Brown Mogotsi back in court for a bail application
North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi appears before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, 18 May 2026. Alleged…
Constitution produced political culture that is robust: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks in the National Assembly. As the nation marks 30 years since the adoption of the Constitution, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the document has produced a political culture that is robust, participatory, continuously evolving and firmly anchored in democratic values. Sharing sentiments in his letter on Monday, Ramaphosa says South Africans are…
EFF calls for forensic investigation into Xolile George salary
Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has written to National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, to request a forensic investigation into the salary package structure of the Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George. The debate was once again raised in the Financial Management Committee of Parliament. On record, the position of the Secretary…
Motsepe welcomes Morocco Royal Pardon to Senegalese supporters
Patrice-Motsepe The president of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, has expressed his gratitude to Morocco’s King Mohammed the Sixth for granting Royal Pardon to the Senegalese supporters convicted of offences during the final Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Rabat earlier this year. Motsepe described the pardon by the King as an uplifting…
Moody’s upgrades SA’s economic outlook to positive
A general view of densely packed residential housing in Alexandra township in the foreground and the Sandton central business district, Johannesburg’s financial district widely referred to as the “richest square mile in Africa” in the background, in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 21, 2026. Rating agency Moody’s has upgraded South Africa’s economic outlook from stable to…
Orlando Pirates crowned Betway Premiership champions
Back on top! Orlando Pirates end 14-year wait for Betway Premiership glory Orlando Pirates are the 2025/26 Betway Premiership champions. Pirates beat Orbit College two-nil at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga to win their first league title in fourteen years. The Buccaneers finished the season with 69 points, ahead of defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns by two…
Gold Fields South Deep Mine wage offer rejected
Visitors hold a rough gold bar inside a processing room at a gold mine. Wage talks at Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine near Westonaria on Gauteng’s far West Rand have deadlocked after labour unions, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and United Association of South Africa (UASA) rejected the company’s latest salary offer. The unions…
Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley officially up for sale
Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley, where five mineworkers died in a mudslide in February, is officially up for sale. Local and international investors are invited to submit offers in an effort to save the mine and resume operations. The mine applied for provisional liquidation in late February, stopping…
Brown Mogotsi back in court for a bail application
North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi appears before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, 18 May 2026. Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi is expected to apply for bail at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning. Mogotsi faces charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharging a firearm in a built-up area, defeating the ends of…
Grandparents of missing Limpopo toddler to apply for bail
Omphile Sithole’s grandparents Vinolia Mabuela and Jacob Ledwaba appearing in the Mahwelereng Magistrate Court, 18 May 2026. The grandparents of missing two-year-old Omphile Sithole are expected to apply for bail on Monday at the Mahwelereng Magistrate’s Court in Mokopane, Limpopo. The accused, Vinolia Mabuela and Jacob Ledwaba, who are Omphile’s paternal grandparents, are facing a…
Mahikeng community demands justice for Molosankwe’s murder
Thato Senganga Molosankwe Concerned residents in Mahikeng in North West embarked on a peaceful march in the town’s central business district, demanding justice following the brutal murder of social activist Thato Molosankwe. Molosankwe was shot multiple times and killed at his home and business property in Lomanyaneng last week. March Organiser Tumo Mmolawa says they…
