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A copper bell that has rung out across Bethelsdorp for more than two centuries, marking worship, mourning, and the rhythm of community life, has been stolen from the grounds of one of South Africa’s heritage sites.

Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane was full of praise for his team, which collected six out of six points in the 2027 Afcon qualifiers despite numerous injury setbacks.

It will take a domestic worker earning minimum wage two years to earn what one of South Africa’s highest-paid CEOs earns in just one day. This is among the findings of a report by Oxfam South Africa, released on Thursday, that shows the richest 1% hold 54.9% of national wealth, and the richest 10% hold 85.7%.

Forty-nine ANC candidates in Mangaung have approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to intervene in the high-stakes legal battle that will determine whether they will appear on the ballot paper in next month’s local government elections.

Forty-nine ANC candidates in Mangaung have approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to intervene in the high-stakes legal battle that will determine whether they will appear on the ballot paper in next month’s local government elections.

The Department of Home Affairs has developed its first prototype of a digital ID, Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber announced on Thursday.

The Department of Home Affairs has developed its first prototype of a digital ID, Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber announced on Thursday.

An explosion was reported overnight at the headquarters of the Ethiopian army in the capital, Addis Ababa, diplomatic and security sources told AFP on Thursday.

An explosion was reported overnight at the headquarters of the Ethiopian army in the capital, Addis Ababa, diplomatic and security sources told AFP on Thursday.

A farm, luxury vehicles and drug-making equipment are some of the valuables seized from an alleged large-scale illicit mandrax manufacturing syndicate in Standerton, Mpumalanga.

A farm, luxury vehicles and drug-making equipment are some of the valuables seized from an alleged large-scale illicit mandrax manufacturing syndicate in Standerton, Mpumalanga.

A near $100 billion rout in September has left South Africa’s benchmark stock index at its most oversold level in 17 months, according to a momentum indicator that measures the speed and magnitude of recent price moves.

Franz Ruch has become the seventh member of the SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee.

The Zambian government’s targeting of Stellenbosch-based historian Sishuwa Sishuwa shows that the country’s democratic backsliding has direct implications for academic freedom in South Africa and beyond, writes Jeremy Seekings.

Suspended police deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, 59, allegedly liked a sexually explicit video a 16-year-old girl sent him of herself, told her that it was “hot”, and said that he wanted “more”, the Randburg Magistrate’s Court heard on Thursday.

Suspended police deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, 59, allegedly liked a sexually explicit video a 16-year-old girl sent him of herself, told her that it was “hot”, and said that he wanted “more”, the Randburg Magistrate’s Court heard on Thursday.

Suspended University of Fort Hare Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu believes his participation in his disciplinary hearing will not yield value, considering that his contract ends in three months.

Suspended University of Fort Hare Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu believes his participation in his disciplinary hearing will not yield value, considering that his contract ends in three months.

Due to the seriousness of the crime he is charged with, Lawrence Mudgingyama, the businessman filmed lambasting and threatening women in the bathroom of a Johannesburg restaurant, has had to appear in court and post bail.

Due to the seriousness of the crime he is charged with, Lawrence Mudgingyama, the businessman filmed lambasting and threatening women in the bathroom of a Johannesburg restaurant, has had to appear in court and post bail.