South Africa News RSS Feed from various sector like sports, business politics, education, entertainment etc https://www.theafrica.co.za/rss/ https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/betterbond-data-signals-turning-point-for-south-africas-property-sector-46124225 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/betterbond-data-signals-turning-point-for-south-africas-property-sector-46124225 South Africa`s residential property market is beginning to show signs of recovery, with increased home loan applications and a gradual uptick in buyer activity pointing to renewed confidence among con Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/mostly-sunny-skies-and-mild-conditions-sunday-weather-forecast-46124224 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/mostly-sunny-skies-and-mild-conditions-sunday-weather-forecast-46124224 Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family . Here is your weather forecast for Sunday, 12 April 2026 . Today`s weather in Cape Town will be mostly sunny and pleasant , with a high of 24°C and a low of 16° Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/dhl-stormers-team-manager-chippie-solomon-dies-46124219 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/dhl-stormers-team-manager-chippie-solomon-dies-46124219 The DHL Stormers Team Manager, Christopher Solomon, better known as Chippie, has died. The Western Cape rugby community has expressed its shock and sadness over Solomons death. He served as the te Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/thousands-take-on-iconic-56km-ultra-marathon-in-cape-town-46124218 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/thousands-take-on-iconic-56km-ultra-marathon-in-cape-town-46124218 The Ultra Marathon in Cape Town has seen the participation of thousands of runners who took on the iconic 56km journey through the Southern Suburbs, False Bay coastline, Chapmans Peak and Constantia. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/how-the-sky-tonight-turns-wits-dome-into-the-night-sky-above-you-46124213 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/how-the-sky-tonight-turns-wits-dome-into-the-night-sky-above-you-46124213 From the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, The Sky Tonight offers a captivating, live journey through the current night sky. Guided in real time, the interactive show highlights visible planets and se Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/closure-of-ekapa-minerals-leaves-workers-struggling-hopeful-46124212 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/closure-of-ekapa-minerals-leaves-workers-struggling-hopeful-46124212 More than 1200 mineworkers from Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley are still battling to receive salaries and other payments due to them since February this year.Thats after the mine suffered a mud-rush inci Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/man-shot-dead-on-m1-higginson-highway-outside-pinetown-46124211 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/man-shot-dead-on-m1-higginson-highway-outside-pinetown-46124211 A man believed to be in his forties has been shot and killed on the M1 Higginson Highway in the Marianhill area, just outside Pinetown, on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services say when they arrive Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/maswanganyi-family-killed-in-easter-crash-laid-to-rest-in-limpopo-46124210 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/maswanganyi-family-killed-in-easter-crash-laid-to-rest-in-limpopo-46124210 Four family members, who died after the Easter holiday crash outside Modimolle, last week have been laid to rest at Xikundu, outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Hundreds of community members and governme Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/9-officers-arrested-following-ipid-probe-into-bultfontein-massacre-4612429 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/9-officers-arrested-following-ipid-probe-into-bultfontein-massacre-4612429 Nine police officers are expected to appear in the Bultfontein Magistrates Court on Monday, facing four counts of murder. The officers were arrested at the Bultfontein police station following an in Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/third-foreign-national-bus-intercepted-in-free-state-this-month-4612428 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/third-foreign-national-bus-intercepted-in-free-state-this-month-4612428 A third foreign national bus has been intercepted in the Free State roads since the start of the month. The bus ferrying 55 passengers was travelling from Zimbabwe to Cape Town. The bus was carrying Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/tanker-bonanza-rdp-homeowner-receives-r95m-tshwane-water-payment-4612424 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/tanker-bonanza-rdp-homeowner-receives-r95m-tshwane-water-payment-4612424 Tshwane granted a staggering R95m water transport payment to an obscure company that does not appear to own tankers and is run by a sole director living in an RDP house in Soshanguve with a child who Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/call-centre-accused-of-evil-curbs-on-toilet-breaks-for-staff-4612422 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/call-centre-accused-of-evil-curbs-on-toilet-breaks-for-staff-4612422 A company that operates call centres on behalf of several state agencies has been taken to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation Arbitration (CCMA) by a former employee who accuses it of unjustly Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:49 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/top-16-spinners-in-south-africa-gear-up-for-red-bull-shay-imoto-4612421 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/top-16-spinners-in-south-africa-gear-up-for-red-bull-shay-imoto-4612421 South Africas premiere spinning competition takes centre stage on 18 April, as 16 of the countries top spinners go head to head at Suncoast Casino in Durban to battle it out for the ultimate bragging Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:12:48 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/shark-spotters-act-fast-in-monwabisi-beach-rescue-461232201 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/shark-spotters-act-fast-in-monwabisi-beach-rescue-461232201 A fast response at Monwabisi Beach has drawn praise after Shark Spotters said its spotter, Siyamanga Mposi, stepped in during a near-drowning incident earlier this week, reports Cape {town} Etc . Th Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/look-gerda-steyn-seals-seventh-two-oceans-marathon-crown-461232200 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/look-gerda-steyn-seals-seventh-two-oceans-marathon-crown-461232200 Two Oceans Marathon queen Gerda Steyn delivered another standout chapter in Cape Town on Saturday, with Happening News SA reporting that she claimed her seventh title in 03:27:43, reports Cape {town} Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/gerda-steyn-wins-seventh-consecutive-two-oceans-marathon-461232195 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/gerda-steyn-wins-seventh-consecutive-two-oceans-marathon-461232195 Ultra-marathon specialist Gerda Steyn has secured her seventh Two Oceans Marathon in a row. This is after crossing the finish line first on the University of Cape Town playing fields after 56 gruell Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/two-killed-including-12yearold-boy-in-cape-flats-shooting-461232189 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/two-killed-including-12yearold-boy-in-cape-flats-shooting-461232189 Two people, including a 12-year-old boy, have been shot dead in Delft on the Cape Flats. The other person is a woman. Four other people were wounded and taken to the hospital following the inciden Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/limpopo-family-of-four-laid-to-rest-after-easter-holiday-crash-461232188 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/limpopo-family-of-four-laid-to-rest-after-easter-holiday-crash-461232188 Hundreds of community members and government officials have gathered at the Mayeke Primary School in Xikundu outside Malamulele in Limpopo for the funeral service of four members of the Maswanganyi fa Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/kzn-traffic-officials-catching-drunk-drivers-with-a-twist-of-humour-461232185 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/kzn-traffic-officials-catching-drunk-drivers-with-a-twist-of-humour-461232185 From taking videos of drunk drivers and pairing them with cheeky captions, the KwaZulu-Natal transport department seems to have cracked the code on how to grab the publics attention while educating. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/zille-says-viral-pothole-swim-was-unplanned-461232176 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/zille-says-viral-pothole-swim-was-unplanned-461232176 DA Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille says the viral video of her swimming in a pothole was an opportunity to show citizens that the party can fix Johannesburg. In March, Zille, dressed in a Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/yes-content-creators-need-a-permit-to-film-in-kruger-heres-how-to-get-one-461232175 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/yes-content-creators-need-a-permit-to-film-in-kruger-heres-how-to-get-one-461232175 Do influencers need a permit to film in the Kruger? The short answer is yes, content creators generally need permits to film in the Kruger National Park if the content is for commercial purposes, prof Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/steyn-earns-seventh-victory-and-jantjies-springs-a-surprise-at-two-oceans-461232171 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/steyn-earns-seventh-victory-and-jantjies-springs-a-surprise-at-two-oceans-461232171 Gerda Steyn extended her absolute dominance of South African womens ultra-distance running, earning a record seventh successive victory, and debutant Arthur Jantjies stunned the elite mens field to se Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/sa-rugby-in-shock-following-passing-of-stormers-team-manager-chippie-solomon-461232170 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/sa-rugby-in-shock-following-passing-of-stormers-team-manager-chippie-solomon-461232170 The South African rugby community was in shock on Saturday following the news of the passing of well-known Stormers team manager Christopher Chippie Solomon. Solomon passed way on Saturday morning. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/golf-gti-85-shakes-off-the-mk-8-private-school-vibes-461232168 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/golf-gti-85-shakes-off-the-mk-8-private-school-vibes-461232168 South Africas undisputed king of hot hatches, the Volkswagen Golf GTI, is back with a bang. The Mk 8.5 is not only the fastest standard Golf GTI The Citizen Motoring has tested, but also goes a long Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/omoda-c5-hev-takes-fight-to-corolla-cross-and-chery-tiggo-cross-461232167 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/omoda-c5-hev-takes-fight-to-corolla-cross-and-chery-tiggo-cross-461232167 The Omoda C5 HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) is the latest new energy vehicle to make a timely arrival as South African grapple with record fuel prices. Despite the price of brent crude oil decreasing Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/two-oceans-marathon-top10-results-arthur-jantjies-stuns-with-victory-461232154 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/two-oceans-marathon-top10-results-arthur-jantjies-stuns-with-victory-461232154 Arthur Jantjies achieved a major upset by winning the men`s 56km race at the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, overtaking favourite Onalenna Khonkhobe in the final kilometres, with Blessing Waison com Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:22 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/berita-to-perform-at-john-kani-theatre-a-journey-through-14-years-of-music-461232166 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/berita-to-perform-at-john-kani-theatre-a-journey-through-14-years-of-music-461232166 With 14 years in the music industry, Berita invites fans to experience her journey through music, featuring special guests Thabsie and Amanda Black, and a celebration of live artistry on Workers` Day. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:21 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/join-basement-jaxx-at-the-kiss-kiss-festival-a-cultural-celebration-in-cape-town-and-joburg-461232165 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/join-basement-jaxx-at-the-kiss-kiss-festival-a-cultural-celebration-in-cape-town-and-joburg-461232165 Join Basement Jaxx at the Kiss Kiss festival, where the vibrant beats of UK electronic music meet the rich cultural tapestry of South Africa, promising a transformative experience under the African sk Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:21 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/liema-pantsis-triumphant-homecoming-after-winning-big-brother-mzansi-season-6-461232164 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/liema-pantsis-triumphant-homecoming-after-winning-big-brother-mzansi-season-6-461232164 After an exhilarating journey on `Big Brother Mzansi` season 6, Liema Pantsi returns home to a heartwarming welcome from her family and fans, celebrating her remarkable growth and victory. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:21 GMT https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/macg-slams-cyan-boujees-r10m-mansion-flex-461232163 https://www.theafrica.co.za/africanews/macg-slams-cyan-boujees-r10m-mansion-flex-461232163 Mac G warns Cyan Boujee her R10m mansion flex invites SARS scrutiny and bag-fumbling drama, while Sizwe Dhlomo defends the hustle. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:06:21 GMT