Countries Eswatini to hold parliamentary elections in September Mbabane – Eswatini – the last absolute monarchy in Africa where political parties are banned and lawmakers are sidelined... Read more 6 May, 2023
Countries Thabo Bester escape: Friends remember Katlego Bereng Katlego Bereng’s mother Monica Matsie is comforted by her sister Mojabeng Ralilateng during a memorial service for Bereng in... Read more 5 May, 2023
Countries Corruption trial for Magashule set for April 2024 Cape Town – The corruption case against former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and 18 others has reportedly been postponed... Read more 5 May, 2023
Business Baby animals join Mandela on environment-themed SA banknotes Johannesburg – Lion cubs, rhino calves and other baby animals joined Nelson Mandela on new ecology-themed banknotes unveiled by... Read more 5 May, 2023
Countries Thabo Bester escape: world spotlight on G4S The Department of Correctional Services has issued a notice to terminate G4S’s management of the Mangaung Correctional Centre, from... Read more 5 May, 2023
Business ANC to serve papers on De Ruyter in Germany – reports Cape Town – The Pretoria High Court has reportedly granted the ANC the right to serve papers in its... Read more 4 May, 2023
Countries Ex-clerk gets 10 years for R2.6m Eskom fraud Cape Town – A former admin clerk at Eskom has been handed a 10-year prison sentence for defrauding the... Read more 4 May, 2023
Business 47% of South Africans rely on social grants – study reveals how they use them to generate more income Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg South Africa has one of the world’s most expansive social grant system: 47% of... Read more 4 May, 2023
Countries Thabo Bester escape: state says prison CCTV technician was offered R2.5m bribe From left: Senohe Matsoara, Teboho Lipholo, Nandipha Magudumana, Motenyani Masukela, Tieho Makhotsa, and Nastassja Jansen. Photo: Becker Semela. By... Read more 4 May, 2023
Countries Zambia police raid ex-president’s house Lusaka – Dozens of heavily armed police officers on Wednesday raided the residence of Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu... Read more 4 May, 2023