Five officials were dismissed after fraud that amounted to more than R260 million The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has dismissed five officials in Johannesburg for their roles in fraud and corruption. The agency dismissed the officials between November…
While it is true that “too many young people struggle to find their first job” (SONA), imposing the primary responsibility on young people to ‘do better’, by completing well-meaning programmes designed by adults who know what is best, absolves institutions…
Barca still lead La Liga for goals scored, with 67, but they are coming from everywhere. Barcelona host high-flying Villarreal on Saturday aiming to tighten their grip on pole position in La Liga amid concerns about the form of strikers…
Creating a movement: Two of Septober Energy’s co-founders Flames Shilowa (Vusi Hlatywayo) (left) and Sound of Xee (Xolisa Tshomela) (right). Photo: Supplied Septober Energy is hard to categorise. Formed in 2023 in the wake of loss, the Johannesburg–Cape Town–spanning collective…
A pending essential services investigation could bar SAA pilots from industrial action. South African Airways has set in motion a process that could prevent its pilots and those of other airlines from striking, while at the same time ramping up…
Introspection: Zoë Modiga, Frantz Fanon and Nina Simone share a consciousness searching for self within the postcolonial malaise. Photos: Abdul Lesedi Tyrone Goulanka/Supplied But the constancy of my love had been forgotten. I defined myself as an absolute intensity of…
Catch up on the biggest stories of Thursday, 26 February 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update. In the news today, Paul O’Sullivan abruptly left during his testimony before Parliament’s as hoc committee. Meanwhile, International…
Suspended Ekurhuleni head of human resources Linda Gxasheka has denied protecting Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy Suspended Ekurhuleni head of human resources Linda Gxasheka has denied protecting Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy…
Morero remains in office as a mayor after the proposer failed to appear in the council chamber. City of Johannesburg (COJ) mayor Dada Morero has survived another motion of no confidence after the motion was withdrawn due to the proposer…
Karin Mitchell’s The High Treason Club reconstructs South Africa’s Boeremag trial, revealing extremist plots, ideological fervour and the fragility of democracy South Africa’s democratic story has never lacked drama but few chapters are as unsettling or as under-told as the…