Power generated by the Koeberg nuclear station near Cape Town was cut by almost 90% following a fault on Tuesday afternoon.

Relentless rains have submerged roads, collapsed bridges and damaged dozens of schools across Limpopo’s Vhembe, Mopani, and Sekhukhune districts and Mpumalanga’s Bushbuckridge, forcing the closure of more than 400 schools, delaying the academic year for thousands of learners. Damage reports are on the rise and access remains impossible for many, while parents and officials face the daunting...

A conversation about fishing boats that can’t go to sea, reading the ocean and the changing nature of fishing.

Residents of Drieziek near Orange Farm have struggled with inconsistent water supplies for years, with some residents reporting dry taps since 2016. They say the problem is only getting worse and a permanent solution may be another 10 years away.

When one farmer called for help, the country banded together, and the fire-stricken regions of the Eastern Cape were overwhelmed by the help from across SA thanks to one farmer’s initiative.

Months of oversight have exposed severe gaps in Nelson Mandela Bay’s policing units, from an understaffed anti-gang unit to an ill-equipped Flying Squad. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia visits this week as questions remain over whether these issues will be addressed.

Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward

Police in Stellenbosch are investigating the murder of a 77-year-old man, who was fatally stabbed while visiting his son’s grave on Saturday.

The African Union operates within a framework where sovereignty is treated as a static legal artefact, a ‘frozen right’ granted irrevocably at the moment of decolonisation, ignoring the functional, governance-filled reality of Somaliland.

In this candid interview with CDE’s Ann Bernstein, Rudi Dicks, co-leader of Operation Vulindlela and head of the Project Management Office in the President’s Private Office, offers a frank assessment of South Africa’s reform journey since 2020.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired a senior official tasked with economic policy and condemned “incompetent” party members, according to state media, in a rare public rebuke of officials in the secretive state.

A court has ordered a packaging company to reinstate a worker it fired for allegedly stealing a single toilet roll, describing parts of the company’s case as “rather bizarre” and “unbelievable”, and its investigation as “botched”.