49+ min ago  (555+ words) The imposition of a custodial sentence, despite the defence presenting a compelling and substantiated case for a non-custodial sanction, is, with respect, not only disproportionate but difficult to reconcile with established legal principles. This sentencing hearing stems from a flawed…...

15+ hour, 32+ min ago  (432+ words) Durban snake catcher, Nick Evans, has unpacked the real story behind the python spotted swimming at sea. Last week, a video went viral on social media showing a snake swimming out at sea. Taking to social media, Evans explained that…...

16+ hour, 11+ min ago  (991+ words) The second instalment of the Undisputed MMA Championship did not feel like something new, but rather a continuation of an event beginning to organise itself under repetition, expectation, and pressure. The hall at Oakland High School carried a different kind…...

13+ hour, 23+ min ago  (760+ words) Trade unions have sounded the alarm over rising fuel costs, warning that government's extended levy relief will not be enough to shield workers and the economy from a looming price shock driven by global oil market turmoil. While National Treasury…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago  (660+ words) Calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty in South Africa grew louder following the brutal murder of the Monswamy family on the Kwa Zulu-Natal north coast. However, legal experts say bringing it back would be extremely difficult under the…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago  (313+ words) A courtroom at the Kwa Dukuza Magistrate's Court is filled with relatives and friends of seven family members whose alleged killers are expected to appear on Tuesday morning. Grieving relatives have appealed for privacy as they await the appearance of…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (454+ words) Amid rising global trade uncertainties and shifting supply chains, a major policy is drawing growing attention across South Africa's business and industrial sectors: China's decision to grant 100% tariff-free treatment on products from 53 African countries, effective May 1, 2026. This move goes beyond…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (612+ words) Open AI's recent suggestion'that companies could move to a four-day work week, while paying employees for five, has predictably sparked global excitement.' On the surface, it feels like a progressive recalibration of work in the age of artificial intelligence. But…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (746+ words) As the cold and wet weather has hit Cape Town over the weekend again, Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) have had their hands full having to come to the aid of two hikers near Devil's Peak." WSAR teams were called…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (374+ words) Neither a South African court nor the Community Scheme Ombud Service (CSOS) adjudicator has yet issued a reported ruling on an electric vehicle charging dispute in a body corporate or homeowners" association " but that silence won"t last. That is…...