Thursday, 27 August 2026

Six South Africans were reported missing after devastating Nepal floods; Gift of the Givers placed search-and-rescue teams, medical staff, dogs and equipment on standby, pending an international assistance request.

Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebea denied knowing alleged cartel member Katiso Molefe, saying he sent officers to verify claims that people posing as Hawks members were at Molefe’s home.

The firearm case against British murder suspect Nothana Chuma was postponed to 8 and 10 September after his lawyer said no plea deal had yet been finalised; extradition proceedings were also delayed.

Professor Martha Evans’s new biography presents Lillian Ngoyi as far more than a 1956 Women’s March figure, tracing her oratory, activism, banning and neglected place in history.