The Weekend View

Western Cape police are investigating a triple murder in Khayelitsha following a Saturday night shooting in which two men and one woman were killed. Police say detectives from the Serious Violent Crime Unit responded to the scene on Pama Road, Site B. where the victims were found with multiple gunshot wounds and declared dead. No arrests have been made. Colonel André Traut explains 

This morning we unpack or examine the crisis in South African municipalities. The latest Auditor General report found that there were no clear improvement in audit outcomes, financial management, service delivery performance, accountability, transparency or institutional integrity. Only 151 government entities received unqualified audits out of 417. Professor Joseph Sekhampu, Chief Director of the...

South Africa cannot discuss illegal employment, economic reform, and social stability without confronting the uncomfortable truth at the centre of it all: millions of young South Africans still have no credible pathway into work. This, according to Thembi Chagonda, Joint CEO of Global Business Solutions and a commissioner on the Employment Equity Commission representing business. She further adds...

The Public Servants Association has officially proposed a hybrid work from home model for South Africa's public sector. The union says rising fuel, food, electricity and medical aid costs are placing severe financial pressure on workers. It argues that flexible work arrangements, proven during the COVID-19 pandemic, can ease commuting costs while maintaining productivity. The PSA says hybrid work...

The much-talked-about human race is finally here. Runners from all walks of life have converged in Durban for South Africa's biggest ultramarathon. The 2026 Comrades Marathon will follow the traditional up-run route, which starts at Durban City Hall on Dr. Pixley Ka Seme (West) Street. The 86km marathon will finish at Hollywoodbets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to...

South Africans facing debt challenges are being cautioned about scammers impersonating legitimate debt counsellors. The National Credit Regulator says more than half of the country's 27 million credit active consumers have impaired credit records, making them vulnerable to fraud. Debt Busters Executive, Head Benay Sager says consumers should be cautions of unsolicited calls claiming to represent t...

South Africa's return to the FIFA World Cup after a 16-year absence ended in disappointment as Bafana Bafana went down 2-nil to co-hosts Mexico in the opening match at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Thursday. Julian Quinones put Mexico ahead early before Raul Jimenez sealed the victory with a second-half header. Hugo Broos' side struggled to impose themselves, creating few clear-cut opportun...

The South African Human Rights Commission has released a damning report on the Eastern Cape's Makana Municipality water and sanitation crisis, finding systemic governance failures and repeated service delivery breakdowns. The Commission says residents have endured prolonged water outages, sewage spills and infrastructure decay despite years of interventions. It now recommends that the Eastern Cape...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed papers in the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town seeking to interdict the commencement of the impeachment process pending the determination of his review against the section 89 independent panel report. Ramaphosa - in May - launched a review into the report which found that he MAY have a case to answer regarding the February 2020 robbery of foreign currency at h...

The Parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee is calling on South Africans to step forward and have their say on possible changes to the country's Constitution through its annual review process. Committee Chairpersons, Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach and Mr Mtikeni Patrick Sibande, say the process is designed to test whether citizens believe any amendments are necessary, and to strengthen public...

Democratic Alliance Chief Whip Glynnis Breytenbach says the impeachment process will continue unless a court grants urgent relief to stop Parliament’s work. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa filed papers in the Western Cape High Court seeking to interdict the process pending his review of the Section 89 panel report. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Democratic Alliance Chief Whip Glynnis Breytenbac...

Free State Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thabang Lesia has condemned the incident in Hennenman involving a 47-year-old SAPS Rural Safety Coordinator who is alleged to have shot five people, killing three and injuring two, before taking his own life. Brigadier Thandi Mbambo Provincial Head: Free State Corporate Communication. 

Three men have been shot and killed in Philippi East on the Cape Flats. Police say three unknown attackers approached the victims at a fruit and vegetable stall outside a house in Lower Crossroads on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the men died from multiple gunshot wounds. The motive remains under investigation, with Serious and Violent Crime Detectives assigned.

Gauteng police have instituted disciplinary action against a police officer seen in a viral video allegedly returning money linked to a bribery incident, with authorities confirming the officer has been identified and placed under investigation as a departmental probe continues to establish the full circumstances. Meanwhile, SAPS management has this week dismissed suspended head of organised crime...

This week Section 27 released a new report titled "Protecting the Future Today: The Need for an Efficient National Child Protection Register to Curb Violence Against Children".  The report reveals serious shortcomings in the implementation of the National Child Protection Register and that more than 15 years after its adoption, the NCPR is severely underutilised. In March 2025, only 49 000 ed...

Search operations are expected to resume this morning at the Coerney River in Addo in the Eastern Cape after two bodies were recovered yesterday and one person remains missing. Authorities say the search may extend into tomorrow if the missing person is not found today. Police say five people were travelling in a Toyota Hilux bakkie when it was swept off while attempting to cross the river. Three...

Property is one of the most significant financial investments most South Africans will ever make, yet it is increasingly becoming a target for criminal activity. This is according to Grant Smee, Chief Executive Officer of Only Realty Property Group. He says rising market activity, combined with advanced deception methods, is driving an uptick in property scams. Today we look at the common types of...

Angry residents of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are angry over being denied access to the body of their loved ones during burials. They have attacked a tam of healthcare workers in the town of Kotana in the South Kivu province as they attempted to carry out a safe burial of an Ebola victim. Many communities in the DRC observe traditional funeral rites that involve touching the deceased...

Over 2500 residents have been displaced following the heavy rains in the Nelson Mandela Bay region in the Eastern Cape this week.  The municipality says at least 21 wards have been affected, with 141 incidents recorded since the South African Weather Service issued an Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rainfall. While no fatalities or injuries have been reported, dozens of homes have been...

Widely regarded as one of the most progressive in the world, the Constitution of South Africa stands as the cornerstone of the country's democracy. Forged in the spirit of 1994, it drew on the collective wisdom of elected representatives determined to break decisively from apartheid—a system that oppressed the black majority. Its mission was clear: to enshrine and protect the rights of all w...

Ramaphosa launched the rollout of Lenacapavir in Mpumalanga yesterday. Lenacapavir is a new injectable prevention drug for HIV. Speaking at the launch Ramaphosa said the launch of Lenacapavir marks a turning point in South Africa's fight against HIV. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will study the second interim report he has received from the Madlanga Commission. This as the commission commences with its third and final leg of its proceedings tomorrow. For our Sunday discussion, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SABc reporter Sibahle Motha , the spokesperson of the Madlanga Commission, Jeremy Michaels and Andy Mashaile, security expert and former SA In...

Did you know that the 29th of April is Global Noise Awareness Day? In a world where we are surrounded by noise daily, we may even forget or omit to pause and realise this. Think traffic, shopping centres, restaurants, sports matches and music concerts, but is all this noise normal? It doesn't seem so. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Erica du Toit who manages the Hearing Loss Matters programme within the Na...

: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Madlanga Commission serves as a necessary cleansing process for the country and the criminal justice system in particular. He was speaking to the SABC News on the side-lines of the launch of the Gauteng ANC voter registration campaign at Riversideview in Diepsloot, North of Johannesburg on Saturday. Ramaphosa received the commission's second interim report on F...

South Africa cannot carry Africa's migration burden alone.  This is according to Tshepo Matseba , Managing Director of Reputation 1st Group, a South African advisory firm specialising in reputation management, strategic communication and public policy engagement.  He says South Africans are living with real and visible pressures, many of which are intensified by porous borders and weak i...