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Brown Mogotsi insists he is still an ANC member despite party’s denial
Controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi has hit back at claims by the ANC that his membership has lapsed, insisting he remains part of the governing party and is on a “grace period”.
‘Gaslighting’ tops most searched slang words in SA
Google search data for 2025 has revealed the most searched slang words in South Africa, with “gaslighting” topping the list with 28,000 searches.

Why are South African companies sitting on R1.8 trillion in cash?
The trend of corporate deposit holdings began following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as businesses prioritised liquidity.
Union slams SABC bosses over unpaid back pay and salary freeze
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has accused SABC management of “wage theft” by not paying back pay they owe employees from the 2023/2024 financial year.
I can’t forgive them, says mom of one of victims killed on pig farm
Moakgabo said since the death of her daughter Maria, she has been battling to take care of her household as well as her late daughter’s children.
News24 | ‘Shockingly insensitive’: Planned pro-Palestinian protests on 7 October draw criticism
Pro-Palestinian protests were planned in several countries on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that led to the war in Gaza, despite warnings by some politicians that they could inflame tensions.
Manhunt for man who killed ex-lover
Police are looking for a man who allegedly gunned down his ex-girlfriend in front of her son before fleeing the scene in Lawley, south of Joburg.
Bridgette Motsepe claims she’s a target of extortion involving controversial apartheid film
Businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe says she has become a target of extortion involving producer Sello Chicco Twala and a film called Worse Than Apartheid which was allegedly meant to expose corrupt ANC heavyweights.
WATCH | SA’s Gaza activists to arrive home on Wednesday
The six South African activists who were detained in an Israeli prison after being arrested when the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by the Israeli military will arrive in the country on Wednesday morning after being released from detention.

South Africa’s premium abalone coming to Europe SOON
The South Africa Abalone Export Council has set its sights on the European market as part of its market diversification strategy.
Community outraged as woman accused of killing boyfriend is released on R10,000 bail
Community members in Alexandra, including the family of a man allegedly killed by his girlfriend, were outraged by the decision of the Alexandra magistrate’s court to grant his alleged killer R10,000 bail.
News24 | Datatec shares rocket as profit looks set to double
Shares in SA-founded ICT group Datatec surged nearly 10% on Tuesday morning after the company reported that its half-year profit would double.
Limpopo man stabbed in forehead after night out, suspect arrested in hospital
Limpopo police have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the murder of a man who was stabbed in the forehead outside a tavern in Volop village near Magatle.

Explainer: The story behind Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s unique double- barrelled surname
Sacha’s double-barrelled surname, once impossible under apartheid, now echoes in stadiums – but there’s more to this story.
DRC’s stand-up comics take aim at country’s grinding war
Comedians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are mining their country’s chronic instability for laughs, entertaining people displaced by the war with the M23 rebels with their dark humour.