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On Monday, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa met with South African editors and journalists ahead of the 4 November elections. In his address, the president argued that democracy is strengthened when citizens are informed and actively participate, not just at the ballot box but in their communities every day.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africa’s media to intensify scrutiny of political candidates and their service delivery records as the country prepares for local government elections on 4 November, while acknowledging significant failures in municipal governance.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africa’s media to intensify scrutiny of political candidates and their service delivery records as the country prepares for local government elections on 4 November, while acknowledging significant failures in municipal governance.

Experts at a conference on evidence-based policing linked South African policing woes to political interference since the Jackie Selebi era, urging reform ahead of key events.

Experts at a conference on evidence-based policing linked South African policing woes to political interference since the Jackie Selebi era, urging reform ahead of key events.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the future of South Africa is being shaped not only in universities, factories and boardrooms, but also in the classrooms and playrooms of early learning centres.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the future of South Africa is being shaped not only in universities, factories and boardrooms, but also in the classrooms and playrooms of early learning centres.

Building a professional police identity based on a strong ethical commitment is as important as discipline and accountability, writes David Bruce in ISS Today.

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement should use the current revenue outperformance to strengthen the public finances rather than create room for unfunded spending commitments, writes Lerato Ntuli of Anchor.

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement should use the current revenue outperformance to strengthen the public finances rather than create room for unfunded spending commitments, writes Lerato Ntuli of Anchor.

A drone strike near a market in southern Sudan killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching trucks home, a medical source and a witness told AFP on 19 October.

A ballistics expert says two cartridges found at the scene where rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane were murdered match the gun found in Siyanda Eddie Myeza’s possession when he was arrested just over two months later.

A ballistics expert says two cartridges found at the scene where rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane were murdered match the gun found in Siyanda Eddie Myeza’s possession when he was arrested just over two months later.

Former president Thabo Mbeki has dismissed claims that his presidency had “secret meetings” with apartheid-era military generals in order to protect them against prosecution.

Former president Thabo Mbeki has dismissed claims that his presidency had “secret meetings” with apartheid-era military generals in order to protect them against prosecution.

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement will confirm one of reform’s biggest successes after more than a decade of fiscal decline. But growth is the missing ingredient, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.

For over a decade, Lasizwe Dambuza has used content creation as an avenue into the entertainment industry, and he is finally receiving his flowers.

One year after a stunning break-in at the Louvre Museum, the four main suspects are in jail awaiting trial, but police appear to have run out of leads to locate the stolen crown jewels.

Three Ethiopian nationals accused of breaking a South African man’s legs in an alleged attack that police say sparked violent unrest in Durban’s CBD will remain behind bars, with the State opposing their release on bail.

Three Ethiopian nationals accused of breaking a South African man’s legs in an alleged attack that police say sparked violent unrest in Durban’s CBD will remain behind bars, with the State opposing their release on bail.