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[RFI] Two Namibian colonial-era political prisoners, whose remains were returned by South Africa last week, are to be reburied in Namibia as part of Wednesday's Heroes Day ceremonies. They are among a group of Namibians who died in South Africa under apartheid or during the colonial period and whose remains have been repatriated.
[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa pledges action against those who attack migrants, outlines diplomatic engagement with African leaders and calls for continental dialogue on migration and its root causes.
[Scrolla] The state alleges Brown Mogotsi planned to escape court cells on 20 August by disguising himself as a correctional officer. He appeared in leg irons after the alleged plot was flagged, while his lawyers argued a new, verifiable home address should secure his release.
[GroundUp] The Casual Workers Advice Office has recorded a sharp rise in reports of xenophobic labour practices in Gauteng
[IPS] Blantyre, Malawi -- The xenophobic protests against Malawians, Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and other Africans in South Africa not only created a humanitarian crisis but also jeopardised the achievement of some SDGs.
[Daily Maverick] Organised crime-accused Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala's ties to Hangwani Morgan Maumela have come under scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission, while Matlala also appeared to be a conduit for payments between Maumela and the late alleged 'Big Five' boss Jothan Msibi.
[Daily Maverick] The two political opposites have joined in a marriage of convenience where AfriForum is looking for a domestic image upgrade while March and March gets to learn valuable lessons in how to legitimise and normalise anti-black discrimination.
[The Conversation Africa] Foraging, the act of gathering wild plant and animal materials from the environment, is becoming more and more popular in cities around the world. In South African cities, some people pick wild berries and imifino (wild spinach) in open areas, considering them to be fresher and more nutritious than store-bought foods.
[Scrolla] Four men, including alleged mastermind Uzuzole Goqwana, have appeared in court over the murder of boxer Zolani Tete. Two of the accused have abandoned their bail applications, while Goqwana and a fourth man return to court on 1 September for theirs.
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says infrastructure investment is central to South Africa's economic growth, job creation and regional integration.
[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says the Cape Flats Aquifer Recharge Project is an innovation he wants other municipalities to replicate.
[GroundUp] About 100,000 people have left South Africa since June
[GroundUp] SCA judge questions whether "people without the means to even buy a cellphone" should have to apply online
[GroundUp] Education department says it will be fixed by Wednesday
[Daily Maverick] With the 4 November local government elections some 70 days away, President Cyril Ramaphosa defended both his administration's measures to improve municipal governance and the national water action plan to deal with water shortages and sewage spills.
[Health-e] Children in Saulsville, west of Pretoria continue to use public parks where residents say sewage, illegal dumping and deteriorating infrastructure have made the spaces unsafe.
[ISS] South Africa needs IDAC's specialist anti-corruption capability, but the institution must be repaired and strengthened.
[GroundUp] Instruments worth R100,000 were stolen from the Samora Machel band and sold for scrap
[Scrolla] Mbali Shinga, whose expulsion from the NFP is being contested in court, says the party is not ready for the 4 November elections due to infighting. Over eight NFP councillors in Zululand, eThekwini and Ekurhuleni have joined the National People's Ambassador, the new party linked to Shinga's own faction.
[Scrolla] Lawyer Charlotte Tibana and her metro police officer husband face fraud and money laundering charges involving more than R4-million from three deceased estates. The Steve Biko inquest is expected to hear its first witness as his family continues its decades-long search for answers about his death.
[Scrolla] President Alan Fritz and CEO Shaun Adriaanse have been provisionally suspended over possible World Aquatics Integrity Code violations. They are banned from holding aquatics positions or attending related events while the provisional suspensions remain in place.
[Scrolla] South Africa now charges a 20% tax on imported peanut butter, mostly from India, to help protect local peanut butter makers. Groundnut industry leader Adri Botha says locally made peanut butter should not become more expensive because of the new import duty.
[Scrolla] Myeni started helping in Tsakane in 2025 after a neighbour did not know she had to create an online profile. She has helped 13 parents in 2025 and 30 more in 2026, with former school friends who study at university.
[Leadership] Miss World South Africa, Romanda Hombir, has won the 2026 Miss World Africa Head-to-Head Challenge.
[allAfrica] The name of Gerald Shaw, a former deputy editor of South Africa's Cape Times newspaper, is not widely known outside the country's journalistic circles. Yet he played a crucial role during the struggle against apartheid in supporting over decades the newspaper's crusading editor, Tony Heard, who gained international fame for defying a ban on publishing the words of African National Congress leaders by secretly flying abroad, interviewing exiled ANC leader Oliver ("O.R.") Tambo, and publishing the interview
[Daily Maverick] A heated parliamentary session saw Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie demand a R30m refund from Safa, as evasive officials faced scrutiny over VAR delays, administrative errors and coaching salaries.
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[GroundUp] Many clinical trials were halted, and many researchers were retrenched when the NIH stopped funding