South Africa’s online debates just got a lot more heated. Ernst Roets, executive director of the think tank Lex Libertas (formerly Pioneer Initiative), has ignited a...
South Africa heads into the weekend under a split sky: blistering heat for much of the interior, and stormy, rain-soaked conditions for the east. For some,...
The death of former deputy president David Mabuza on July 3 has opened a courtroom saga as dramatic as any political battle he once fought. At...
The City of Tshwane is digging in its heels over its controversial cleansing levy, vowing to take the battle all the way to the Supreme Court...
A scandal at the border When South Africans think about cigarette smuggling, they usually picture shadowy syndicates sneaking goods through bushy border posts, not soldiers in...
A speech that shook the house When President Cyril Ramaphosa stood before thousands of ANC councillors in Johannesburg and urged them to study the successes of...
A haunting crime that refuses to fade Two decades after the brutal kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews, the name Donovan Moodley still sparks outrage and...
Two decades after the murder of Leigh Matthews, her father Rob Matthews is still haunted by questions that never found answers. And now, as her convicted...
South Africans have long whispered about the blurred lines between law enforcement and organised crime. This week, those whispers turned into hard testimony. During explosive proceedings...
The shine has worn off South Africa’s most controversial diamond dealer. This week, the Pretoria High Court delivered a decisive blow to Louis Liebenberg and his...
