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The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a Pretoria High Court ruling that had declared President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recognition of King MisuZulu kaZwelithini as unlawful.
South Africa weather forecast: 6 October 2025 – Storms hit Gauteng and Mpumalanga, damaging winds inland, and rough seas on both coasts today.
South Africa weather forecast: 5 October 2025 – Inland storms and severe coastal winds. KZN faces damaging thunderstorms by late afternoon.
South Africa weather forecast for 4 October 2025: Strong winds, fire dangers, and coastal rain in parts of KZN and Eastern Cape.
The Constitutional Court has ruled that South Africa’s parental leave laws are unconstitutional, extending paternal leave rights to fathers, adoptive parents, and surrogate parents.
The ANC says Brown Mogotsi is no longer a member of the party after reports linked him to organised crime.
South Africa weather forecast: 3 October 2025 – Clear inland skies and fire warnings in the north, with coastal rain and clouds in the east.
Philisiwe Buthelezi, wife of late ambassador Nathi Mthethwa, has spoken for the first time since his death, thanking South Africans for their support.
SASSA has confirmed the October 2025 grant payment dates, along with a R10 increase to permanent grants and ongoing SRD grant disbursements.
Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, has been seized by Israeli forces after they intercepted an aid flotilla headed to Gaza.
South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has died in Paris at 58, with French police probing the cause as tributes pour in.
Julius Malema has been found guilty in his firearms case, saying he is unafraid of prison and will appeal the ruling after his January 2026 sentencing.
Petrol prices in South Africa increased in October 2025, with 95 unleaded rising by 8 cents per litre and motorists paying more to refuel their vehicles.
South Africa petrol prices rise slightly from 1 October 2025, with diesel, paraffin, and LPGas dropping. Here’s how much a litre will cost.
The South African weather summer forecast shows hotter-than-usual conditions and above-normal rainfall, with flooding risks in some areas.
Julius Malema is set to hear judgment in his long-running firearms trial today, after the case was postponed on Monday for the magistrate to finish reading her ruling.
Dumisani Khumalo continues testimony at the Madlanga Commission, expanding on claims of a criminal cartel infiltrating politics and police.
South Africa weather forecast: 30 September 2025 – Isolated rain in the northeast, hot and windy in the west. Fire warnings and disruptive rainfall in Limpopo.
Political parties are demanding swift prosecutions after the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal revealed that syndicates looted more than R2 billion meant for patient care.
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has temporarily closed Pretoria Main Road at the corner of Watt Avenue in Region E after flooding caused by a blocked stormwater inlet.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has set up an independent inquiry to decide if Andrew Chauke is fit to remain in office after serious allegations were raised against him.
The Patriotic Alliance has warned it could collapse coalition governments if Kenny Kunene is not reinstated as Johannesburg’s transport MMC, with talks scheduled with the ANC on Tuesday.
Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, head of SAPS Crime Intelligence, takes the stand at the Madlanga Commission.
The East London Magistrate’s Court is today delivering judgment in the trial of EFF leader Julius Malema, accused of firing a rifle at the party’s 5th anniversary rally in 2018.
South Africa weather forecast: 29 September 2025 – Expect storms, flooding and rain across several provinces, with a yellow level 4 warning in KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa weather forecast: 28 September 2025 – Severe storms in KZN and Free State. Widespread thundershowers and localised flooding expected.
South Africa weather forecast: 27 September 2025 – Scattered storms expected in central/eastern SA. Western Cape remains warm and clear.
The Mpumalanga legislature has adopted a resolution to rename the Kruger National Park to Skukuza, though the motion carries no legal weight and cannot enforce such a change.
South Africa weather forecast: 26 September 2025 – Mixed weather inland, fine in Western Cape, and high fire risk in parts of WC interior.
Acting Ekurhuleni police chief Julius Mkhwanazi has gone on special leave after being implicated in the “blue lights” scandal involving businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala.
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