The Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson opens at Ster-Kinekor on 24 April 2026. Here is everything South African fans need to know before buying a ticket.
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.
Elon Musk has accused South Africa of racism over Starlink’s BEE licensing block, while the Presidency tells him to move on and the DA backs equity equivalents.
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.
A Yellow Level 2 thunderstorm warning covers KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Free State and North West on 14 April 2026. Flooding threatens eThekwini roads and infrastructure.
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.
Tshwane Mayor Moya faces DA pressure to act against Deputy Mayor Modise over R3m-a-month city security contract conflict.
Oil surges above $110 as Trump gives Iran a Tuesday deadline, threatening further SA fuel hikes after April’s record diesel increase.
Seven people killed in head-on crash between SUV and truck on M17 in Gqeberha as Eastern Cape Easter road deaths climb past 10.
Trump’s Iran 48 hour ultimatum threatens Strait of Hormuz shutdown as rescued US airmen return and SA fuel price, rand and Brent crude face fresh risk.
EFF Gauteng finance MEC Nkululeko Dunga now controls a R179.2 billion provincial budget after Premier Lesufi’s cabinet reshuffle rescued the coalition.
Easter road deaths fall as Creecy reports fewer fatalities and 165 motorists arrested in a weekend of stepped-up traffic enforcement.
Dr Ngobani Makhubu has been appointed new SARS commissioner by President Ramaphosa, taking over from Edward Kieswetter on 1 May 2026 for a five-year term.
Iran executed two MEK opposition members on Saturday as the US-Iran war continues, drawing Amnesty International condemnation and raising questions for SA’s foreign policy.
Food prices rising in South Africa will accelerate as the UN’s FAO confirms a 2.4% global commodity price spike in March linked to the Iran war and energy costs.
South Africa’s official April 2026 fuel price increase has been confirmed. Petrol rises by R3.06 per litre in Gauteng, but a government levy relief kept the damage smaller than predicted.
South Africa’s April 2026 fuel price increase is shaping up to be one of the largest in years. Here is what is driving it and what you are likely to pay from 1 April.
From 4 March 2026, South Africa’s petrol, diesel, paraffin and LPG prices increase, according to the latest official fuel price notice.
The Special Investigating Unit says a Nigerian national tied to a high-profile McLaren crash in Cape Town unlawfully re-entered South Africa — exposing serious border control weaknesses.
