A City Held Hostage Picture this: it is 7:30 in the morning, your matatu has barely moved in forty-five minutes, and the driver is gripping the wheel with the quiet fury of a man who has already done the math…
Tayla Kavanagh won the Durban leg of the Spar Women’s 10km Challenge on Sunday, clocking 31:32 to extend her lead in the Grand Prix series standings and make it two wins from two races — a statement of intent that…
A Teenager Sued YouTube for Destroying His Mental Health. He Won. Here’s Why That Should Shake You. A 16-year-old just settled a case against YouTube, claiming the platform drove him into anxiety, depression, and chronic sleep deprivation. The details are…
A Movement Draws a Line — and Dares the Government to Cross It Twenty-seven civil society organisations are marching on June 30. They are not shutting down South Africa. They are demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave — and they…
The US Senate Has Rebuked Trump Over Iran. Here’s Why It Matters to You. On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the United States Senate voted 50 to 48 to demand that President Donald Trump end his war with Iran — a…
“A Bottomless Pit”: Durban’s Repatriation Crisis Is Spiralling Out of Control Thousands of undocumented Malawian nationals are stranded at Durban’s Old Drive-In site, sleeping on pavements, turned away at gates, and caught in a bureaucratic nightmare that nobody planned for.…
England Beat Croatia 4-2 in Chaotic World Cup Opener — But Don’t Let the Scoreline Fool You Dallas, Texas — Harry Kane scored twice, broke a England World Cup record, and Thomas Tuchel’s side still nearly bottled it. England opened…
A Cape Town Father Chose His Business Over His Children — The Court Chose Consequences A Cape Town father has been found in contempt of court after deliberately stopping maintenance payments to his estranged wife and two children while simultaneously…
Jub Jub Behind Bars After Allegedly Holding Driver at Gunpoint Over Jealousy Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye — the face of Uyajola 9/9, South Africa’s most-watched infidelity reality show — was arrested on Sunday, 14 June 2026, after allegedly kidnapping and…
A Tuesday Night Massacre Nobody Saw Coming — But Everyone Knew Was Possible At 11:10pm on Tuesday, gunmen stormed the Jumper informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, and executed 12 people. Fifteen others are fighting for their lives. The killers arrived…
