Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates drew 1-1 at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in a matchday 11 fixture that kept the champions unbeaten and the visitors within reach in the title race. Peter Shalulile put Sundowns ahead after sustained early pressure, and Dancing C. equalized late as Pirates grew into the game on the flanks. The result preserved Sundowns’ lead and extended the rivalry’s drama for a packed crowd.
Pirates’ response followed a first half controlled by the hosts, who pressed high and dictated tempo before easing off to manage the lead. Recent form and history pointed to a tight contest, and it delivered. Both teams have scored in six of their recent meetings, Sundowns are unbeaten in eight...
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department arrested seven foreign nationals and recovered a hijacked trailer loaded with goods worth R1.2 million in Benoni on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Acting on a tip about a truck taken in Pretoria earlier that day, officers moved to contain the theft. The suspects are expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court as Gauteng authorities confront persistent cargo hijackings that affect businesses and drivers.
At about 9:02 a.m., the EMPD Intervention Unit, private security, and Crime Intelligence raided a plot on Gwendeleon Street in Petit and found the men, ages 25 to 38, offloading stock. Police seized the trailer and cargo and located other suspected stolen items on the property that linked to...
South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development says more than R80 million in unclaimed child maintenance is sitting in state accounts, and it is urging beneficiaries to come forward. At a public hearing in KaBokweni, Mpumalanga, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi called for simpler systems that route payments straight into children’s bank accounts to speed access and cut red tape. The appeal forms part of the Maintenance Unclaimed Monies and Maintenance Matters Community Outreach Campaign.
Kubayi put the unclaimed total at about R84 million and said officials will step up track and trace efforts to find recipients and process payouts. The department says funds often go uncollected when money is...
Self-described prophet Shepherd Bushiri alleged that South Africa’s Hawks sought a bribe to make his fraud case disappear, naming a captain who he said linked the request to a senior officer widely understood to be suspended Deputy Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. The claim surfaced days after the Malawi High Court in Lilongwe on Oct. 31, 2025, set aside a March extradition order and allowed Bushiri and his wife, Mary, to remain in Malawi unless South Africa appeals. Hawks officials have previously rejected similar accusations. The National Prosecuting Authority said it was reviewing the judgment for next steps.
Bushiri fled South Africa in 2020 while on bail on charges of fraud, money laundering, and rape tied to alleged losses exceeding...
Botswana received a shipment of anti-retroviral drugs from Zimbabwe to steady HIV treatment after temporary shortages in Gaborone. The consignment left Harare on Oct. 29, 2025, and arrived Oct. 30, combining a donation and a loan valued at about $600,000. Officials said twenty percent was donated and eighty percent will be repaid in kind once Botswana’s supply recovers. The move aims to prevent treatment gaps linked to global procurement delays.
Zimbabwe’s National Pharmaceutical Company coordinated the dispatch, with Botswana’s ambassador Sarah Molosiwa observing the send-off. The assistance reflects Zimbabwe’s push to rebuild medicine production, marked by a new NatPharm warehouse opened in Mutare on Oct. 24. Botswana’s health...
South Africa criticized the United Nations Security Council on Oct. 31, 2025, for renewing the Western Sahara mission through Oct. 31, 2026, under Resolution 2797, saying the text favors the Moroccan Autonomy Proposal and sidelines Sahrawi self-determination. Pretoria urged direct negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario Front and pressed for steps toward a credible referendum while backing the efforts of UN envoy Staffan de Mistura.
MINURSO was created in 1991 to monitor a ceasefire and prepare a vote, yet no referendum has taken place in more than three decades. The United States backed the renewal as the most workable path, exposing divisions on the Council after late talks. Western Sahara has been disputed since 1975 after...
Curro Holdings shareholders approved a R7.2 billion buyout by the Jannie Mouton Foundation with 99.98 percent support at a general meeting on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. The deal, priced at R13 per share in a mix of Capitec shares, PSG Financial Services shares, and cash, carries a 60 percent premium and would lead to a delisting from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange by December if regulators in South Africa and Botswana grant approval. Curro, founded in 1998, is the country’s largest private school group with more than 180 campuses serving over 70,000 learners.
Backers say the non-profit shift will prioritize long-term social impact, expand bursaries, and reduce pressure for short-term profits by reinvesting in scholarships, facilities, and...
Hundreds of textile workers marched through central Maseru on Friday, calling for relief from United States tariffs and the swift renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act after its expiration at the end of September 2025. The peaceful protest, led by six trade unions, spotlighted layoffs and factory closures in Lesotho’s garment sector and urged lower duties to restore orders. Organizers delivered petitions to the trade and labor ministries and the prime minister’s office as the country contends with a declared state of disaster tied to job losses.
Union leaders said about 400 people joined the march. The Trump administration set a 50 percent tariff in April 2025, later cut to 15 percent in July, which unions say still...
Johannesburg residents and civil groups staged a peaceful protest outside the city council chambers in Braamfontein on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, starting at 10 a.m., demanding urgent fixes to water shortages. Organizers WaterCAN and the Joburg Water Forum said dry taps, intermittent supply, and governance failures have left neighborhoods without reliable service for weeks, hurting hospitals, schools, and businesses. They called the situation a human rights emergency. The march follows earlier actions this year as the metro battles aging pipes, power cuts that stall pumps, and rising demand that drives low pressure and outages.
In an open letter, WaterCAN and partners urged the city to restore running water to informal settlements, reform...
