Small business owner continues to be impacted as government's unpaid invoice bill piles up to R12.4 billion

Government departments are said to  owe about R12.4 billion in unpaid invoices, up 17% in a quarter. This according to the latest National Treasury payment data. Delayed payments are hitting small businesses hard, disrupting payroll and stalling growth. Area Manager at Business Partners Limited, La…

DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC questions health official's 'golden handshake'

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has rejected DA claims that he was involved in the financial settlement with former provincial Health CFO, Lerato Madyo who is the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Gauteng Health, implicated in a scandal involving R850 million in fraudulent, suspicious contract…

AfriForum denies reports that Afrikaaner 'refugees' in the US are returning to SA

A number of South Africans who arrived in the United States as refugees since May last year are now reportedly heading back home. Many had fled in 2025, citing government-backed racial discrimination and persecution targeting the Afrikaner community. President Trump granted them priority refugee st…

US Ambassador's remarks on SA 'uncalled for, undermining SA's sovereignty'

South Africa's Department of International Relations has summoned US Ambassador, Leo Brent Bozell the Third for a formal demarche after he labelled the "Kill the Boer" chant hate speech at a recent event in Hermanus, Western Cape. DIRCO says the public comments breached diplomatic protocol and disr…

SANDF boots hit Gauteng towns plagued by illegal mining and gangsterism

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron has raised concerns about the deployment of the South African National Defence Force troops in Gauteng. Cameron says footage from Eldorado Park, Westbury and Riverlea shows soldiers arresting civilians, with no police in sight. He wa…

SAMATU takes to the streets to demand urgent action on SA's youth unemployment crisis

The South African Medical Association Trade Union, SAMATU will today march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to demand urgent action on the country's youth unemployment crisis. The COSATU affiliate says the jobless rate for those aged 15 to 24 now exceeds 70%, describing it as a "ticking timebomb"…

Eastern Cape police probe 11-member syndicate allegedly involved in 62 insurance-related murders

Police in the Eastern Cape have uncovered an 11 member syndicate allegedly involved in 62 insurance-related murders. The suspects insured family members and vulnerable individuals before killing them for payouts. Similar arrests were made in Limpopo, where five suspects were nabbed in connection wi…

Parliament's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Committee visits Ekapa Minerals following deadly disaster

Members of Parliament's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Committee visited Kimberley following the recovery of a trapped mineworker's body at Ekapa Minerals. Four workers remain trapped after a mud rush incident three weeks ago. Families are anxiously awaiting retrieval of their loved ones' bodies. …

Businessman, Calvin Mathibeli raided following order to retract statements alleging corruption by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner

Police have raided multiple properties linked to businessman Calvin Mathibeli in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Gauteng as part of a tender fraud investigation. The move follows a Durban High Court order for Mathibeli to retract statements alleging corruption by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner, Nhla…

ActionSA says GNU failed to present plan to lift SA out of currently low-growth trap

ActionSA has blamed the Government of National Unity (GNU) for South Africa's stagnant economy, citing a mere 0.4% growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 1.1% for the full year. The party argues that the GNU has failed to present a credible plan to lift the country out of its low-growth trap, lea…