Award-winning poet Koleka Putuma has been named Poetry Africa’s 2026 Featured Poet as the Durban festival prepares to celebrate its 30th edition with poets from around the world.

A familiar face is back at the helm of South African football, with Pitso Mosimane returning to Bafana Bafana for a second stint after SAFA officially confirmed his appointment.

Convicted serial killer Rosemary Ndlovu and her co-accused Nomsa Mudau will have to wait until September 15 to hear arguments on their sentences in the Kempton Park Regional Court.

Police have arrested a 52-year-old man and recovered 11 firearms within hours after thieves allegedly broke into a private security company in Newton Park, Gqeberha, and made off with safes containing weapons.

The Black Business Federation marched to the IDC's Durban offices, presenting a list of demands and raising concerns about the Vision Sugar/IDC transaction.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Leonard Gaoretelelwe Lekgetho as the new permanent head of the Special Investigating Unit, effective 1 September 2026.

A 37-year-old doctor accused of being involved in an alleged multimillion-rand tender fraud scheme at Tembisa Hospital has been granted R200,000 bail.

Tongaat Hulett's new owner Robert Gumede says plans to diversify sugarcane production into ethanol and electricity could boost demand for KwaZulu-Natal growers and create thousands more jobs.

Motorists are set to dig deeper into their pockets from 2 September 2026, with the government announcing adjustments to fuel prices based on prevailing local and international market factors.

Former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki have failed in their Constitutional Court bid to have Justice Sisi Khampepe recused as chairperson of the inquiry into unresolved Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases.

Seven municipal employees face fraud, theft and money laundering charges after allegedly running an illegal electricity reconnection scheme and manipulating municipal debt records.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is recovering well and continues to carry out official duties virtually following a minor surgical procedure, the Presidency has said, dismissing speculation about his health.

A new partnership between Afribiz and Satewave Technologies is set to bring electric vehicles, renewable energy, healthcare technology and digital innovation to African markets, with a strong focus on job creation and skills development.

Wits University has pushed back against viral claims that foreign nationals dominate its academic staff, saying international employees account for only 9% of its workforce and insisting that global recruitment does not come at the expense of South African talent.

At the centre of this tempest stands a Black businessman whose rise from hawker to international council member is not merely a personal triumph, but a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.