The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a handful of votes. All indications are…
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. A Blackheath resident has erected a sign that reads “Chips… kak big potholes” along Pasteur Road, seen 28 April 2026 as…
Embattled KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga has been thrown a lifeline after the National Freedom Party made a dramatic U-turn on her expulsion from the party. Photo: Facebook Embattled KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Mbali Shinga has been…
Catch up on the biggest stories of Tuesday, 28 April 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update. In the news today, suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police chief Julius Mkhwanazi and the city’s chief financial officer Kagiso…
Tshwane metro deputy chief Umashi Dhlamini. (Screenshot from proceedings) The suspended deputy chief of the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department has denied rigging tender evaluation processes and colluding with Sergeant Fannie Nkosi and the city’s chief financial officer (CFO) Gareth Mnisi…
Most people spend money on alcoholic drinks during long weekends. The SpendTrend26 report by Discovery Bank and Visa has revealed that South Africans continue to spend more of their money on essentials while still rewarding themselves with small treats and…
Across Africa, the rapid growth of digital connectivity is reshaping economies, industries, and everyday life. From mobile banking in Kenya to tech startups in Nigeria and South Africa’s expanding digital media sector, internet access has become central to the continent’s…
Botswana activists said the amendment sends a clear message that LGBTIQ+ people are not criminals. Botswana has officially removed the remaining colonial-era provisions that criminalised consensual same-sex intimacy, more than six years after the courts first struck them down. Removing…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a keynote address at the 2026 Freedom Day National Commemoration held at Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State Province, marking the 32nd anniversary of South Africa’s first democratic elections held on 27 April 1994.…
Kenyan athlete Sabastian Sawe ran 1:59:30 in London on Sunday, becoming the first man to break two hours in the marathon. When I was younger, I wondered if I would ever see a sub two-hour marathon. It seemed like an…