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…
Chris Hani and the unfinished meaning of freedom. Freedom Day should make us beware of selective memory. Beware the stories that are told too softly. Beware the speeches that turn struggle into sentiment. Beware the version of our history that…
The bodies of the men, aged between 23 and 37, were discovered on Sunday, 26 April 2026, following their horrific ordeal. A hijacking and kidnapping incident has ended in tragedy after three victims were found murdered in Bethelsdorp, Eastern Cape.…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ambassador of Russia to the Republic of South Africa Roman Ambarov “The Russian people made a special contribution to the elimination of racial tyranny in South Africa and the establishment of democracy. For helping to liberate…