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Sifiso and Zethu keep getting closer while MaNkwanyane deals with him acting weird and distant toward her. MaGumede tries dodging her debt payments, but the plan completely falls apart. Nomfundo steps to Sphamandla and Vusi after they disrespect her. MaNkwanyane stresses about Sifiso playing...

Likamva keeps dodging his dad until Thulani steps in to drop some reality checks, and Lazarus loses it when Zoleka tries forcing a meetup with his estranged father. Zoleka later tries playing peacemaker, but walks right into disaster when her outreach attempt torches everything worse. Linda does...

Ithonga hits Mzansi Magic with five episodes where Lungelo chases clout and basically torches his whole life. MaKhumalo snaps after Sanele goes way too hard with his trash talk, and she teams up with Mbongeni on something sketchy while Pablo thinks he finally got her under control. Lungelo...

Southern Rocks stayed perfect in the Domestic T20 after skipper Roy Kaia dropped 68 runs to beat Tuskers by 29 runs under the DLS method when floodlight drama cut the match short. Lennox Chando smashed 36 off 18 balls with eight boundaries during the powerplay before Kaia and his cousin Innocent...

Australian PM Anthony Albanese called the Sydney shooting a terrorist attack after gunmen hit a Hanukkah party at Bondi Beach and killed 16 people. One shooter died during the incident, and cops grabbed the other one alive. Police said at least 11 others got hurt when the attackers opened fire...

Graduate unemployment dropped to 10.4% in South Africa during the third quarter, but thousands of degree holders still cannot find work because companies want experience and practical skills over just academic credentials. The overall jobless rate sits at 31.9%, and youth aged 15 to 24 are...

Housing Minister Thembi Simelane will drop over 200 title deeds on beneficiaries in Hammanskraal alongside Gauteng MEC Tasneem Motara and Tshwane MMC Aaron Maluleka at Rapelego Sports Ground. The paperwork proves legal ownership of subsidized houses that families have been living in for years...

Mr Price dropped around R10 billion to grab German discount chain NKD Group and its 2200 stores spread across Europe. The Durban retailer is paying up to €487 million for the cash-focused apparel operation that does business in Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, and...

South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said his country will skip the 2026 G20 Summit in Florida unless Washington sends a proper invite, but he shot down any boycott strategy because that would just give Trump more room to go solo on global stuff. The Trump administration yanked the...

Canada dropped a travel warning telling its people to watch their backs in South Africa because violent crime keeps hitting tourists at crazy rates. The advisory flags armed robberies, carjackings, home invasions, kidnappings for ransom, and express kidnappings where criminals force victims to...

The ANC Greater Tshwane Region held its elective conference and brought back Eugene Modise as regional chair without any opposition. Tlangi Mogale grabbed the deputy chair spot, George Matjila kept his secretary position, Sam Mashola became deputy secretary, and James Shilenge landed the...

The IFP Youth Brigade told party councillors to boot every EFF member out of municipal jobs in KwaZulu-Natal after Julius Malema backed a no-confidence motion against Premier Thami Ntuli. The youth wing called the EFF move opportunistic backstabbing since the Government of Provincial Unity...

Satrix CEO Fikile Shabangu Mbhokota quit her job to chase a PhD full-time at Wits Business School, and she wraps up at the end of January after running the R290 billion passive investment shop for three years. The Limpopo native climbed from retail clerk to the top spot at one of South Africa's...

The NPA is hyped to restart the Nulane fraud case after the Supreme Court of Appeal flipped a lower court decision that let eight defendants walk. Judge Nompumelelo Gusha had trashed the prosecution for weak evidence in the R24.9 million Gupta-connected scheme, but the SCA clapped back in June...

The National Treasury cut off equitable share payments to 15 broke municipalities in the North West for violating financial rules under Section 216 of the Constitution. The affected councils owe massive debts to water boards and pension funds, with one district alone sitting on R900 million in...

The Transport Department deployed over 800 national traffic cops for the holiday season to crack down on dangerous driving across South Africa. Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa announced the massive operation at a safety event on the N3 highway, and teams have already set up more than 458...

Transnet National Ports Authority locked down a 25-year deal with WASAA CEF SOC Ltd to construct and operate a massive liquefied petroleum gas terminal at Durban's Island View Precinct. The R1.4 billion facility will handle 50,000 cubic meters of LPG storage and pump out 800 cubic meters per...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina called out board members at Amatola Water Board and Magalies Water Board for taking R3.7 million in unauthorized payments over three years. The Amatola crew grabbed R2.8 million while Magalies members pocketed around R960,000, and all of this went...

People living in Matzikama Municipality are dealing with nasty brown tap water that smells terrible, and residents stormed council chambers after getting fed up with officials saying the sketchy-looking liquid is totally safe to drink. Mayor Johan van der Hoven showed up but refused to commit to...

A temple construction project went sideways when a four-story addition collapsed at the New Ahobilam Temple of Protection in Redcliffe near Verulam, and rescue crews pulled four bodies from the wreckage after workers got buried under concrete slabs. The building gave out during a concrete pour...