A whistleblower tip and a sting operation have led to the arrest of three women accused of stealing and illegally selling termination-of-pregnancy medication to patients at a Johannesburg health facility.

SASSA CEO Themba Matlou has engaged with KwaZulu-Natal journalists in Pietermaritzburg on social grants, service modernisation and the agency’s 20-year milestone.

Into this arena steps Sandile Zungu, a man whose business acumen and record of ethical leadership suggest his campaign for the SAFA presidency is exactly the mission South African football needs right now.

A Democratic Alliance councillor and three others have appeared in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court over the alleged kidnapping and assault of two people, one of whom later died from his injuries.

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has expelled MPs Pumlani Kubukeli and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala with immediate effect, citing conduct it says damaged the party’s reputation, unity and organisational discipline.

Two suspects, including an EMPD official and a private citizen, have been arrested over alleged fraud and corruption linked to the controversial fitting of blue lights on vehicles associated with businessman Cat Matlala.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has moved to freeze luxury properties linked to Montana over alleged irregularities involving multibillion-rand rail contracts. This has renewed attention on other individuals named during the State Capture Inquiry who have not yet faced prosecution.

South Africa is facing a growing immunisation crisis, with more than a third of infants receiving no vaccinations between January and April 2026, raising fears of further outbreaks of preventable diseases.

The case against Ndodana Tshuma, who is wanted in the UK over the alleged murders of his wife and two daughters, is expected to return to the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court.

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has survived her first motion of no confidence after MPs overwhelmingly rejected an EFF-backed attempt to remove her over her handling of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment process.

The Ghanaian government has turned down a proposed GHS20 million donation from MTN for citizens affected by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, saying it has already made arrangements to support those being evacuated and reintegrated.

The Black Business Council has recognised businessman Robert Gumede for his decades-long contribution to entrepreneurship, economic transformation, industrialisation and Pan-African investment.

A police captain investigating a string of killings in Knysna has been shot dead during an operation targeting illegal firearms, while the suspect involved in the shootout also died.

Dan Marokane is not a product of chance; he is a product of rigorous preparation and intellectual excellence.

SAPS and Customs officials intercepted two consignments containing about 334kg of suspected cocaine at OR Tambo International Airport, with a combined estimated street value of more than R200 million.