2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (226+ words) Compiled by Dylan Bettencourt South African sport has been hit by another leadership controversy after Sascoc president Barry Hendricks was suspended with immediate effect. The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee announced the temporary suspension on Wednesday while an internal…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (344+ words) Advocate Sandile Khumalo, a commissioner at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, has been caught in a frightening campaign of threats and intimidation, alongside Advocates for Transformation national chairperson Advocate Myron Dewrance SC. And the threats are getting worse. Advocates for…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (200+ words) Compiled by Anita Dangazele A Johannesburg Metro Police Department officer allegedly took more than R1.5 million in cash bribes in a single day, according to information revealed in Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s written reply to Parliament. The figure emerged in response…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (614+ words) AKA’s frantic call before Anele’s fatal fall Kiernan “AKA” Forbes made a frantic call to hotel staff moments before his fiancée, Anele Tembe, fell to her death from a Cape Town hotel, an inquest has heard. A Pepperclub Hotel employee…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (316+ words) Xolani Maseko takes six taxis a day to get to work and back. He earns R8,000 a month at a call centre in Rosebank, and R2,760 goes on transport. He lives in Tsakane and wakes at 4.30am to beat the traffic before his…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (319+ words) King Misuzulu kaZwelithini used this year’s Reed Dance to strongly condemn critics of the ceremony, calling them criminals and warning that anyone who interferes with the maidens will face corporal punishment. Speaking to maidens at the annual Reed Dance, held…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (210+ words) Hluhluwe: Communities in the rural villages of kwaHluhluwe, under uMkhanyakude, who have gone without proper roads since the apartheid era, finally saw their prayers answered after contractors were appointed to build a road connecting seven villages. Phikisiwe Gumede, from eNyathini…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (619+ words) Mapisa-Nqakula could walk free: Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will learn on Monday whether she walks free without having to call a witness. The Pretoria High Court is expected to rule on her application to be discharged. Mapisa-Nqakula faces…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (220+ words) More than half of the people living in South Africa’s rural towns earn less than R3,500 a month, according to a new report from the Competition Commission. The report also shows that shops and businesses in these areas work against local…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (823+ words) • King Misuzulu kaZwelithini says he considered sending Zulu regiments to disrupt a regional leaders’ summit in Durban after being left off the guest list. • King Misuzulu says traditional leaders cannot be ignored when politicians discuss minerals, development and other matters…...