EFF leader Julius Malema has told EFF supporters gathered in Joburg that the red berets will not rush to unveil their mayoral candidates without having provided a comprehensive local government elections manifesto….
Category: Africa update
South African man sentenced to life imprisonment for burning his girlfriend to d3ath
The High Court of South Africa in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, has sentenced a 35-year-old man to life imprisonment for the brutal m8rder of his girlfriend, whom he set alight during a domestic dispute…
South Africa : Zenande Mfenyana wins Best Supporting Actress in a Telenovela for ‘Inimba’ at Saftas 2026
Actress Zenande Mfenyana took home her first Golden Horn after winning Best Supporting Actress in a Telenovela for “Inimba” at the 19th annual South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas). Over the weekend in Midrand, the…
South Africa intercepts Chinese fishing vessels for unauthorised entry into its waters
South Africa has intercepted four fishing vessels flying the Chinese flag after authorities determined they had entered the country’s territorial waters without proper authorisation.The vessels, owned by Shenzhen Shuiwan Pelagic Fisheries, were…
South Africa: Deputy Police Commissioner Sl@ms Irregular Disb@nding of Political K!llings Task Team
Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili, South Africa’s deputy national police commissioner, testified Tuesday that the order to disband the Political K! llings Task Team (PKTT) bypassed proper chain of command. Speaking before the Ad…
South Africa: COPE founding leader Mosiuoa Lekota dies at 77
Congress of the People (COPE) founder and freedom activist Mosiuoa Lekota has died at the age of 77. IOL understands that Lekota passed away in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours…
South African Court Upholds Woolworths Worker’s Reinstatement Over “Suspicious” Conduct
Johannesburg’s Labour Court dismissed Woolworths’ bid to overturn an arbitration ruling reinstating a 16-year employee fired for alleged suspicious behavior in a stockroom. Acting Judge W.N. Sidzumo ruled the retailer failed to…
Court mandates Cape Town father return children from UK held without maternal consent.
The Western Cape High Court has ordered that two young brothers be returned to the United Kingdom (UK) after finding they were wrongfully retained by their father in Cape Town. Judge Dumisani Lekhuleni ruled that the…
South Africa: Bushiri Rejects SIU Claims on R90m Investment for SA Residence Permit
Shepherd Bushiri, the Malawi-born preacher, has firmly denied allegations surrounding his South African permanent residence permit. He asserts that he invested more than R90 million in the country prior to approval, countering…
South Africa: No more party politics in Cabinet, Ramaphosa tells GNU ministers
President Cyril Ramaphosa cautioned ministers and deputy ministers in the Government of National Unity (GNU) against presenting collective government successes as achievements of their own political parties. His statement came after two…