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South Africa Cracks Down on Traffic After 13 Children Die in Crash

South African authorities have called for stricter road safety enforcement after a minibus carrying schoolchildren collided with a truck near Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg, killing 13 pupils. The crash occurred on Monday when police said the minibus driver appeared to lose control while

January 19, 2026

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South Africa Probes Alleged Defiance of Presidential Order as Iranian Warships Join Naval Exercise

South Africa has launched a high-level inquiry into allegations that its military ignored a direct presidential instruction by allowing Iranian warships including a vessel linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to participate in the multinational naval exercise Will for Peace

January 17, 2026

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South African Court Blocks $3 Billion Electricity Tariff Deal Over Lack of Public Input

The Pretoria High Court has thrown out a controversial agreement between Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), allowing the company to recover an extra $3 billion from electricity consumers. Earlier this year, Eskom

December 23, 2025

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Spending-Spree Black Friday Sees South Africans Swipe Over US$27.5 Million by Noon

South Africans had already spent more than R500 million (about US$27.5 million) by midday on Black Friday, according to data from payment platforms Ecentric Payment Systems and Peach Payments. By noon, approximately 1.5 million transactions had been processed across the two platforms.

December 2, 2025

Africa·News

South Africa Reports 63 Murders a Day Despite Year-on-Year Decline

Despite a drop in the national murder rate, South Africa recorded an average of 63 murders per day between April and September 2025. This was contained in quarterly crime statistics released by the South African Police Service SAPS on Friday. The report

December 2, 2025

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South Africa’s Constitutional Court: Parents To Share Parental Leave Equally

In a landmark decision hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights, South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that all parents of newborns are entitled to equal parental leave. The court unanimously found key provisions of the Basic Conditions

October 4, 2025

Africa·News

Court Ruling: South African Husbands Can Now Take Wives’ Surnames

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that men can now legally adopt their wives’ surnames, striking down provisions of a decades-old law that barred husbands from doing so. The ruling, delivered on Thursday, declared parts of the Births and Deaths Registration Act

September 11, 2025

Africa·News

Nigeria, South Africa Hardest Hit As Disasters Wipe Out $12.7 Billion in African Infrastructure Annually

Africa loses an estimated $12.7 billion annually to infrastructure damage caused by natural disasters, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Algeria recording the highest losses. According to a report released on Monday by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), a global partnership

September 9, 2025

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South Africans Join Historic Flotilla to Break Gaza Blockade

In a powerful display of global solidarity, nine South Africans, including Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, will join a massive flotilla of over 50 ships from 44 countries to challenge Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla, meaning “steadfastness”

September 1, 2025

Sports

Four Takeaways From Flying Eagles’ Defeat To South Africa

Nigeria will not play in the final of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt after a 1-0 defeat to South Africa. The team coached by Aliyu Zubairu were on the chase for a record 8th U-20 AFCON title but

May 15, 2025

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South Africa Cracks Down on Traffic After 13 Children Die in Crash

South Africa Probes Alleged Defiance of Presidential Order as Iranian Warships Join Naval Exercise

South African Court Blocks $3 Billion Electricity Tariff Deal Over Lack of Public Input

Spending-Spree Black Friday Sees South Africans Swipe Over US$27.5 Million by Noon

South Africa Reports 63 Murders a Day Despite Year-on-Year Decline

South Africa’s Constitutional Court: Parents To Share Parental Leave Equally

Court Ruling: South African Husbands Can Now Take Wives’ Surnames

Nigeria, South Africa Hardest Hit As Disasters Wipe Out $12.7 Billion in African Infrastructure Annually

South Africans Join Historic Flotilla to Break Gaza Blockade

Four Takeaways From Flying Eagles’ Defeat To South Africa

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