[GroundUp] NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases

[New South Institute] The testimony was dry, technical and utterly consequential. One after another, they approached the virtual podium, union leaders, policy architects, ethicists, and a lone ordinary citizen. Their audience was a panel of South Afr...

[Bhekisisa] Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu, is part of a social media campaign that's been pushing back on parts of the tobacco Bill that is in front of Parliament. He's just one of many influencers who say they are defending informal traders,...

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SCORE: B From surviving an internal plot inside the ANC to oust him at the party’s national general council (NGC), standing up to incecant attacks from United States bully Donald Trump and staying firm on Israel over its genocide in Gaza, President...

SCORE: D Deputy President Paulus Shipokosa Mashatile, the man tipped to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president in 2027 and possibly the next leader of South Africa, is a hard worker and a smart politician. Unfortunately, his career has al...

Agricultural exports and rural employment highlight Steenhuisen’s tenure, alongside ongoing disease and regulatory pressures

SCORE: B+ Finance minister Godongwana’s leadership this year faced its first test during the tabling of the national budget. For the first time, the budget had to be re-tabled over a dispute about a proposed VAT increase, initiated by parties in th...

SCORE: A When tensions between South Africa and the United States erupted over claims made in Washington about the killing of white farmers, Lamola stepped up. He was tasked with smoothing relations to ensure the two countries could continue to benef...

From Madlanga and Mkhwanazi, Trump and Twatterbaas to the Budget, Cat, the GNU, hitmen, cricket men, cricket women, and Miss South Africa, these are the stories that made headlines in 2025.

If the past couple of months have proven anything, it’s that food remains our most fluent and flexible universal language. If there was a unifying theme, it would be the chaos of making food stretch...

The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe weather across several parts of the country.

While thousands of tourists continue to flock to eThekwini for the holidays, four of its main beaches have been closed due to the detection of pollution in the water.

Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane has denounced “careerism”, saying that it’s harmful to the party, and criticising those seeking affiliation for personal gain.

From Madlanga and Mkhwanazi, Trump and Twatterbaas to the Budget, Cat, the GNU, hitmen, cricket men, cricket women, and Miss South Africa, these are the stories that made headlines in 2025.

If the past couple of months have proven anything, it’s that food remains our most fluent and flexible universal language. If there was a unifying theme, it would be the chaos of making food stretch...

The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe weather across several parts of the country.

While thousands of tourists continue to flock to eThekwini for the holidays, four of its main beaches have been closed due to the detection of pollution in the water.

Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane has denounced “careerism”, saying that it’s harmful to the party, and criticising those seeking affiliation for personal gain.

US President Donald Trump’s administration started detailing its plans on Monday for which services it will pause if the federal government shuts down this week, with the health department slated to furlough 41% of its workforce.

Crime intelligence boss Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo is set to continue his testimony before the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Tuesday at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria.

In a court bid to stop the payout of her late father's R44.7m pension, it was revealed that former deputy president David Mabuza's 24-year-old daughter's monthly living expenses amount to almost R40,000.

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi says harsher measures are needed to ensure corrupt officials can never return to government service.

US President Donald Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing on Monday for a US-sponsored peace proposal to end nearly two years of war in Gaza, but questions loomed over whether Hamas would accept the plan.