She only wanted to live honestly By Mike Daemon Illustration created by the Orieateai AI program. Nnena was twenty-four when the police took her away. It was a humid December evening in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Neighbours watched as officers led the quiet young woman into the back of a pickup truck outside the small room she rented near the waterfront. …

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Knysna in the Western Cape says it will ask for provincial government intervention to manage the town’s deepening water crisis. Knysna is currently facing a drought, exacerbated by water infrastructure problems such as broken pumps, pipe leaks and unmaintained boreholes. The party says it will request urgent assistance from Local Government MEC Anton Bredell in …

City of Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya has placed ActionSA Councillor and Corporate and Shared Services MMC Kholofelo Morodi on special leave with immediate effect. This is pending a preliminary investigation into the allegations raised before the Madlanga Commission to determine whether a prima facie case exists. This comes after evidence at the Madlanga Commission allegedly showed her sharing internal land …

Hundreds students at the University of Mpumalanga’s Mbombela campus remain stranded without transport, after services were suspended. This, in protest over the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS) failure to pay for their services. Mpumalanga Association for Student Accommodation secretary, Amos Mdluli says they have not been paid and it is difficult for the members to continue transporting the students. …

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says municipalities will purchase water tankers in areas where they are needed, in an effort to deal with the so-called ‘water tanker mafia’. Mashatile is answering oral questions in the National Assembly. As the chairperson of the Water Task Team, Mashatile told MPs that various interventions have been introduced specifically in Gauteng to address water supply …

The South African Police Services (SAPS) say their compliance investigation into businessman Calvin Mathibeli’s security company in Durban has linked weapons directly to the volatile Inanda area. Authorities have confirmed that 11 firearms belonging to the security company are currently in police custody at the Inanda police station. The compliance investigation follows a ruling by the Durban High Court on …

On Thursday, the Malawian government reported that at least 13 people have died after four days of heavy rain and flooding across the donor-dependent southern African country. The Department of Disaster Management Affairs said it had received preliminary reports from 16 of Malawi’s 36 councils, with 9 598 households affected so far. Twelve evacuation camps have been set up in …

Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe says the decision to strip Senegal from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, was made by an independent CAF Appeals Board. Senegal, who won the match in Rabat 1-0, had walked off for 14 minutes from the end of regulation time, in protest of the hosts being awarded a penalty. They …

The energy shock from the Iran war has policymakers around the globe rethinking ways to reduce long-term dependence on oil and gas imports, with proposals to expand nuclear energy and renewables, grow strategic stockpiles and domestic production, and diversify foreign sources of supply. Iran’s closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, after the US and Israel attacked on …

Building plans passed in the three months ending in January 2026, decreased by 10.5% compared with the previous three months. This is according to Stats SA selected building statistics of the private sector as reported by local government institutions. The decrease was largely due to a lack of activity in non-residential buildings, additions and alterations. Optimum Investment Group Economic Advisor, …

Former Head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) ‘s Priority Crimes Litigation Unit (PCLU) Advocate Anton Ackermann has rejected the label “apartheid prosecutor”, which he believes was assigned to him by some in the government’s justice and security cluster. He says he had been told by his then-boss and former NDPP Vusi Pikoli that he was persona non grata amongst …

The University of South Africa (Unisa) believes persistent attacks by one of its senior officials, which tainted the image of the institution, will now come to an end. This week, the High Court in Pretoria interdicted the institution’s former Registrar, Professor Steward Mothata, from continuing with actions and communications that target the university. This follows Unisa’s application to the court, …

Less than 90 days before the FIFA World Cup which will be co-hosted by Mexico, migrants are playing their own soccer tournament in the capital as thousands weigh whether to continue their journey north, return home, or settle in the Latin American country. Since late February, wearing blue jerseys and boots provided by the European Union, hundreds of migrant and …

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has set out three key priorities as part of the province’s Economic Growth and Development Plan 2030. It is a strategic roadmap designed to accelerate economic growth, attract investment and drive job creation across Gauteng. Lesufi says at the centre of their plan is information and communications technology, infrastructure development and agro-processing. Speaking at the launch …

A boom in gambling and particularly online gambling is sweeping Africa. The biggest market in the continent is South Africa, where the industry regulator estimates that two-thirds of adults engage in online gambling. That’s up from 30% in 2017. Statistics from the National Gambling Board show South Africans wagered a record 1.5 trillion rand, more than $93 billion, in the 2024-25 …