South Africa: Gayton Mckenzie Defunds 2026 National Arts Festival, Jeopardising 3,000 Jobs and Makhanda’s Lifeline
[Daily Maverick] The National Arts Festival’s application for funding to the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture for the 2026 event has been refused, Minister Gayton McKenzie said in a written answer to questions raised in Parliament.
South Africa: Former Mashatile Bodyguards to Face Music After Court Dismisses Discharge Application
[Daily Maverick] Eight former members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection Unit are set to stand trial following a magistrate’s dismissal of an application to have their assault charges dropped.
South Africa: AKA Murder Suspects Set to Return to South Africa This Month
[Scrolla] Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, accused of murdering AKA and Tebello Motsoane, will arrive in South Africa from Eswatini on 11 November. The Department of Justice says all logistics are in place and the brothers will face charges including m…
South Africa: Two Suspects in AKA Murder Case to Be Extradited to South Africa
[SAnews.gov.za] Two men accused of the murder of South African musician, Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, Tebello “TIBZ” Motsoane, are expected to be extradited to South Africa on 11 November 2025.
South Africa: Homeless Shelter Waltzes to First-Ever Dance Show
[GroundUp] The Haven Night Shelter will stage the “Dignity in Motion” show next week
South Africa: Social Media Can Cause Stress in Real Life – Our ‘Digital Thermometer’ Helps Track It
[The Conversation Africa] Social media has reached more than half (63.9%) of the world’s population since it got started in 1996. Social network platforms grew from 970 million users in 2010 to 5.41 billion in July 2025. The average social media user e…
South Africa: The Jew in King Shaka’s Court – How a 19th-Century Castaway Shaped a Zulu Leader’s Legacy
[The Conversation Africa] Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard. The Mary’s rudder soon splintered against a rocky bar at t…
South Africa: Aka Murder Suspects Finally Heading Back to Face Justice in South Africa
[Scrolla] Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, accused of killing rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motshoane, dropped their appeal against extradition from Eswatini to South Africa. Their decision, following new evidence filed by prosecutor Lom…
South Africa: Dunoon Artist Brightens Children’s Lives
[GroundUp] Sibusiso Dube has livened up the local library, mentored teens and earned acclaim for his graphite portraits
South Africa: South African Writer Zoë Wicomb Embraced Humanity in All Its Complexity
[The Conversation Africa] Zoë Wicomb’s first book, You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town (1987), is a tour through episodes in the life of a writer-character, Frieda Shenton. She’s not unlike but crucially not exactly like Wicomb (child of South Africa’…