Slade van der Walt, a 22-year-old weightlifting champion, went missing at Strand Beach on 2 September while rescuing swimmers. The search continues.
eThekwini Municipality has commissioned a key 3.8km section of the R1.2bn Southern Aqueduct to boost water supply for 1.2 million residents in Durban.
Blouberg municipal manager and two security company directors appeared in court over alleged R11 million fraud in a Limpopo security tender case.
Investigative journalist Micah Reddy was released on 23 September 2026, following widespread concern from civil society and press freedom groups.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has issued an urgent public advisory as heavy rainfall continues to sweep across the province, with disaster management teams now on high alert. The warning follows severe weather assessments from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) that identify potential risks to infrastructure and public safety in...
South Africa’s major metropolitan areas are grappling with a systemic collapse of wastewater treatment infrastructure, resulting in the regular discharge of raw sewage into urban rivers, coastal waters, and community drainage systems. The Department of Water and Sanitation has documented this decline through its Green Drop and Blue Drop reporting...
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rain over the Eastern Namakwa district in the Northern Cape and the Central Karoo district in the Western Cape. The warning is in effect from 6:00 pm on Sunday, 13 September 2026, until 11:59 pm...
South Africa marks 49 years since Steve Biko’s death in police detention, as a reopened inquest hears forensic evidence that his fatal injuries resulted from repeated assaults, contradicting the apartheid-era police account.
The Biko family marked the 49th anniversary of Steve Biko's death with a wreath-laying at his Qonce grave, days after an inquest into his killing was postponed indefinitely.
Ngcobo Taxi Association suspends three-week shutdown, issues 21-day ultimatum for government to resolve the Intercape licence dispute, or face a renewed blockade. Contempt proceedings against SAPS officials loom.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy wants to scrap South Africa’s legal blood-alcohol threshold for drivers and replace it with a zero limit, targeting Cabinet approval before the end of 2026. The proposal to amend Section 65 of the National Road Traffic Act was first reported by IOL and the Cape Times...
President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated at the annual SAPS National Commemoration Day on Sunday, 6 September 2026, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, honouring 12 police officers who died in the line of duty between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026. The Presidency’s events calendar listed the ceremony from 10h00...
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia led the SAPS National Commemoration Day on Sunday, 6 September 2026, at the SAPS Memorial Site at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, honouring 12 police officers who died in the line of duty between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026....
Johannesburg Emergency Services remained on high alert on 23 March 2026 after the South African Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for Gauteng, with flash flooding, damaging winds, and hail expected across the province. EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said disaster management teams and water rescue units had been deployed across...
A municipal swimming pool in Ohlange, Inanda, Durban, remains unfinished nearly ten years after construction began in February 2016, with about R15 million of an R80 million budget spent and only a changeroom, pump-room structure, and trenches to show for it. EThekwini Municipality spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila confirmed that the first...
By 31 March 2026, South Africa’s Department of Agriculture reported 1,205 open foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks and 27 closed outbreaks nationwide, bringing the confirmed total to 1,232. The figures appear in the department’s technical report submitted to the World Organisation for Animal Health on that date. The same report states...
Justice Fikile Eunice Mokgohloa, a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal who died on 20 August 2026 after a long illness, was honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2 at Hillsong Church in Wonderboom, Pretoria, on 29 August 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the official funeral, and Minister...
One motorist died and 12 South African Police Service members were injured when a sedan collided head-on with a police minibus on the N1 near the Astron Filling Station outside Polokwane at approximately 19:00 on Friday, 28 August 2026. The sedan, travelling northbound, veered out of its lane and struck...
The reopened inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko heard testimony on 27 August 2026 at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Gqeberha that police dockets central to the case contain missing pages and incomplete records, complicating efforts to establish the full circumstances of...
Immigrant workers across South Africa have faced a wave of dismissals, suspensions and withheld pay since June 2026 as employers buckle under pressure from anti-migrant activists, with the Casual Workers Advice Office confirming it has taken on more than 100 cases in Gauteng alone. The dismissals coincide with a campaign...
South Africa marked the fourteenth anniversary of the Marikana massacre this week, remembering the 34 striking mineworkers killed by police at the Lonmin platinum mine in the North West province on 16 August 2012. The violence stands as the deadliest use of force by security services against civilians in the...
A full bench of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has set aside the decision to remove Kempton Park Chief Magistrate Judith van Schalkwyk from office. The ruling, handed down in August 2026, directs the Magistrates Commission to reconsider the disciplinary sanction initially imposed in 2022. Legal Basis For Reconsideration...
Several abnormal-load trucks were intercepted and impounded along the N3 toll route in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, 12 August 2026, for operating during hazardous weather conditions. The operation followed a cold front that brought freezing temperatures, rain, and light snowfall to the region, triggering the province’s emergency response plans. Regulatory Enforcement...
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has issued an urgent warning regarding heavy snowfall currently affecting a major section of the N1 highway between Edenburg and Springfontein in the Free State. The severe weather conditions have caused significant traffic disruptions on this critical arterial route, with authorities advising road...
A severe cold front and cut-off low pressure system triggered heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures across the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Free State between 9 and 11 August 2026. The extreme weather resulted in the closure of critical transit corridors, including the N3 between Estcourt and Harrismith, the N6...
A severe cold front swept across South Africa on 10 August 2026, triggering heavy snowfall, sub-zero temperatures, and the closure of multiple mountain passes throughout the Western Cape and surrounding provinces. The weather system, driven by a combination of an upper-air and surface low-pressure system, has caused significant disruptions to...
The City of Ekurhuleni has issued a formal warning to residents, urging them to exercise extreme caution as a severe weather system impacts the Gauteng metropolitan area. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has placed the region under a yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain and damaging winds following...
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued seven active weather warnings today, 10 August 2026, as a succession of cold fronts moves across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal. The alerts cover a range of conditions, including disruptive snowfall, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall that are expected to...
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 weather warning for the Eastern Cape, with meteorologists forecasting up to 35cm of snowfall in high-lying areas starting today, 9 August 2026. The alert focuses on the southern Drakensberg and surrounding mountainous regions as a powerful cold front...
City of Johannesburg Deputy Mayor Loyiso Masuku has issued a formal apology to residents following significant waste collection disruptions caused by a protest from contract workers. The service interruptions, which began on 4 August 2026, saw six Pikitup depots blocked by personnel demanding permanent employment. Investigation And Official Response By...
