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South Africa’s anti-graft unit opens probe into 14-generator deal at Theewaterskloof Municipality
The Special Investigating Unit has been authorised to examine how Theewaterskloof Local Municipality bought 14 backup generators for water infrastructure in ...
Daughter tells South African court she lured her mother to killers for funeral policy payout
An Mpumalanga woman has told the Mbombela high court that she led her mother straight to a group of killers, then stood at the door
South African MP Denies Role in Anti-Corruption Agency’s Contested Police Probe
Suspended legislator Fadiel Adams distanced himself Wednesday from decisions made by South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog in its investigation of senior p...
South African court to rule on whether Chidimma Adetshina should stay in detention
The Cape Town Regional Court is due to decide on Wednesday whether Nigerian pageant queen Chidimma Adetshina should remain in detention while deportation pro...
South Africa’s Parliament to Question Four Middlemen Over R559m NSFAS Payments
South Africa’s Parliament is moving to haul in four intermediaries who allegedly pocketed R559 million from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, a fres...
Tribunal clears sale of Ferrari linked to South African corruption probe
A South African tribunal has cleared the way for the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale tied to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela, a move that
South Africa’s President Admits ‘Shame’ Over Anti-Migrant Violence as SADC Summit Looms
President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged his nation's culpability Friday in a stark admission to fellow African leaders gathered in Durban. Vigilante campaigns...
South Africa Rebukes Eskom Chair as Grid Reform Push Intensifies
South Africa’s Presidency has publicly rebuked Eskom chair Mteto Nyati after he warned that rushing the utility’s transmission unbundling could unsettle lend...
South Africa’s top court declines to fast-track Phala Phala impeachment appeal
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has shut the door, for now, on an urgent appeal by political parties and Parliament’s Impeachment Committee seeking to li...
South Africa police body-cam rollout remains on hold as minister gives no timeline
South Africa’s police body-camera plan is still stalled, with police minister Senzo Cachalia saying he cannot give a rollout date. The delay leaves one of
Fake accreditation attempt raises alarm as SADC summit security tightens in Southern Africa
A foreign national was caught trying to enter the Southern African Development Community summit with fake accreditation, a security breach that put the regio...
14 Dead, Scores Hurt After Rockfall at Disused South African Mine Near Rustenburg
Fourteen illegal miners have died after a rockfall at a disused mine near Rustenburg, South African police said on Tuesday. Scores of others were injured,
Springboks hold off Argentina in Buenos Aires as bench power swings tight Test
BUENOS AIRES — The Springboks survived a stern, messy Test in Buenos Aires on Saturday, using their bench to grind down Argentina and escape with
South African movement condemns killing of St Stithians pupil, urges wider action on gender-based violence
Not In My Name has called on South Africans to condemn the killing of 17-year-old St Stithians College pupil Cameron Waldeck-Crooks, as police confirmed on
South Africa’s voters’ roll closes at midnight as IEC opens nominations
CENTURION — South Africa’s voters’ roll closes at midnight Friday, and the Electoral Commission has opened candidate nominations as the country moves deeper ...
South Africa’s anti-corruption chief warned leadership means confronting power
South Africa’s new anti-corruption drive is already running into a blunt test: whether its leaders are willing to challenge authority when it matters. That was
All Blacks win in Cape Town, but Stormers expose early flaws on South Africa tour
South Africa’s DHL Stadium had a game on Friday night, and the All Blacks had questions to answer. New Zealand opened its Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry
South Africa sets November 4 for municipal elections as vote prep enters final stretch
South Africans will go to the polls on 4 November 2026 for municipal elections after Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlab...
ANC slumps to 18% in Johannesburg poll as South African political pressure builds
The African National Congress has fallen to 18% in a new Johannesburg opinion poll, a striking result for the party that has dominated South African
South African court orders Patrick Dlamini back at PIC after unlawful suspension ruling
Patrick Dlamini is heading back to work at the Public Investment Corporation after a high court in Pretoria ruled that his suspension was unlawful. The
South Africa’s Madlanga inquiry is turning a corruption probe into a public civics lesson
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s July 2025 press conference set it off. A year later, the Madlanga Commission is still driving...
Daughter Tells South African Court She Begged Mother Not to Go Back for Missing Phone
A South African court heard emotional testimony this week from a daughter who said she begged her mother not to return to the home of
South African women accused of plotting mother’s killing to claim funeral insurance
Two daughters in South Africa are on trial over allegations they helped kill their mother so a R40,000 funeral policy could be claimed. The victim’s
South African court finds son guilty of killing father in bid for family wealth
A Gauteng man has been found guilty of murdering his father and trying to kill his mother in what prosecutors said was a cold-blooded attack