Lerato Mutsila

Communities along the Limpopo River outside Musina on the border of Zimbabwe and South Africa say there is a seasonal spike in illegal river crossings, when the river is dry. Some areas serve as a safe haven for smugglers and undocumented migrants.

The EFF holds its third National People's Assembly from Thursday to Sunday. Party delegates will choose their top six leaders for the next five years and the gathering offers the party an opportunity to redirect after a dismal showing in the 2024 national and provincial elections and the defection of high-profile leaders.

Julius Malema emerged victorious at the Economic Freedom Fighters' National People's Assembly, where over 2,000 delegates elected him president of the EFF for the third term running. But as Malema celebrates victory, questions arise over Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's future in the party

Christine Nxumalo, whose sister died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, helped open the door for justice for the families of those who lost loved ones.

As the class of 2024 anxiously await the release of their matric results the Department of Education has confirmed a possible data breach of the results. The Hawks and State Security have been asked to investigate.

As the Class of 2024 patiently awaits the official release of the matric results, the nation’s top achievers joined Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube and Deputy Minister Dr Reginah Mhaule at the MTN Innovation Centre in Johannesburg for a celebratory breakfast for the top 39 matriculants.

While rescue teams worked to retrieve illegal miners trapped in the Buffelsfontein gold mine just outside Stilfontein, anxious relatives watched from the sidelines as miners and corpses were brought out of the abandoned shaft.

As day two of the 10-to-16-day operation to rescue illegal miners trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein gold mine just outside Stilfontein came to a close on Tuesday evening, 14 January, the number of bodies retrieved reached 51.

Union president Mametlwe Sebei said that miners — possibly dead, injured or too weak to reach Shaft 11 — were still trapped in Shaft 10 when the alleged explosion occurred.

Last year, 2024, was celebrated as the year of elections with 72 countries and billions of people heading to the ballot box. Eighteen African countries held presidential elections, but many of them ushered in growing authoritarianism.