1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (467+ words) Drowning in a slew of criminal charges, alleged Big Five cartel member Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has also now caught the beady eye of the taxman. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is targeting his company, Medicare24 Tshwane District, over R14.2m in outstanding…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (664+ words) The irony is difficult to miss: South Africa keeps telling people to blow the whistle, while the people who actually do it are left fighting for their jobs, their reputations and, in Hasane’s case, their safety. Mphuthi’s dismissal from the…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (545+ words) The ANC has now taken its 2024 municipal candidates list chaos to the Electoral Court, asking it to overturn the Independent Electoral Commission’s decision to refuse to process more than 181 nominations affecting six municipalities because they were not submitted within the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (778+ words) As President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed Southern African leaders to Durban in August, municipal workers demanding higher pay littered the streets of Pietermaritzburg with rubbish. eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal’s only metropolitan municipality, presented clean streets to its international guests. Northwest of the coastal…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (605+ words) South African households have been buffeted by an onslaught of electricity, water, petrol, transport, health-care and communication costs rising faster than overall inflation, while worrying evidence points to consumers not always benefiting from lower input costs in several food markets....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (888+ words) Sunday Times deputy editor The reopening of the Steve Biko inquest, nearly 50 years after his death, is relevant for the country on several levels. First, it should help refute attempts by apartheid apologists to whitewash the system as benign but…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (422+ words) Editor: Sunday Times and TimesLIVE It is an interesting paradox that, though the Phala Phala scandal hogs the headlines and costs the ANC whatever remains of its credibility, President Cyril Ramaphosa appears to remain the most credible and appealing of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (765+ words) The DA risks losing its majority control of the City of Cape Town unless it intensifies its campaigning ahead of the November 4 municipal elections, according to the latest Ipsos electoral survey. The DA has 46% of voter support, while parties such…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (679+ words) All forms of energy, including oil and gas, are needed in South Africa more than ever due to rising demand from a growing population and challenges in global energy supply systems, says Ross Compton, senior director for global policy at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (883+ words) What was once dirty river water flowing through Langrug is now helping grow carrots, onions, beetroot, spinach, sweet potatoes and peppers for people in the community. For Bongiwe Buyambo, who lives in the informal settlement near Stellenbosch, the vegetable garden…...