When the draw placed South Africa’s national football team in Group F for the 2026 World Cup, there was genuine optimism that this could be the tournament where Bafana Bafana finally delivered on decades of promise. Instead, the build-up has descended into an administrative nightmare that has left players, coaches, and fans questioning whether the […]
Twelve months ago, South Africans breathed a cautious sigh of relief as the last episode of load sheddingu2014planned power cuts that could extend beyond 12 hours a dayu2014ended on May 15th, 2025. Today, while the national grid is demonstrably more stable, a new and in some ways more intractable problem has taken its place: widespread
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Firebrand activist Kemi Seba tells a Pretoria court he fears for his life if deported to Benin, as his asylum claim and extradition battle play out in South Africa.
South African winemakers are adapting to earlier harvests as climate change reshapes the Western Cape. Scientists warn the 2035 harvest could begin in November — two months ahead of schedule.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally in blocking impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Farmgate scandal, reviving a process that could lead to his removal from office.
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Nigeria has begun evacuating 130 citizens from South Africa as xenophobic violence sweeps through Johannesburg townships. Several people are dead and hundreds of foreign-owned businesses destroyed.
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China has extended its landmark zero-tariff policy to cover Africa’s 20 largest economies, giving 53 of the continent’s 54 nations preferential access to its massive market — a move with far-reaching implications for the continent’s trade future.
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Bolt’s 2026 report reveals 70% of South African ride-hailing drivers now depend on platforms as their primary income, as 80% of transactions stay cash-based.
Beninese pan-African activist Kemi Seba was arrested in Pretoria this week, sparking a diplomatic standoff between South Africa and Benin as he seeks asylum in what he calls a fight for his life. Seba, whose legal name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, was apprehended at a shopping centre in the South African capital alongside
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Beninese pan-African activist Kemi Seba was arrested in Pretoria this week, sparking a diplomatic standoff between South Africa and Benin as he seeks asylum in what he calls a fight for his life. Seba, whose legal name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, was apprehended at a shopping centre in the South African capital alongside
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Johannesburg | April 15, 2026 South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has deported nearly 110,000 undocumented immigrants since the formation of the Government of National Unity in 2024, according to figures released by the department and verified by opposition MPs — a pace of enforcement that has drawn both praise from supporters and sharp criticism
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance holds its most consequential Federal Congress in history at the Gallagher Convention Centre, with constitutional reforms and leadership elections that could reshape the party’s future.
