18+ hour, 36+ min ago   (387+ words) The South African Police Service is one institution that publicly celebrates cultural diversity. In this file picture Sophie Masombuka drinks umqombothi (a Nguni sorghum beer). Image: ANA Studio Archives South Africa’s heritage is unusually well suited to fostering social cohesion…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (1225+ words) Namritha Sivsanker, founder of Johannesburg-based Hope SA Foundation, says her experience of childhood abuse shaped a lifelong commitment to helping vulnerable women, children and communities, writes Monishka Govender. For Namritha Sivsanker, helping others is not simply a job. It is…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (512+ words) DA Councillor Abdulkader Elyas lied about his qualifications. Reports of the Democratic Alliance (DA) considering promoting a Cape Town councillor who was sanctioned for lying about his qualifications have left a bitter taste in the mouths of other political parties....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (474+ words) The group involved in the pilot project aims to disband child gangs. Violent altercation between child gangs in Manenberg on the Cape Flats has led to a pilot project to encourage young boys to follow the right path. The project…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (522+ words) South Africa fans during the 2026 Rugbys Greatest Rivalry Tour match between South Africa and New Zealand at FNB Stadium at the weekend. The Springboks have barely landed in Baltimore, and already it sounds like they have played a home game....

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (842+ words) The Cook family. From left: Marcel, Liora, Natalia and Matthew. A Boksburg family is demanding justice after a horrific road crash claimed the lives of a 25-year-old mother and her 18-month-old son. The woman’s husband and four-year-old daughter remain in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (284+ words) The soft sand of Scottburgh Main Beach, located along the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South Coast of South Africa, is no longer a barrier for wheelchair users, following a resident's six-week fundraising campaign to purchase a specialist all-terrain beach wheelchair. Sue Martin,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) Western Cape Transport MEC Isaac Mbulelo Sileku honours women truck drivers for their vital role in South Africa's freight sector at the Western Cape Mobility Department's Women in Freight session in Cape Town. Image: Ayanda Ndamane/ Independent Media Women truck…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (351+ words) Clifton College pupil praised after Umgeni River rescue An 18-year-old Clifton College matric pupil joined paddler Tony Botes and other Good Samaritans in rescuing a man swept upstream by an incoming spring tide in Durban North’s Umgeni River. The incident…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1337+ words) Some of the 28 Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit members who faced 116 criminal charges, and the sweeping trial against them was ultimately withdrawn by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in July 2019. Image: SIBONELO NGCOBO/ ANA Studio The shooting of KwaZulu-Natal businessman…...