File Image: A voter submits their ballot paper into the ballot box. South Africa is facing its most challenging pre-election climate in three decades ahead of the 2026 local government elections. This is according to the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) latest Voter Participation Survey. The study tracks public attitudes to democracy across the country….
SAPS Breede River K9 Unit confiscated a significant consignment of crystal meth in Worcester on March 24, 2026. Drugs with an estimated street value of R5.6 million has been seized and a 59-year-old man arrested after the police intercepted a truck on the N1 near Worcester in the Western Cape. Police say members of the…
SABC’s Henley entrance, in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has released audience performance data for its current affairs show, Face the Nation. This is after the SABC terminated the show due to low viewership. The SABC says in a statement, “The programme’s average audience rating reflects a material and sustained…
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester appears before the Johannesburg High Court on 24 March 2026. The High Court in Johannesburg has reserved judgment in the application by convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, to be re-classified as a remanded detainee. Bester has called on the court to grant his urgent application challenging the charge…
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile speaking during the National World TB Day commemoration event Deputy President Paul Mashatile says there has been a steady decline in the number of people contracting Tuberculosis (TB) annually, compared with the 2015 baseline. He was speaking during the National World TB Day commemoration event at Caledon, in the Overberg district…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Livestream| Senzo Meyiwa murder trial:
Shopping cart loaded with grocery. Consumer sentiment in South Africa is showing signs of recovery, thanks to lower interest rates, soaring stock prices and a firmer rand. The latest FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) extended its gains to reach negative 7 in the first quarter of the year, up from negative nine previously. This marks…
Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear in the Alexandra Regional Court, Johannesburg on March 24, 2026. The case of Bellarmine Mugabe, son of late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze has been postponed to April 17 in Alexandra Regional Court, Johannesburg for further investigations. They are accused of shooting a 23-year-old…
Police in Gauteng are appealing to the public for assistance in locating two suspects linked to the fatal shooting of a lawyer in the Johannesburg CBD. Chinette Gallichan, a 35-year-old lawyer at Sibanye-Stillwater, was shot and killed outside the CCMA offices at the intersection of Fox and Joubert Streets on Monday. Gallichan was allegedly followed…
Students line up outside a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Non-profit organisation Youth Capital is calling for stronger intervention to address systemic challenges affecting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. The organisation says ongoing issues such as underfunding, limited capacity, delayed student allowances and inadequate accommodation are undermining students’ dignity and…
