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South Africa faces significant challenges with failing municipalities. Unlike the well-established system of appointing curators for failing banks, municipal interventions are hampered by complex legal frameworks and political constraints, often leading to ineffective outcomes, argues Roy Havemann.

The long-awaited trial of 62 people accused of instigating the July 2021 unrest has been delayed after several accused were left without legal representation, forcing the court to postpone proceedings while Legal Aid applications are considered.

The long-awaited trial of 62 people accused of instigating the July 2021 unrest has been delayed after several accused were left without legal representation, forcing the court to postpone proceedings while Legal Aid applications are considered.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, passionately defended the close to R31-million his department spent at their 2026 FIFA World Cup jamboree.

He sucks a dummy and wears a jersey down to his knees, but this tot captured hearts across the globe

Israeli settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said, as an AFP journalist saw the structure’s entrance scorched and Hebrew graffiti sprayed on its walls.

An Eastern Cape woman who slept on the streets of Tokyo, Japan, after she was allegedly assaulted by the wife of then-ambassador to Japan Smuts Ngonyama, has welcomed the reinstatement of charges against Nokwazi Ngonyama, albeit with reservations.

More than a decade after making the daring escape that exposed one of South Africa’s most shocking child abuse cases, the son who fled the Springs “house of horrors” in 2014 to seek help for his siblings is now asking for help himself.

More than a decade after making the daring escape that exposed one of South Africa’s most shocking child abuse cases, the son who fled the Springs “house of horrors” in 2014 to seek help for his siblings is now asking for help himself.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that where municipalities or officials fail to comply with environmental and water services legislation, the government will use the enforcement mechanisms available to it, including directives, criminal proceedings and, where the law permits, personal liability.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that where municipalities or officials fail to comply with environmental and water services legislation, the government will use the enforcement mechanisms available to it, including directives, criminal proceedings and, where the law permits, personal liability.

Renewed conflict in the Middle East has caused a swing in the diesel price expectation for August, as has been feared.

A year-long pause should end in stronger political backing, renewed legitimacy and broader ownership of transitional justice, writes Tadesse Simie Metekia in ISS Today.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is yet to approve the Private Security Sector Provident Fund’s (PSSPF) contentious pick for principal officer amid pushback from employer associations and private security sector unions.

Confusion surrounded the anticipated arrest of Crime Intelligence senior investigator Colonel Ismail Dawood on Monday after he arrived at the Sandton police station to hand himself over, only for the process to be delayed.

Confusion surrounded the anticipated arrest of Crime Intelligence senior investigator Colonel Ismail Dawood on Monday after he arrived at the Sandton police station to hand himself over, only for the process to be delayed.

The company behind the controversial R135 million bid for Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre has challenged Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis over the suggestion that it lacks the financial means to complete the purchase and says it has still received no official communication that the sale has collapsed.

The company behind the controversial R135 million bid for Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre has challenged Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis over the suggestion that it lacks the financial means to complete the purchase and says it has still received no official communication that the sale has collapsed.

Thousands of Israelis, including settlers and right-wing activists, marched toward the border with Gaza, calling on the government to re-establish Israeli settlements in the war-shattered Palestinian territory, an AFP journalist reported.

Herman Mostert highlights five talking points after South Africa’s 43-0 win over Wales at Kings Park.