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South Africa is facing a deepening crisis of lawlessness, with recent violent incidents highlighting a troubling trend of citizens resorting to destruction and criminality to voice grievances. Experts warn that systemic failures in governance, justice, and social structures have created an environment where violence is increasingly seen as an effective—or necessary—means of protest. Deadly Attacks […]

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has clarified that recent remarks by South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya expressing solidarity with Iran do not reflect the country’s official diplomatic stance. DIRCO Director-General Zane Dangor confirmed that the department is engaging with the SANDF to prevent similar incidents in the

The KwaZulu-Natal Finance Department has launched a province-wide assessment to identify and eliminate “ghost teachers” and other fraudulent employees draining the provincial payroll. Finance MEC Francois Rodgers revealed that the Department of Education alone loses an estimated R1 billion per year due to fraudulent salary payments. The Scope of the Problem Rodgers explained that “ghost workers” include

The Eastern Cape Health Department has confirmed that 131 pupils from Gobizizwe Agricultural School in Mthatha were hospitalized after suffering suspected food poisoning. The incident, which occurred yesterday, saw students fall violently ill after consuming contaminated food. Emergency Response Prevents Fatalities Provincial health spokesperson Siyanda Manana reported that all but three of the affected pupils

About 27 families may be evicted from Villa Bianca, a block of flats owned by Ekurhuleni West TVET College in Germiston. Some of the families have lived in the flats for decades, and claim they were allocated to them as low-income housing. They say rentals have been hiked to unaffordable amounts, and that the college

More than 100 people under the banner of the Concerned Citizens of Polokwane (CCP) marched to Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba’s office in Polokwane on Wednesday. They were calling for Mayor John Mpe and municipal manager Thuso Nemugumoni to be removed. This follows allegations that a R56-million tender was irregularly awarded to a company linked to

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is locked in urgent negotiations with tyre manufacturer Goodyear to prevent its planned shutdown, which threatens to worsen the Eastern Cape’s escalating unemployment crisis. NUMSA Secretary General Irvin Jim confirmed the ongoing discussions during his address at the NAACAM Show in Gqeberha, where industry leaders gathered

ActionSA has become the latest political party to withdraw from active participation in the upcoming National Dialogue convention, raising concerns over the event’s independence, budget transparency, and alleged government overreach. The convention, set to take place this Friday and Saturday at the University of South Africa’s (Unisa) Pretoria campus, has faced growing scrutiny after several

Police are investigating a deadly armed robbery at the Engen Garage on Settlersway, which occurred at approximately 23:00 on Tuesday, 12 August 2025. The incident resulted in one fatality and involved explosives, gunfire, and multiple charges, including murder and robbery. According to initial reports, four armed suspects entered the premises and confronted two employees inside

A new report by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) has revealed that governance in South Africa has not improved under the Government of National Unity (GNU), while warning that the ANC risks losing control of Mpumalanga and the Free State after the 2029 elections. The report, authored by political analyst Professor Susan Booysen,