African Roots

A view of a Durban beach. The eThekwini Municipality says three of the four beaches which were closed due to pollution have now reopened. Battery Beach, eThekwini Beach and Country Club beach are once again open to the public. The City says it is still awaiting test results to determine whether Laguna Beach can safely…

Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute Cape Town police have arrested multiple suspects this week for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, including a teenager and several adults. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk confirmed that a 17-year-old was apprehended in Browns Farm, Philippi, after allegedly pointing a firearm at a member of the public. Van…

Police at the scene of the students protest at WSU’s Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on June 4, 2025. 2 minutes AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has questioned the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court’s decision in the Eastern Cape to grant bail to the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) residence manager, Manelis Mampane, who is accused…

1 minute The first accused in the Joshlin Smith trial has taken to the witness stand in the Western Cape High Court. LIVE STREAM: 

Traffic light not working The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane says it is escalating the City of Tshwane’s electricity crisis to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), as large parts of the city remain without stable power. DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says weeks-long outages, especially in the east of Pretoria, show…

SANDF soldiers. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has criticised government’s planned budget for the Defence Force Day parade, saying it should have been used to address challenges in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). R372 million has been set aside for the parade, which is scheduled to take place later next…

2 minutes The Information Regulator has filed an urgent application to halt the annual publishing of the Matric Results in newspapers. The case is expected to be heard on the 7th of January just days before the results of the Class of 2024 will be released. The information Regulator, earlier, issued an enforcement notice on…

Civil society activists hold placards as they demonstrate against the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody, in the city of Mombasa, Kenya June 17, 2025. The Kenyan government has ordered television and radio stations in the country not to broadcast the current protests which are ongoing in the capital, Nairobi. Protestors turned…

EFF Leader Julius Malema. The East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape is expected to hear closing arguments in the firearm discharge case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard, Adrian Snyman. Malema is accused of discharging a firearm during the party’s fifth anniversary celebrations held at Sisa Dukashe Stadium…