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Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia. (@Prof_Cachalia/X)

SA violent crime down, but still unacceptably high, Cachalia says

The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy,…

Public trust in the South African Police Service is at an all-time low, with just over a fifth of citizens having faith in the police since 2022
(File photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Trust in South African police at an all time low, report shows

The Human Sciences Research Council report was released a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he had placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence amid…

US President Donald Trump (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump to snub November G20 summit in SA, again citing so-called persecution of whites

The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all…

Ebrahim Rasool.

South Africa’s presidency confirms ‘regrettable’ expulsion of ambassador to US Ebrahim Rasool

The move, which marks a further deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was announced by US secretary of state Marco Rubio in a post on X late on Friday

Challenged: IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa

IFP will take to the streets to defend Ithala, says Hlabisa

The SOC will be at the high court on Thursday to oppose an application for its liquidation

Traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi. Picture: X/ Zululand District Municipality

Zulu King MisuZulu fires traditional prime minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi, suspends ITB members

The monarch has been under pressure from KwaZulu-Natal politicians to ditch Buthelezi and has also been at odds with the Ingonyama Trust Board

UberEats offers easy access to traditional African food our mothers used to make back in the day

Ordering in: A taste of home delivered to your doorstep

UberEats offers easy access to traditional African food our mothers used to make back in the day

Second term: President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as president. (Photo by WIKUS DE WET / AFP)

Ten parties have now signed on to unity government, but stalemate remains over cabinet

The ANC said in a statement that President Cyril Ramaphosa would announce appointments to the executive ‘in the coming days’

The first two months of the Israel-Gaza war exceeded the individual annual carbon footprints of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.
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South Africa opens genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice

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Belief: At the height of the pandemic, Father Kennedy Mugute (right) held a Palm Sunday mass in Harare’s Cathedral of the Sacred Heart that was livestreamed to parishioners. Photo: Jekesai Nji8kizana/Getty Images

No escape for non-believers in deeply-Christian Southern Africa

After a while, it becomes exhausting to remind people that no, you are not religious, so you go along with the numerous rituals

Kusile Power Station. (Wikus De Wet/AFP)

Eskom ramps up load-shedding to stage 4

Unit at Kusile power station trips, taking 720 megawatts of generating capacity with it.

Power utility has 4 588MW on planned maintenance, while another 16 142MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns

Eskom reintroduces stage two load-shedding, citing constrained system

Rolling blackouts are to last from 5pm until 10pm on Monday

Slow-moving vehicles line the streets as traffic lights stand without power during a load-shedding power outage period in Pretoria.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom downscales to stage one load-shedding

Under siege national power utility cites lower demand as reason for decision

The power tility expects to return units to service over the next few days

Eskom implements stage two load shedding

The power tility expects to return units to service over the next few days

Eskom told the Mail & Guardian it had only received a R9 billion World Bank loan to decommission its coal-fired Komati power station. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom enforces stage-two rolling blackouts, citing tripped unit

The state-owned utility’s R392-billion debt has hampered its ability to maintain some of its coal-fired power stations, resulting in 14 years of load-shedding

A New York minute: Photographers Reatile Moalusi

It’s official: Dudu Myeni has been reappointed chair of SAA

Myeni, who is President Jacob Zuma’s ally, was appointed alongside 11 other board members on Friday.

People walk by a presidential campaign billboard of United Party for National Development

Zambia’s opposition leader takes early lead over President Edgar Lungu in election

Campaigning for this week’s vote centred largely on the economy as Africa’s second largest copper producer battles weak commodity prices.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

US warns of possible terrorist attacks in South Africa

Alarming statement singles out upmarket shopping malls in Johannesburg and Cape Town as potential targets of extremist violence.

It remains to be seen if Gordhan will be able to prevent bad decisions from being made.

South Africa’s investment grade rating still vulnerable

Analysts warn that blunders in policy could bring about a downgrade by the end of the year.

Secretary General of the ANC Gwede Mantashe addresses the press at the party’s national executive committee meeting

Mantashe admits ANC is losing supporters’ confidence

The ANC’s secretary general has warned that the ruling party must win back supporters’ confidence before it risks losing them for good.