# South Africa’s consumer inflation increased to 4.5-percent in May 2026, rising from four-percent in April and reaching its highest level since July 2024. Statistics show the increase was mainly driven by higher fuel prices, with petrol up 24.8-percent and diesel rising 53.8-percent year-on-year. Food inflation eased to 1.9-percent, with lower prices for cereals, fruit […]
# The family of 21-year-old Zenande Chiloane from Mbombela say funeral arrangements have commenced after his body was recovered from the Crocodile River near Kamagugu Township. The Chiloane had been missing for nine-days after the vehicle he was travelling in with two others plunged into the river. Police diver Johan Potgieter said that his body […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the Department of Correctional Services acted unlawfully when it took control over the Mangaung Correctional Centre following the escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester. The prison was run by G4S under the Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts when Bester escaped in 2022. The court found there […]
# South African agricultural exporters are facing mounting costs as shipping lines pass on higher port charges linked to rising fuel prices. Transnet’s Fuel Neutrality Charge increased from 52-to-78-rand per container in June, following a surge in diesel costs. Industry experts warn the added expenses come as farmers already grapple with higher fuel and fertiliser […]
# South Africa is set to receive a 16-billion-rand loan from the BRICS-backed New Development Bank to upgrade infrastructure in the country’s eight largest metropolitan municipalities. The funding will be used to improve water supply, sanitation and waste management services. The move comes as the government works to address ongoing service delivery challenges in several […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the fight for quality and equal education remains unfinished, 50-years after the historic Soweto Uprising. Commemorating the 16 June 1976 protests against Bantu Education, SAFTU has honoured the students whose actions helped shape South Africa’s liberation struggle. While acknowledging improved access to education since democracy, the […]
# The South African National Roads Agency has launched a Contractor Development Programme aimed at strengthening black-owned civil engineering companies and expanding participation in road infrastructure projects. The initiative targets Construction Industry Development Board grade five to nine contractors and will provide training, mentorship, skills development and financial support. SANRAL says ten-percent of selected projects […]
# The 1976 Soweto Uprising student leader, Teboho Tsietsi Mashinini, is being remembered for his strong stance against the forced use of Afrikaans in black schools. South Africa is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Uprising today including the death of 12-year-old Hector Pieterson. In a historic television interview with the American television network CBS, […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has welcomed the suspension of Gauteng Traffic Police Chief Inspector Samuel Mashaba pending a disciplinary process. The decision follows testimony before the Madlanga Commission, where Mashaba reportedly made admissions that could amount to serious misconduct. The committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says the move reflects government’s […]
