South Africa Top Stories

    MADLANGA COMMISSION: Matlala turns tables on Idac investigator Perumal in explosive testimony
    Cat Matlala’s explosive Madlanga Commission testimony challenges suspended Idac investigator Dylan Perumal’s investigation, revives claims of threats by Shadrack Sibiya and exposes conflicting accounts of tender-related payments.
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    13 DAYS TO FIX LOCAL: Duduzane Zuma answers eight key questions as MK fights for a place in government
    There will be no shenanigans, no political lifelines and no coalitions just for the sake of it, says Duduzane Zuma as he lays out the MK party’s approach to government and explains why its leadership reshuffles do not worry him.
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    13-DAY COALITION COUNTDOWN: DA emerges as largest party in five Gauteng hubs, but ActionSA holds the key
    The DA emerged as the largest party in five key Gauteng municipalities, but governing them will require coalition deals – with ActionSA central to forming majorities across several councils.
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    TRANSNATIONAL CRIME: Motlanthe urges cops to target the cartel Big Boys to overhaul Africa’s drug policies
    The world’s illicit drug landscape has changed, and to continue the fight requires new policies. One of these, explained former president Kgalema Motlanthe, who chairs the Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs, is the need for law enforcers to go after top traffickers instead of users, who are often arrested and simply add to overcrowded prisons.
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    THE INTERVIEW : The Nobel peace prize has come home, says SA’s latest laureate, Navi Pillay
    South African judge Navi Pillay, named 2026 Nobel peace laureate, says the prize has returned to its rightful home: the pursuit of justice.
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    Russia and Ukraine showing flexibility on territory, US official says
    WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Both Russia and Ukraine are showing some flexibility privately on the possible exchange of territory ahead of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi this week as President Donald Trump ramps up efforts to resolve the conflict, a US official said on Monday.
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    French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks, vow retaliation
    PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - French officials on Monday accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards of responsibility for the cyberattacks that knocked out commercial refrigerators and freezers across France last month, saying there would be consequences for Iran.
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    AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OP-ED: From imports to exports — canola success offers SA a farming blueprint
    South Africa’s canola industry has become a net exporter, showing how investment, processing capacity and demand can drive agricultural growth.
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    AFTER THE BELL: Business is betting on a post-ANC Joburg — unless ego gets in the way
    From Redefine Properties’ Joburg vacancies to Growthpoint’s Waterfall strategy, property companies are adapting to municipal dysfunction while watching coalition negotiations.
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    XENOBAROMETER: Raid, arrest, extort, release — police shakedown of immigrants for bribes ‘now routine’
    With anti-immigrant fervour and crackdowns sweeping through South Africa, some police officers have reportedly sought to cash in. Viewfinder interviewed two groups of foreign nationals who say they are now regularly extorted by police officers where they live and work.
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