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South Africa: Police Probe Two Nyanga Taxi Shootings - South African News Briefs - August 7, 2026

Gauteng duo embark on epic mission for orphaned elephants

NATIONAL NEWS - Fourways residents Kyle...

South Africa: President Ramaphosa Updated On Sasol Operations

President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Sasol's Secunda Operations in Mpumalanga, on Thursday, where he received a comprehensive briefing on the compa…

South Africa: Oudtshoorn

Press Release - Today's Oudtshoorn council meeting marks yet another chapter in the long running saga of opportunistic coalition politics that h…

Foreign visitors vs locals — is Hill-Lewis finally addressing Cape Town’s inner-city housing squeeze?

Cape Town’s draft Short‑Term Letting By‑Law reclassifies many Airbnb-style rentals as commercial, raising rates and requiring registration — but…

Madlanga Commission: The Johnson-Khan-Perumal nexus under scrutiny

As the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has unpacked the inner workings of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, an intricate web conn…

The Steep Hike in Bar Council Enrolment Fee: An Economic Barrier to Justice

Indeed, the legal profession is not merely a career choice; it is one of the foundational pillars of constitutional democracy. A lawyer is not o…

SADC Summit: Senior officials urged to tackle security, economic and climate challenges

IOL South Africa formally assumed the chairpersonship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Standing Committee of Senior Official…

South Africa: What Happens to Elephants That Stray From Kruger Park? South African Policy Needs a Rewrite

Analysis - When an elephant wandered out of South Africa's Kruger National Park into the nearby village of Matsulu on 10 February 2024, hundreds…

South Africa: Abuse and Silence in South Africa

Analysis - When I interviewed a man I will call Charles as part of my research on classical music and abuse in South Africa, he shared a poem wi…

Exporters Western Cape: Integrated port system vital to export growth

Western Cape outlines export strategy and a four-enabler maritime logistics plan aimed at boosting growth, expanding manufacturing exports, and…

Women in The Media: Power. Progress. Pushback

What an eye-opening experience it has been reading the contributions from the thought leaders featured in our 2026 issue of

Will South Africa’s xenophobic fires burn the dream of intra-Africa travel?

South Africa is both the problem and the test case. It is Africa’s most industrialised economy, the entry point for many investors, and the...

Hybrid work is not failing, but it requires stronger leadership and clear strategy

BUSINESS NEWS - When the COVID-19 pandemic...

Ex-defence minister’s multimillion renovation payments ‘typical of money laundering’ — witness

Defence attacks a 33‑page financial report as flawed while witnesses describe repeated cash handovers to former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa…

Did the Madlanga Commission vindicate Mkhwanazi? The case against Shadrack Sibiya

KwaZulu‑Natal commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations find support as the Madlanga Commission refers Shadrack Sibiya for criminal investig…

SAPS Amendment Bill preserves status quo, misses the ‘Madlanga moment’

The SAPS Amendment Bill is styled as key to the police’s ‘reset agenda’. But it falls short of long-proposed fundamental reforms, including the…

S/AFRICA: A bond that must never be broken (5)

To buttress the point permit me to share the words of Mr. Kio Amachree, a Stockholm-based Nigerian writer.