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The Cat Matlala attempted murder case has been postponed to 13 May 2026 after the court granted his application to remain at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre.
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s Iwate coast triggered a tsunami warning, 172,000 evacuations and a rare mega-quake advisory on 20 April 2026.
Cape Town flooding leaves hundreds displaced in informal settlements after a severe cold front. Disaster teams mobilised across Nyanga, Vygieskraal and Belgravia.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz orders full military force in Lebanon during ceasefire as satellite images reveal village demolitions. What it means for South Africa.
Eskom implements nine-hour maintenance outages in Soweto and Cosmo City as Gauteng load reduction continues through 20 April 2026.
UK Parliament probes whether the US Economic Prosperity Deal is delivering growth amid tariff turbulence, with implications for South African exporters.
NPA condemns EFF threats against prosecutor Joel Cesar after Malema’s five-year firearms sentence, warning intimidation will have legal consequences.
South Africa’s Denel has only 96 qualified engineers left as over 300 former staff have relocated to the UAE, deepening the state defence company’s crisis.
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on 18 April 2026 after gunboats fired on a tanker, threatening to push South Africa’s fuel prices even higher in May.
Eskom has agreed a 7% annual wage increase for employees in a three-year deal, with implications for the utility’s restructuring finances and future NERSA tariff applications.
South Africa’s May 2026 petrol price could rise R2.63/litre despite the government’s fuel levy cut, with the official DMRE announcement expected on 6 May 2026.
The SA Weather Service has issued a cold snap alert for most provinces from Friday through Monday, warning of strong winds, localised flooding and rough coastal seas.
South Africa faces projected May 2026 petrol increases of R2.63/litre as Strait of Hormuz instability disrupts global oil supply and ceasefire uncertainty persists.
Bellarmine Mugabe, son of Robert Mugabe, pleads guilty to pointing a firearm and being in SA illegally in the Hyde Park shooting case on 17 April 2026.
KZN police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi takes his crime-fighting model national following his five-year reappointment in March 2026.
SAWS warns of a cold snap sweeping South Africa from 17 April 2026 with wet and windy conditions affecting most provinces through the Easter weekend.
EFF leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years direct imprisonment for firearm offences. He will appeal immediately and retains his parliamentary seat for now.
Julius Malema faces sentencing on 16 April 2026 for firearms charges; a sentence over 12 months would cost the EFF leader his parliamentary seat.
China’s GDP grew 5% in Q1 2026, beating expectations despite Iran war disruption, with significant implications for South Africa’s commodity exports and rand.
Zimbabwe projects 8.5% GDP growth in 2026, led by gold and mining, but economists warn the boom overstates real progress and ordinary citizens feel little benefit.
US-Iran nuclear talks may resume within days as the blockade pushes Brent crude above $100 and SA petrol prices close in on R30 per litre.
Julius Malema’s pre-sentencing hearing begins today in KuGompo as the state seeks 15 years on five firearm counts that could end his parliamentary career.
SAWS issues a yellow level 2 severe weather warning for Gauteng, North West, and Mpumalanga on 15 April 2026: what the alert means and how to stay safe.
SA airlines, couriers, and security firms are adding emergency surcharges as Brent crude tops $100: here is what consumers will pay and when relief could come.
The US Navy began blockading the Strait of Hormuz on 13 April 2026, sending oil above $100 a barrel and threatening record SA petrol price increases in May.
Peter Magyar’s Tisza party won Hungary’s April 2026 election with 53.6% of the vote, ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule and reshaping European and global politics.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago have been barred from the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Washington after the US refused to accredit SA’s delegation.
South Africa faces a record May 2026 petrol price increase as the US Iran naval blockade sends Brent crude above $100 and the R3/litre levy relief expires on 5 May.
Four people were killed in three daylight gang shootings in Mitchells Plain on 7 April 2026, one week after 2,200 SANDF soldiers were deployed to Cape Town.
MV Fiji Princess runs aground near Cast Away filming location in Fiji. All 30 passengers safely evacuated as salvage operations begin at iconic Monuriki Island.
