Quiet New Year for Hillbrow, CBD
Joburg was one of the safest places in the country to be on New Year’s Eve.
Brace for more quake shakes
The Council for Geosciences has warned that more tremors and aftershocks are expected in the coming days.
Intimidation, violence mar last voter registration
Politcally motivated violence, intimidation and claims of a hit-and-run incident marred the last voter registration weekend.
Lectures suspended amid campus chaos
Several universities closed their doors as students ran riot over a significant shortage of cash from a loan scheme.
Second death as chill grips Cape
The pounding rain in Cape Town has claimed a second life, left thousands destitute and flooded a hospital ward.
SA’s child murder shame
South Africa’s estimated child homicide rate is more than double the global average, according to a WHO study.
Reeva’s parents in dire straits
Reeva Steenkamp's cash-strapped parents were being forced to sell the exclusive rights to their tragic story to make ends meet.
Karabus case on ice again
The case against Professor Cyril Karabus was again postponed in a UAE court, to the shock and dismay of his lawyers and family.
What Jansen actually said about Madiba
The journalist reporting on Professor Jonathan Jansen's lecture "took two or three words out of his speech".
Backlash over Burry’s death
Culpable homicide charges in the Burry Stander crash is scant solace for his grief-stricken family.
Anti-Zuma camp hit by purge
The so-called "Forces of Change" which had resisted Jacob Zuma's re-election were voted out of the party's NEC.
Painting makes me a womaniser - Zuma
President Jacob Zuma has protested that exposure of his genitals in a painting portrays him as “a philanderer, a womaniser. ”
No mercy for Juju
He begged for his ANC membership card, but Julius Malema has finally been booted out of the party he loved.
SA united in rape outrage
Prominent South Africans have united to denounce the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl that has enraged the nation.
Malema takes time out
As ANCYL president Julius Malema prepared for the battle for his political future, he took time out to visit his farm.
Drug mule execution dismay
The execution of Janice Bronwyn Linden was “a violation of… basic human rights, particularly the rights to life and dignity”.
SA will clean up its own act – Zuma
President Jacob Zuma has announced that SA will go ahead with its own commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, regardless of agreements reached at COP17.
Editors’ plea to ANC
Editors from all over South Africa made an impassioned appeal to MPs not to vote in favour of the information bill.
Zuma reshuffle eclipse Malema’s march
If Julius Malema hoped to produce political fireworks with his marches, he was overshadowed by his nemesis, Jacob Zuma.
Juju hearing moved
Anarchy unleashed by ANCYL leader Julius Malema’s supporters has prompted the ANC to change the venue of the hearings.
Winter blasts its icy forces
Snowfalls across three provinces left thousands of people trapped in their homes, cars, buses and trucks.
Malema ‘secret trust’ furore
“We will not close our eyes to corruption. We always say nobody is above the law. ”
‘Don’t panic about fuel supply’
“You’re just putting pressure on the stations and making them dry up quicker than they usually would. ”
Urgent talks in fuel sector
“There might have been some shortages this week, but ultimately the economy can handle it, unless it becomes long-lasting. ”
Strike to intensify
With a series of new strikes looming, supplies of fuel, essential medication and consumables have been threatened.