South Africa

South Africa

• Bitter leadership feud over control of KZN traditional council October 7, 2025 4:57 am The Citizen (South Africa) Chief Ndodi Ndimande has turned to authorities for help, claiming that his former headman continues to operate the Gcwensa Traditional Council illegally. A leadership dispute has erupted between a KwaZulu-Natal traditional leader and his headman over the …
• Richest US real estate baron disowns son in savage 12-word statement over alleged ‘ultimate man cave’ scam October 7, 2025 3:59 am New York Post The nation’s wealthiest real estate tycoon has disowned his son following accusations that the latter swindled investors out of more than $2 million with a fake business he pitched as the “ultimate man cave” for the ultra-rich. David Bren, 33, allegedly …
• Today in Africa - October 6, 2025: South African Global Sumud Flotilla Activists to Be Freed From Israeli Detention Tomorrow, ICC Convicts Darfur Militia, Tundu Lissu Treason Trial Begins in Tanzania October 6, 2025 11:14 pm OkayAfrica Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check out our  …
• From Joshlin to Mthethwa to Kirk – how social media fuels confusion and conspiracy theories October 6, 2025 8:04 pm Daily Maverick If South Africans are having trouble telling the good guys from the bad in law enforcement structures in South Africa at present, they are not alone.  For years, investigative journalists have covered the capture of Crime Intelligence by a “faction” in …
• SAHRC takes March and March leaders to court October 6, 2025 5:30 pm Berea Mail THE showdown between the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and 15 respondents, including the KZN MEC of Health, March and March leaders Jacinta Ngosebe Zuma and Teresa Nortje, and members of Operation Dudula, has been postponed to Friday, …
• Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago October 6, 2025 2:25 pm The Guardian Leavitt calls Trump-appointed judge 'untethered in reality' following national guard rulingKaroline Leavitt said that the ruling from Karin Immergut, a Trump-appointed federal judge, was “untethered in reality”. Immergut temporarily blocked the …
• White House calls court ruling blocking Portland national guard deployment ‘untethered from reality’ October 6, 2025 11:15 am The Guardian Leavitt calls Trump-appointed judge 'untethered in reality' following national guard rulingKaroline Leavitt said that the ruling from Karin Immergut, a Trump-appointed federal judge, was “untethered in reality”. Immergut temporarily blocked the …
• Our Viewpoint | Time for a political reset in KZN October 6, 2025 11:07 am Witness Relations among KwaZulu-Natal’s coalition partners have reached their lowest point since the government of provincial unity (GPU) was formed. Tensions between the ANC and the IFP on one hand, and between the ANC and the DA on the other, have eroded trust, …
• Bosa, GOOD and Rise Mzansi unite to form new party: Unite for Change October 6, 2025 11:01 am Witness Three opposition parties — Build One SA (Bosa), the GOOD Party, and Rise Mzansi — have officially joined forces to form a new political party called Unite for Change. The announcement was made during a joint media briefing held in Rosebank, Johannesburg, …
• Court dismisses eviction bid after improper service on child October 6, 2025 10:58 am The Citizen (South Africa) The court expressed strong disapproval of how the application papers were served. The High Court in Durban has dismissed an application to evict a woman from her home of 18 years, ruling that the property owner failed to comply with constitutional …
• The death of the ANC through the sins of commission October 5, 2025 7:51 pm Daily Maverick While there were many factors behind the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) dramatic loss of voter support in last year’s elections, the Zondo Commission must have been a major factor. The revelations about how leaders were acting, how people like Malusi …
• Pro-Palestine protesters cram into Scots train station amid growing tensions in Gaza war October 5, 2025 3:40 pm The Scottish Sun HUNDREDS of pro-Palestine protesters flooded Scots train stations today with chants of “Free Gaza”. Massive crowds holding Palestine flags and banners crammed into Queen Street Station to object to Israel’s occupation of Gaza. Sign up for Scottish Sun …
• ‘I was called an enemy of the people’: how the US Senate went to war with the biggest rock stars of the 1980s October 5, 2025 9:05 am The Guardian Prince’s Purple Rain album had been bought by 11 million Americans by May 1985. One of them was 11-year-old Karenna Gore. Back home, Karenna’s mother was shocked to hear Prince sing, on the album’s fifth track Darling Nikki: “I knew a girl named Nikki …
• Liberalism in the end times October 4, 2025 5:39 am Prospect Late in life, the 18th-century French liberal thinker Abbé Sieyès was asked what he had done during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. He replied, “I survived it.” Reflecting on Sieyès, Michael Ignatieff counsels that it is through survival that …
• ConCourt shuts down Zuma, MK bid against Ramaphosa October 3, 2025 8:43 pm Witness The Constitutional Court has dismissed an urgent application brought by the MK party and its leader, former president Jacob Zuma, in their challenge against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Justice Rammaka Steven Mathopo on Friday handed down the apex court’s …
• Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Operation Dudula face court as SAHRC launches legal action October 3, 2025 8:04 pm Briefly The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has reportedly filed a case against Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Operation Dudula According to court documents shared online on Friday, 3 October 2025, the SAHRC has cited 15 respondents South Africans reacted …
• Sam Bankman-Fried and the Multibillion-Dollar Drama Over FTX’s Ruins October 3, 2025 5:18 pm Mother Jones Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Sam Bankman-Fried nervously sheds his dark brown prison jumpsuit to reveal athletic shorts and a loose-fitting gray T-shirt. “There’s this …
• Watch: Alleged mastermind behind KZN councillor’s killing denied bail October 3, 2025 2:46 pm Rising Sun Chatsworth The Howick Magistrate’s Court today denied bail to Simphiwe Zuma, who stands accused of masterminding the murder of DA councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu in the uMngeni Municipality. According to The Witness, Zuma (55), the leader of the Nxamalala Tribal …
• Alleged killer of DA chief whip denied bail by Howick court October 3, 2025 2:23 pm East Coast Radio Ndlovu was gunned down at his home in Mpophomeni in 2023. He was the chief whip at the Umngeni Municipal Council at the time. Ndlovu had reportedly urged locals to stop making electricity payments to a local extortion ring. Inkosi Simphiwe Zuma is accused …
• Constitutional Court rules there is no urgency for the Umkhonto Wesizwe party's bid against the presidency October 3, 2025 2:22 pm Eye Witness News The Constitutional Court has ruled that there is no urgency for the Umkhonto Wesizwe party’s bid against the presidency to be heard in the highest court in the land. On Friday, the court gave reasons for an order it delivered in July, denying direct access …
• Why Brigitte Macron is so determined to fight the gender lies October 3, 2025 12:15 pm The Times Candace Owens, the right-wing American influencer, believes that images of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon were a hoax, that dinosaurs never existed and that science is a “pagan faith”. She also believes that Brigitte Macron, the French first lady, is a …
• GDE welcomes sentencing of fraudsters in ghost employee scheme October 3, 2025 11:06 am The Citizen (South Africa) GDE spokesperson Steve Mabona stressed that the matter should serve as a deterrent to officials tempted to engage in fraud. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has welcomed the sentencing of two former employees and an external accomplice convicted …
• Zuma, MK Party lose ConCourt fight over Ramaphosa’s police decisions October 3, 2025 11:04 am African Insider Pretoria – The Constitutional Court has dismissed an urgent application by the MK party and its leader, Jacob Zuma, against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Zuma and the MK party challenged President Ramaphosa’s decision to place Mchunu on special leave, while …
• WATCH | Court denies bail for tribal leader accused in DA councillor’s murder October 3, 2025 10:58 am Witness The Howick Magistrate’s Court on Friday denied bail to Simphiwe Zuma, who stands accused of masterminding the murder of DA councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu in the uMngeni Municipality. Zuma (55), leader of the Nxamalala Tribal Authority, faces charges of …
• ConCourt Explains Dismissal of MK Party’s Challenge to Cachalia Appointment October 3, 2025 10:35 am Voice of the Cape The Constitutional Court has provided reasons for dismissing the MK Party’s urgent application to overturn President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave. The party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, had also …
• ConCourt dismisses MK Party’s bid against Ramaphosa’s Police Ministry shake-up October 3, 2025 9:48 am IOL The Constitutional Court has dismissed MK Party’s urgent application challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent executive decisions on police ministry, ruling that the matter falls outside its exclusive jurisdiction. The court upheld Ramaphosa’s …
• WATCH | ConCourt delivers judgment on MKP, Zuma legal challenge October 3, 2025 9:35 am Sowetan The Constitutional Court is handing down judgment following its July order that refused direct access to the MKP and former President Jacob Zuma’s bid to invalidate President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decisions regarding suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s …
• ConCourt to deliver reasons for ruling against MK party and Zuma application October 3, 2025 9:26 am The Citizen (South Africa) The MK party and Zuma brought an application challenging Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave. The Constitutional Court will on Friday hand down reasons for its ruling against the MK party and its leader, Jacob Zuma, …
• JUST IN: ConCourt dismisses MK party and Zuma’s bid against Ramaphosa October 3, 2025 9:26 am The Citizen (South Africa) The MK party and Zuma brought an application challenging Ramaphosa’s decision to place Mchunu on special leave. The Constitutional Court has dismissed the MK party and its leader, Jacob Zuma, ‘s urgent application challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa. …
• WATCH| MK Party vs Ramaphosa: ConCourt to rule on Cachalia Acting Police Minister appointment October 3, 2025 8:30 am IOL The Constitutional Court will deliver its full judgment on Friday at 10am in Johannesburg in a case brought by the MK Party to block President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to appoint Professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister.  The ruling will …
• EFF: The big bad wolf that turned sheep? October 3, 2025 7:59 am The Citizen (South Africa) Is there any wind left in the EFF's sails, or has it been relegated to making pointless and destructive arguments? A new book launched this week promises to “unearth” the secrets of EFF leader Julius Malema, but it may be more of a eulogy than a …
• Czechia: Who is Andrej Babis, the man who hopes to be PM? October 3, 2025 7:32 am Deutsche Welle Andrej Babis has been dressing down for this election campaign trail, opting for jeans and sneakers instead of tailored suits and handmade shoes.    He sometimes appears at these events wearing a wool sweater, sometimes in a black hoodie featuring his …
• ConCourt to deliver reason for its ruling against MK Party's application October 3, 2025 6:00 am eNCA JOHANNESBURG - The Constitutional Court will hand down reasons for its ruling against the MK Party in its matter against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party and its leader, Jacob Zuma, brought an application challenging Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s …
• ‘Bachelor’ alum Melissa Rycroft arrested for DWI October 3, 2025 2:11 am Page Six “Bachelor” alum Melissa Rycroft was arrested last week for driving while intoxicated. Rycroft was taken into custody in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on Sept. 23, sources told TMZ Thursday. She was booked into the local jail where she stayed for eight …
• CHARLES MATSEKE | Malema's guilty verdict: Political earthquake or revolutionary rebirth? October 2, 2025 5:00 pm Eye Witness News The guilty verdict handed down against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for contravening the Firearms Control Act is more than a legal matter. It is a political earthquake with implications that stretch from the corridors of the …
• Fiercely Anti-Abortion Judge Has Bowed Out of Blockbuster Mifepristone Case October 2, 2025 3:43 pm Mother Jones Mother Jones illustration; Will Oliver/Pool/CNP/Zuma; Allen G. Breed/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In a ruling by turns petulant, defiant, and resigned, …
• Africa's Atomic Deals Take Shape in Moscow – South Africa Waits in the Wings October 2, 2025 1:59 pm IOL World Atomic Week 2025 ended with Africa firmly on the map of nuclear development. Ethiopia signed a roadmap for its first nuclear power station, Niger committed to building two reactors to finally harness its own uranium reserves, and Egypt reaffirmed …
• PMB High Court finally convicts notorious killer October 2, 2025 1:34 pm Witness The Pietermaritzburg High Court has delivered the first conviction against notorious killer Deon Mathonsi, marking a breakthrough in a string of high-profile murder cases that have shaken KwaZulu-Natal over the past two years. Mathonsi, together with …