ConCourt Must Decide: Will SA Courts Hold MTN Accountable for Iran Corruption?

The Springboks delivered more than a rugby win in Soweto; they delivered a statement of Black excellence and national pride, overpowering the All Blacks 29-24.

Limpopo police seize R525,000 in dagga and arrest 62 undocumented foreign nationals in Musina during Operation Retshepeng, raising questions about border enforcement and migrant rights in post-apartheid South Africa.

A judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's triple-murder trial after jurors deadlocked 11-1. The case exposes how the system fails mothers, especially Black and brown women, when mental health care is ignored.

Four Wonder Boys gang members got life for killing Nico Theron, but his mother Charmaine Curtis still searches for his remains. Justice is partial when a family cannot bury their son.

Two KZN sisters return home after being trafficked to Malawi in 2024. The minister warns trafficking is real and calls for community vigilance.

Trump's latest imperial fantasy involves renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, while his war with Iran kills civilians. For the Global South, this is colonial arrogance, not comedy.

Cogta admits no engagement with Cape Town over unlawful fixed tariffs, as court and Public Protector findings expose systemic failures in service delivery to Black communities.

Janmashtami 2026 falls on September 3 and 4. Discover the fasting rituals, mantras and spiritual practices that honour Lord Krishna's birth, and why this sacred night matters for South Africa's Hindu community.

A US appeals court ruled that privately possessing AI-generated child-sex images is protected, citing Supreme Court precedent. The decision has sparked outrage and raises urgent questions about the law's ability to keep pace with AI technology.

Rockstar drops new GTA 6 screenshots showing character customization, a Miami landmark recreation, and story hints as the November 19 launch approaches.

Iranian courts have sentenced two women to death over anti-government protests, escalating a brutal crackdown that has already seen 29 men executed. The verdicts, delivered in Isfahan, highlight the regime's use of state terror to crush dissent.

The ANC in the Western Cape has expelled councillors who defected to opposition parties, a decisive move that underscores the party's intolerance for political betrayal ahead of the November elections. The purge targets defectors in Cape Town, Mossel Bay, George, and Knysna.

South Africa's major international airports have been flagged as strategic organised crime priority areas, with 117 narcotics-smuggling cases registered between 2023/2024 and 2025/2026. Recent seizures at OR Tambo alone exceeded R200 million in street value.

Isha Foundation fears the worst for 80 Kailash pilgrims missing after devastating Nepal floods. A climate tragedy that hits the Global South hardest.

Pieter-Steph du Toit's 100th Test ends in historic victory over the All Blacks, breaking a decades-old curse and uniting a nation.

Minister Buti Manamela has given his department and NSFAS 60 days to produce a reconciled national accommodation baseline as South Africa's student housing crisis deepens, with Black students bearing the brunt of substandard and overpriced living conditions.

South Africa secures R7.4 billion in NDB loans for a new Limpopo hospital and water infrastructure, addressing decades of apartheid-era neglect.

Marina Fortune paid R8,000 for her son's cremation, but nearly a year later she still has no ashes. Hartnick's Funeral Home has offered no answers.

Cape Town's new sewer campaign blames residents for blockages while ignoring apartheid-era infrastructure neglect in townships like Khayelitsha. A critical look at who really bears responsibility.

South Africa's sugar industry faces a jobs crisis as tariff delays allow cheap imports to flood the market. The fight to protect Black workers in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga is a fight for economic justice.

Meta's $16.7 billion settlement with US states over teen safety is a landmark victory, but South Africans must ask: who protects our children from digital exploitation?

As global demand for African art surges, a dangerous silence hangs over the market. Zanele Mokoena examines the urgent need for transparency, the fight against money laundering, and the unfinished business of colonial restitution.

The ANC's new directive demanding matric for councillors is a bold move against populism, but does it betray grassroots leaders scarred by Bantu education? Zanele Mokoena analyzes the stakes.

Namibia approves the world's first commercial seabed phosphate mining project, risking marine ecosystems and local fisheries. Critics warn of toxic release and foreign exploitation.

The High Court dismissed a Joburg homeowner's exception against a body corporate's R34,000 levy claim, enforcing the acknowledgement of debt and ordering punitive costs. A stark warning about the power of signed agreements.

Seventy years after 20,000 women marched against pass laws, we ask: have we honoured their sacrifice or reduced it to expensive luncheons and superficial beauty treatments?

Cape Town's R31.9 million rollover for unfinished projects sparks debate over service delivery to poor communities, with critics citing a lack of political will.

Westbury is under siege. 22 people dead in two months as gang war rages. The state has failed. The community demands action.

The Springboks' 33-16 loss to the All Blacks at Ellis Park is more than a sporting defeat. It is a painful reminder that transformation in South African rugby remains unfinished business.