Voter registration set for June 20 and 21: IEC
The Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo addresses a media briefing in Centurion,…
Prolonged Middle East war going to drive up inflation: Analyst
A woman uses a trolley as she shops at a Pick n Pay store at Maponya mall in Soweto, South Africa. Oil prices surged by 30% on Monday morning over renewed fears of a supply shortage from the Middle East as the US-Israeli war against Iran enters a second week. The price of crude oil…
Russell and Mercedes dominate Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes’ George Russell celebrates on the podium after winning the Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes driver George Russell struck the first blow in the Formula One championship as he claimed an emphatic victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli and crushed an early challenge from Ferrari on Sunday. Having dominated qualifying,…
Oil output, exports knocked by Iran conflict as prices surge
Fuel pump nozzles at a Q8 gas station Saudi Arabia has begun oil output cuts, sources said on Monday, becoming the latest Gulf producer impacted by the US and Israeli war on Iran which has halted ship traffic in the region and sent oil prices up nearly 30% to $119 a barrel on Monday. Adding…
Voter registration set for June 20 and 21: IEC
The Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo addresses a media briefing in Centurion, Pretoria on March 10, 2026. The Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, has announced that voter registration for this year’s Local Government Elections (LGE) has been set for June 20 and 21. He announced this at a media…
Weekend fires in Cape Peninsula leaves 700 people destitute
Fire truck. Two informal settlement fires this weekend in the Cape Peninsula have left about 700 people destitute. The homes of about 500 residents at Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay and 200 at Masiphumelele in Fish Hoek were razed in the fires. Masiphumelele resident Philisa Mchithwa, elaborates on their plight: “My problem with these fires…
Commission adjourns after Madlanga, Carrim’s lawyer heated exchange
Suliman Carrim appearing before the Madlanga Commission, 6 February 2026. There’s been a heated exchange between Chairperson of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s legal team. This was after Carrim’s legal team suggested that Justice Madlanga had prejudged the application that it was bringing forward. The lawyers…
Ramaphosa’s Khampepe move questioned by FHR
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in an affidavit before the High Court in Johannesburg, says he does not object to the court ordering the removal of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry Chair, Justice Sisi Khampepe. Ramaphosa is a respondent in the application for judicial review of Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself from…
Nkandla’s ward 7 residents feel neglected over poor service delivery
Mud hut house in Mangidini Village ,Nkandla in KZN As South Africa celebrates Human Rights Month, the country reflects on the progress made in establishing a democratic society. While the country and government have made significant efforts to improve and balance the living standards of people, especially in the post-apartheid era, residents of Mangidini Village,…
Death toll from last week’s Limpopo crash rises to eight
An overturned taxi seen after an accident in Seshego, Limpopo. The number of people who died in a multiple vehicle collision in Limpopo has risen to eight. Two more people have died in hospital. The multiple vehicle collision involving two minibus taxis and two other vehicles, happened on the D19 Matlala road outside Polokwane last…
Snr education official among those arrested for insurance murder case
The bail application of Rachel Kutumela, her sister and daughter at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on July 24, 2025. A senior education official is reported to be among the five people arrested in the case of former police sergeant Rachel Kutumela. One suspect was arrested in Sebokeng, Gauteng, on Monday. The rest, including…
