Rare birth: Limpopo mother delivers conjoined twins who are 'stable and progressing well'

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

A 29-year-old Limpopo woman has given birth to conjoined twins at Mankweng Tertiary Hospital. The twins, joined at the abdomen, are stable in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as specialists assess their condition and plan for possible future separati…

ANC rejects King Misuzulu's call to rename KwaZulu-Natal

Willem Phungula|Published

The ANC does not support King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's campaign to rename KwaZulu-Natal to KwaZulu, citing concerns over emotional reactions and constitutional implications. ...

WhatsApp messages expose Witness F's role in gifting impalas to suspended SAPS Deputy Commissioner Sibiya

Rapula Moatshe|Published

WhatsApp messages reveal Witness F's role in a bribery scandal involving Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and suspended SAPS Deputy Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.

R200 million and counting: Gauteng's long-delayed Sebokeng DLTC project inches forward

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

After a decade of construction delays and ballooning costs from R63 million to over R200 million, the Sebokeng Smart DLTC project has reached 24% completion. Despite ...

John Steenhuisen to withdraw from DA's leadership race

Thobeka Ngema|Published

Reports indicate that DA Federal leader John Steenhuisen will not contest the upcoming leadership race.

SABC reverses course on Afrikaans programming after two years of controversy

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

After two years of controversial scheduling changes, the SABC has announced the return of Afrikaans news to SABC2 at 18:30 daily from February 9. AfriForum, which ...

UJ leads EU-backed project to build future-ready job creators

The Star Reporter|Published

The job creation project launched in January 2026 and will run for two years. It's designed to strengthen alignment between higher education and labour-market needs ...

Hawks say arrests imminent in ECRF probe following forensic report

Sifiso Mahlangu|Published

Investigators allege that a portion of the approximately R700 million raised from institutional investors was redirected into construction and infrastructure projects ...

Benoni residents left in darkness for days demand answers from Ekurhuleni Metro

The Star Reporter|Updated

Many households in the suburb of Benoni have been plunged into darkness, severely disrupting daily routines and leading to heartbreaking losses, including thousands ...

MPs clash over security demands as O’Sullivan and Mogotsi face Parliament

Hope Ntanzi|Published

MPs debated whether witnesses Paul O’Sullivan and Brown Mogotsi must testify physically, clashing over security demands, virtual testimony, and parliamentary authority, ...

Parliament's Mkhwanazi Committee debates whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should appear before it

Theolin Tembo|Updated

Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee deliberated whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should give a written response or appear in person.

Dr Zweli Mkhize warns ANC against 'money politics' ahead of national elective conference

Willem Phungula|Updated

Dr Zweli Mkhize, a veteran member of the ANC, warns that the party's survival hinges on honest leadership.

Veteran investigator Leonard Lekgetho appointed acting head of SIU

Yasmine Jacobs|Published

Leonard Gaoretelelwe Lekgetho has been appointed as the Acting Head of the Special Investigating Unit, bringing over two decades of experience in law enforcement ...

Babies born with disabilities: Midwife Yolande Maritz Fouchee maintains innocence in Gauteng High Court

Zelda Venter|Updated

Yolande Maritz Fouchee, a former midwife from Pretoria, faces serious charges including culpable homicide as she defends her actions in the Gauteng High Court, following ...

UPDATE | Joburg student and security guards suffer severe burns in transformer explosion

Simon Majadibodu|Published

A student and three security guards sustained third-degree burns following a fire at a student residence in New Doornfontein on Monday morning.

Bodyguards of Madibeng mayor in court for murder of Air Force Sergeant

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Two VIP protection officers working for Madibeng Mayor Douglas Maimane face serious charges in the shocking murder of South African Air Force Sergeant Michael Swanton. ...

Madlanga Commission: SAPS ballistics analyst alleges kidnapping by armed police officers

Rapula Moatshe|Updated

Captain Laurance Makgotle reveals shocking details of his alleged kidnapping by armed police officers, who pressured him to alter a ballistic report linked to the ...

Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola resigns after receiving death threats

The Star Reporter|Updated

In her resignation letter, Phakamile Hlubi-Majol detailed that this was the third threat made against her life. The latest warning came on Saturday while she was ...

EFF escalates calls for closure of Israeli embassy as SA is warned of US retaliation

Rapula Moatshe and Siyabonga Sithole|Updated

EFF leader Julius Malema has intensified his stance against Israel, by calling for the complete closure of the Israeli embassy in South Africa, following the recent ...

'He chose to leave': KwaZulu-Natal police deny claims of forced removal of Hawks head Lesetja Senona

Mthobisi Nozulela|Updated

KwaZulu-Natal police have refuted allegations that Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona was forcibly removed from his office, clarifying the circumstances surrounding ...