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THE MUSICAL LIVES ON: Sarafina! returns home to Soweto with more fire and rebellion

Bongani Nicholas Ngomane|Updated

Experience the revival of Sarafina! at the Gibson Kente Theatre, celebrating 50 years since the Soweto Uprising. Discover how this iconic musical resonates with today's political landscape.

Gauteng health department issues urgent warning on unregulated injectable substances

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

The Gauteng Department of Health has issued an urgent warning over unregulated injectable substances used for body enhancement and sexual performance after two people ...

Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel reveals police interference in drug bust investigation | Madlanga Commission

Rapula Moatshe|Published

Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel Nkoana Sebola testified about alleged police interference during a significant cocaine bust in Aeroton, raising concerns over the integrity ...

How Correctional Services was charged R726 for cooking oil with market price of just R29

The Star Reporter|Published

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services has revealed massive price inflation in a controversial food supply contract, including gravy powder billed ...

Tributes pour in for pioneering South African artist Maria McCloy

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

Artist, DJ and multi-disciplinary creative Maria McCloy has died at the age of 50 after suffering heart failure at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. The Gauteng ...

BREAKING | Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe sacked, Ramaphosa bows to DA pressure

Kamogelo Moichela|Updated

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has been appointed acting Minister of Social Development until a permanent ...

Parliament’s Ethics Committee finds Minister Dean Macpherson guilty of discriminatory remarks

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

Parliament’s Ethics Committee has found Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson guilty of breaching the Code of Ethical Conduct after referring ...

Young South Africans are less likely to get jobs

Nicola Mawson|Published

For every young South African with a job, roughly 2.7 were unemployed or outside the labour force in early 2026, Statistics South Africa says.

Who will be on Parliament's 31-member panel to reassess Phala Phala report

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Updated

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza on Wednesday determined the composition of the 31-member committee in line with the Constitutional Court judgment.

Edwin Sodi, business partner ordered to pay back R40m over failed prison project

Loyiso Sidimba|Updated

Businessman Edwin Sodi and his business partner Jeophrey Ramahlaleroa face a court order to pay nearly R40 million to Hollard Insurance following a failed prison ...

Ghana to repatriate 300 citizens after anti-migrant attacks in South Africa

AFP|Updated

The decision comes after a series of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa, as well as claims of assaults and intimidation against other African nationals.

Xi warns Trump that Taiwan issue could lead to 'conflict' as US-China summit begins

AFP|Updated

Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump that mishandling Taiwan could spark conflict as high-stakes US-China talks began in Beijing.

Court orders RAF to revive hundreds of thousand of rejected claims

Zelda Venter|Updated

The Road Accident Fund is set to implement a campaign to assist claimants whose claims were rejected due to new requirements, following a Supreme Court ruling that ...

Madlanga Commission | SAPS officer Steve Phakula admits to lying about cocaine seizure testimony

Rapula Moatshe|Updated

SAPS officer Warrant Officer Steve Phakula admits to lying during his testimony at the Madlanga Commission, revealing contradictions about the handling of a significant ...

Azerbaijan Declares 2026 the 'Year of Urban Planning and Architecture' ahead of WUF13

Staff Reporter|Published

Azerbaijan declares 2026 the Year of Urban Planning and Architecture, setting the stage for sustainable development and the World Urban Forum. How will this initiative ...

‘We are speaking about corruption’: ANC councillors demand SIU probe in Emfuleni

Masabata Mkwananzi|Updated

A group of ANC councillors in Emfuleni have broken ranks with their party, warning that collapsing infrastructure, sewer spillages, waste backlogs and alleged corruption ...

Lamola in India for BRICS meeting of foreign ministers amid global tensions

Theolin Tembo|Updated

South Africa's Minister of International Relations, Ronald Lamola, joins BRICS counterparts in New Delhi to discuss pressing global issues under the theme of resilience ...

Court reveals Fadiel Adams’ troubling history as NCC leader faces bail hearing

Thobeka Ngema|Updated

Fadiel Adams, leader of the National Coloured Congress, confronts serious allegations in a Pinetown Magistrate’s Court bail hearing, revealing a troubling history ...

Civil society says whistleblower protection laws 'need more teeth'

Siyabonga Sithole|Updated

Civil society organisations are calling for an extension to the consultation period over the recently gazetted Protected Disclosures Bill, 2026.

Inside Jake Rosmarin's 42-day quarantine: Travel influencer shares journey through hantavirus isolation

Xolile Mtembu|Updated

Travel influencer Jake Rosmarin offers an intimate look into his 42-day quarantine at the US' National Quarantine Unit, sharing daily vlogs.