
Financial Distress Pushes Over Half of Stokvel Savers Into Gambling
A new report shows over half of stokvel savers gambled in the past year as financial pressure bites, while gambling turnover hit R1.8 trillion.

A new report shows over half of stokvel savers gambled in the past year as financial pressure bites, while gambling turnover hit R1.8 trillion.

A 73-year-old Cape Town woman claims R415,000 after a falling crate left her in chronic pain at Pick n Pay's N1 City store.

UCT Council Chair Norman Arendse will step aside from the Moshabela court battle, but former employee Wilna Venter demands his recusal from her complaint and an independent probe.

Noni Madueke came off the bench to score an 80th-minute winner as Arsenal edged past Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground, closing the gap on leaders Manchester City to three points.

A 14-year-old from the North West has been named an American Lung Cancer Scholar for AI research that could help doctors catch lung cancer earlier.

Erling Haaland struck twice as Manchester City beat Ipswich 3-2 to extend their lead, while Liverpool fought back to win 2-1 at Brentford on a dramatic Saturday.

Host Zanele Potelwa says the biggest surprises on Réunion Island are still to come, as alliances tighten and R1 million hangs in the balance on SABC 1.

IGN Africa says Modern Warfare 4 is the best the series has been since 2019, and its Korean soldiers steal the show from Captain Price.

Mingus Reedus, son of Norman Reedus and Helena Christensen, accepted an ACD on March 9, 2026, after Olivia Cotter's August 2025 complaint. No trial, no conviction, one year of conditions and the record disappears.

South African teenagers are under pressure to plan their whole future while their brains are still developing, and the burden falls hardest on black children carrying a family's hopes of escaping poverty.

Port St Johns Mayor Cebisa Mazuza was removed in a council vote on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, days before local elections.

ATM mayoral candidate Vuyo Zungula promises to reopen the Metro Centre within 100 days, fix water and electricity, and turn townships into economic hubs.

Jeffrey Donson, convicted in 2008 of statutory rape involving a 15-year-old girl, wants another term as Kannaland mayor while the municipality sits under a mandatory recovery plan.

Violence swept through Durban and Soweto in early October 2026, with cars torched, shops looted and homes attacked, as anger over immigration boiled over into unrest that police and soldiers eventually quelled.

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From Sridevi and Jaya Prada's silent feuds to today's public sisterhood, Bollywood's leading women have traded manufactured rivalry for collective power, and the shift carries lessons for women of colour everywhere.

SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya's dishonourable discharge raises hard questions about whether his 'resignation' is a true act of accountability or a carefully managed exit that lets him save face.

The youth of 1976 organised, debated and mobilised. Today's generation inherited their freedom. What will they do with it? A call to action for young South Africans to claim their political agency.

The qualifications row over DA candidate Sebastian Petersen raises deeper questions about who gets to define credibility in South African politics, and whether the gatekeeping standards applied to candidates are fair to those shaped by historically black institutions.

Four KZN Home Affairs offices rank among SA's worst, exposing systemic failures that hit Black communities hardest. Ndwedwe offers hope, but the fight for dignified public service continues.

Matt Renshaw's epic 190 at Kingsmead exposed more than Australia's resilience. It laid bare the gap between South African talent and the systems that nurture it. A decade of setbacks shaped his comeback. The question is whether our young Black cricketers get the same chance to learn from failure.

The SABC warns that Treasury's failure to release R120 million threatens fair, comprehensive election coverage for all South Africans, especially marginalised communities.

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation celebrates Judge Navi Pillay's 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, a historic victory for global justice and a rejection of right-wing propaganda against South Africa.

Soweto and Durban are burning as communities protest the asylum crisis. Residents demand government action, torching vehicles and shutting shops. The unrest exposes deep fractures in South Africa's democracy.

A devoted K9 handler, a father of six, and a lifelong friend: three lives cut short in a Malmesbury crash. The community mourns a protector who lived for his family.

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen takes players to the frozen mountains of Norgan in a 20-hour expansion that explores destiny and choice. Our review breaks down the new region, enemies, and gear.

Cape Town Opera's new academy at Mill House promises to train Black youth for real creative careers, challenging apartheid-era exclusions in the arts economy.

Women make up 62% of voters but only 38% of local election candidates. Activists demand an end to patriarchal dominance in politics.

A Cape Town court ruled a Sea Point building plan illegal but let it stand. Residents are appealing, calling it a dangerous precedent for developers over communities.
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