburg still struggling without water, community groups call for immediate government intervention and a collaborative approach to ensure sustainable water security.
A senior Israeli far-right minister vowed to encourage “emigration” from the Palestinian territories, despite mounting criticism of recent measures tightening Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank.
Broad failure to accept the country’s positive trajectory revealed in Ramaphosa’s Sona
Nkosindiphile Xhakaza stacks cabinet with ANC comrades who take five crucial positions
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking… This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, the embattled police deputy commissioner, is under scrutiny at the Madlanga commission of inquiry for alleged misconduct and criminal connections, specifically ties with the Big Five cartel.
Education department launches private investigation in parallel to police inquiries