Nhlalayenza Ndlovu was murdered at his home in 2023 in front of his wife and children.

Dlamini died in a car crash in Richards Bay last week.

Mineworkers, who fought for a R12 500 wage, are now earning more than double that benchmark

SAPS say acts of public violence and destruction of property will not be tolerated

Dlamini's colleague, Sipho "Gupta" Mchunu, who died in the same crash was buried on Friday

This edition of the Weekend Wrap takes us inside Caryn Dolley’s new book, The Untouchables, which traces the long-running story of drug trafficking, policing and alleged political collusion now playing out before the Madlanga Commission. We also investigate South Africa’s sports funding crisis, the R5.6bn Prasa Siyangena scandal and the inside story of Eskom’s turnaround. Plus, we ask whether 10,000 steps a day really matter, and explore stories of community, food and farming.

Affected communities say the stench is the most unbearable and affects respiratory health

The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear the Social Relief of Distress Grant on August 25th, 2026

The officers were killed alongside two women and a suspect has been arrested

The late maskandi musician, Inkosi Yamagcokama set to be laid to rest at his homestead in Umsinga

The committee held its first public hearings on Friday at the Graskop Town Hall in Mpumalanga

The Hillbrow Carnival, supported by various community groups, reclaimed public spaces for joy on a recent Saturday.

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SAA CEO Matshela Seshibe has been placed on special leave by the national carrier board, a dramatic turn of events given his platform of enforcing consequence management.

A protest on the streets of Melville on Friday, 14 August, was the latest outcry in response to a water crisis that residents say has become routine.

The Madlanga Commission has heard that former national public prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi wanted an investigation into whether her Gauteng counterpart, Andrew Chauke, was linked to organised crime accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Chauke was later the focus of an unrelated fitness-for-office inquiry, set up at Batohi’s insistence, which cleared him.

Banyana Banyana’s hopes of qualifying for a third-ever Fifa World Cup remain firmly alive after a 2-1 win over Nigeria in the first playoff round. The South Africans have now advanced to an intercontinental playoff phase, which begins in November. Even if they manage to qualify via this route, it is clear that Banyana Banyana need a massive overhaul.

NSFAS administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula’s appointment has been suspended by the Pretoria High Court, which ordered the reinstatement of the board after the court cited “bizarre” conduct from Mathebula’s past at SARS and procedural flaws in Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela’s intervention.

The Madlanga Commission will lay criminal charges against ANC member and businessman Suliman Carrim after he repeatedly failed to appear and refused an independent medical assessment. The move ends months of wrangling over Carrim’s medical excuses. Evidence leader Adila Hassim says he may be in breach of the Commissions Act.