5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (555+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked the Western Cape High Court to stop Parliament from commencing public hearings in its Section 89 impeachment process until the court rules on his application to review the independent panel’s report that found sufficient evidence to…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (587+ words) Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has dismissed claims that South Africa is becoming diplomatically isolated following recent anti-illegal immigration protests, accusing some African countries, particularly Ghana and, to a lesser extent, Nigeria, of spreading misinformation while insisting that South Africa remains…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (713+ words) The Madlanga Commission is seeking subpoenas for four months of medical and hospital records for North West businessman Suliman Carrim after whistleblowers alleged he was seen shopping and dining in Cape Town. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson told the commission…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (393+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Police have appointed a multidisciplinary team of detectives and crime intelligence officers to investigate the murder of March and March Gauteng leader Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa. Somgaxa was shot in the driveway of his home in Greenfield,…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (635+ words) Africa must stop exporting raw materials and buying back expensive finished products if it is to create jobs, retain wealth and secure greater economic sovereignty, Deputy President Paul Mashatile said on Tuesday. Delivering a virtual keynote address at the 13th Manufacturing…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (375+ words) The government has placed manufacturing at the centre of its economic recovery strategy, saying rebuilding South Africa’s industrial base is key to creating jobs, attracting investment and strengthening the country’s competitiveness in regional and global markets. Speaking at the opening…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (451+ words) Former police minister Bheki Cele has defended his initial refusal to approve state funding for the legal fees of former apartheid-era Security Branch officers, telling the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry that his decision was shaped by his personal experiences under…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (560+ words) South Africa has deported or repatriated more than 53,000 African immigrants in the space of a month in a crackdown by authorities that has coincided with a series of sometimes violent protests against illegal migration. More than 80% of the immigrants sent…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (468+ words) King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has dismissed Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as traditional prime minister of the Zulu monarch and nation for the second time, replacing him with Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza. The decision was announced by the King’s Office on Tuesday morning, less…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (207+ words) British actor Micheal Ward was acquitted Friday of rape and other charges in a London court on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the back of a friend’s Mercedes in 2023. Ward, 28, who starred in the Netflix crime drama “Top…...