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“Quite simply, when governance is effective, migration becomes manageable,” said Zainal Arif Mantaha, Singapore’s High Commissioner to South Africa, as he spoke about how his country handles migration.

The amount spent on gambling and the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed.

Germany has assured Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola that South Africa’s voice will be represented at the G20 meeting in Miami, Florida, in December, despite Washington’s refusal to invite President Cyril Ramaphosa.

From negotiating South Africa’s bid to make the groundbreaking HIV prevention injection lenacapavir, to helping to chart the country’s Aids programmes through unprecedented donor funding cuts, Thembi Xulu has become one of Africa’s most influential HIV leaders. As delegates gather in Rio for the International Aids Conference, Bhekisisa profiles the woman helping shape the next chapter of South Africa’s HIV response.

IDAC head Andrea Johnson apologised and withdrew her statement that former BMW employee Dineo Mokwele was a “token” and “unsuitable” appointment for Crime Intelligence – after admitting she didn’t know what her qualifications were.

Four Stellenbosch University students are building technology that could be sent to the moon as part of the Chinese National Space Agency’s Chang’e-8 robotic lunar mission, in a display that will cement South Africa’s place as a country with satellite-building capabilities.

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo resigned as chairperson of the Public Investment Corporation on Thursday night after coming under pressure from President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Eastern Cape family of Karen Carter, a South African woman stabbed to death in France last year, has welcomed the charging of a 70-year-old suspect and hopes it will uncover the full truth behind her brutal killing.

Members of the March and March discovered drug paraphernalia inside a partially demolished derelict building on Charlotte Maxeke Street in Durban on Thursday, following a tense standoff with police who had initially barred their entry onto the property.

David Masondo has resigned as board chairperson of the Public Investment Corporation.

Lawyer Carel Schoeman, accused of “buying” and raping a 13-year-old girl, threatened and pretended to open a criminal case with the police against her mother, but never did.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa will invite political parties to inspect its IT systems before the 4 November local government elections.

The Gauteng Hawks have subpoenaed a raft of tender documents relating to the SA National Roads Agency contracts with nine construction firms that performed routine road maintenance between 2011 and 2026.

Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola has confirmed that he met with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama during a visit to Accra this week to ease tensions between the two countries.

A man was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting believed to be gang-related in Newfields Village in Hanover Park, Cape Town, on Thursday morning.

Despite promising supporters that communities would select mayoral and councillor candidates for the November local government elections, the MK Party has done a U-turn, and its president, Jacob Zuma, will now unilaterally select them.

Dozens of anti-immigration protesters wound their way through the Cape Town CBD on Thursday in the pouring rain under heavy police guard.

Disbarred lawyer and alleged shoplifter Peet Viljoen remains technically on bail after his case was struck off the roll in 2024, his defence argued during closing arguments in a fresh bail application.

An Ethiopian who owns a tuck shop in Chief Albert Luthuli, Ekurhuleni, fought back against marchers who demanded he leave the community and the country, insisting South Africa was his “home” and he had nowhere else to go.

Cold conditions with morning frost are expected across several provinces, while the Western Cape and Eastern Cape will experience cloudy skies with light rain and isolated showers, according to the South African Weather Service.