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Rhodes University says its executive leadership is focused on today's graduation ceremony, while work continues on issues raised by the SRC. This follows a reported confrontation between police and protesting students in Makhanda this morning. Police allegedly opened fire, with reports of rubber bullets being used and students arrested. The university says students' concerns have not been dismisse...

The body of a suspected illegal miner has been found near the N4 Schoemanskloof toll-road at Mashobote in Mpumalanga on Thursday. It is the second body to be found, after another man's body was recovered on Wednesday. The two bodies have multiple gunshot wounds following sporadic shootouts between rival gangs of illegal miners in the area. The battle between the rival groups of illegal miners has...

The "365 Days to Go" countdown to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 has kicked off at the Waterfront in Cape Town. The event unveiled the full tournament schedule revealing the matches, venues and journey that will take 14 teams through 57 matches across 12 venues in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. It has also marked the opening of the official ticket ballot, giving cricket fans worldwide t...

South Africa has recorded a decrease in road fatalities so far this year, but motorists are being urged to do more to keep roads safe. The call comes as government launches the 2026 October Transport Month campaign at the UNISA School of Business Leadership in Midrand today. The campaign brings together national and provincial transport leaders and the CEOs of major transport entities, with the fo...

Women in Kokstad in the south of KwaZulu-Natal are saying their fear for their own safety and that of their children has increased in the past two weeks. This is after the discovery of a body under a car in the Shayamoya township last weekend. People believe it's the body of a woman who has been reported missing in August. Previously two 7-year old children went missing in separate incidents and t...

The Economic Freedom fighters say the National Assembly must hold President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable for allegedly failing to respond to a letter that was allegedly sent to him by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence, Imtiaz Fazel. The letter sought to get permission from the President to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee but Fazel alleges that the letter was never responded to by the P...

The Gauteng Legislatures' Portfolio Committee on e‑Government and Research & Development has expressed alarm after reports revealed that the e‑Panic Button App, a tool residents rely on in moments of danger, exposed their most sensitive personal information. University computer science students discovered the flaws while analysing the app's code last week. For more on this Bongiwe Zwane spoke...

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber says production of the green ID book will end on 31 March 2027, with a 12-month transition period for South Africans to migrate to Smart IDs. After 31 March 2028, green ID books will no longer be recognised. 

An investigation by the Public Protector has found that former city manager Dr Imogen Mashazi committed improper conduct in the appointment of a Divisional Head in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department. The finding relates to the appointment of Ndumiso Gcwabe as Divisional Head for Security and loss control — a post that required an NQF level seven qualification. The Public Protector also f...

Oxfam South Africa says the country's wealth gap remains extreme. Its new report finds that the richest one percent held nearly 55 percent of South Africa's wealth in 2024. It says the country's richest billionaire owns more wealth than the poorest 70 percent combined. Oxfam also says the bottom half of South Africans have negative wealth, meaning their debts exceed their assets. The organisation...

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance South Africa (SAAPA SA) is calling for stronger action on alcohol-related harm, including tougher controls on pricing, advertising, availability and enforcement. SAAPA SA is hosting a National Alcohol Summit, amid concern over alcohol's contribution to road deaths, violence, injury and pressure on health services, as well as harmful drinking among young...

The bail hearing of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya continues at the Randburg Magistrates' Court. Sibiya faces charges including rape and sexual grooming. His legal team says he is now facing an additional charge relating to the alleged storage of a firearm found when he was arrested. The defence argues the charge should have been included with the...

Eskom has extended its waiver on registration-related charges for eligible customer-owned solar systems of up to 50 kilovolt-amperes connected directly to its distribution network. The waiver, which was due to end yesterday, will now remain in place until further notice. Eskom says the registration requirement itself remains. The power utility spokesperson Daphne Mokoena explains 

Zimbabwean tenderpreneur Lawrence Mudzinganyama has been granted bail of 15-thousand rand by the Randburg Magistrate. Mudzinganyama was arrested and released on a warning following a viral video that showed him threatening women inside an upmarket restaurant restroom in Sandton. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SABC news reporter Calvin Dludla Gender-Based Violence and Femicide activist Andile Gaelesiwe&nbs...

Proteas skipper, Temba Bavuma hailed a productive and winning One Day International series against Australia, despite losing in the third ODI in Potchefstroom last night...The Proteas won the series 2-1 and now must refocus their efforts ahead of the Test series which begins on October the ninth. Simon Burke has more...

The race to develop artificial intelligence or AI is intensifying a global debate over who should control and how to protect humanity from its risks. U.S. President Donald Trump has backed a voluntary safety accord with leading technology companies after a White House meeting, stressing industry self-regulation and American leadership. But that flies in the face of calls from others, including the...

More than 17-thousand candidates will contest the upcoming local government election in Limpopo. The IEC says 126 political parties and 106 independent candidates will compete. Twenty political parties that are contesting in all municipalities signed the Electoral Code of Conduct in Polokwane. The IEC says the high number of political parties and independent candidates reflects the level of intere...

Many people in Giyani and surrounding areas in Limpopo say they still face what they call chronic water shortages. Villages such as Siyandhani, Bode and Makhuva, have seen very little to no water for many years. Stalled and delayed water projects in the area have been blamed for severe water challenges. Vutivi Maluleke has more...

The Hessequa Municipality in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape has unveiled a 210-million rand solar power plant at Riversdale. This is set to reduce its reliance on Eskom and keep electricity costs down for consumers. The ten-megawatt solar field allows excess power generated during the day to be stored and used when demand and electricity costs rise. The project is being hailed as a mi...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is pushing for further changes to the country's electoral laws, months after amendments extended his current term by two years. Addressing Parliament, Mnangagwa called for changes to the Electoral Act and Constitutional Court Act. The amendments have moved Zimbabwe's next election to 2030 -- but also triggered legal challenges over the extension of the curre...

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, says government is creating multiple pathways for young people to enter the economy. She says the Youth Employment Services programme placed more than five-thousand young people into workplace experience opportunities during the first quarter. Mhlauli says the National Youth Service recruited nearly three-thousand young people, while the NYDA pro...

Mpumalanga businessman and taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni is back on the witness stand at the Madlanga Commission. Sibanyoni says he was not aware of the scale of incidents in which Putco buses were allegedly blocked by taxis in KwaNdebele between October 2024 and January 2025. The commission heard that Putco had reported more than 350 such incidents, with buses allegedly forced to turn around...

Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni has rejected suggestions that a series of events involving Putco were part of a coordinated process to pressure the company to sell its fleet to Taxi Choice. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Sibanyoni was questioned about meetings with members of the local community in 2023 and his comments about fighting for a 30% stake in Putco. He was also...

Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni is continuing his testimony at the Madlanga Commission. Sibanyoni has told the Commission that he was in discussions with Putco to purchase 15 old buses. He says the buses were intended to be donated to the community through his foundation, mainly to assist with transporting mourners to funerals. The evidence comes as the Commission exami...

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande says South Africa needs to strengthen domestic funding for research to reduce its vulnerability to changes in foreign funding priorities. Nzimande was speaking in Pretoria while releasing a report of the Ministerial Working Group on Science, Technology and Innovation funding for public comment. The report follows the withdrawal of U.S. fed...