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MAIN PHOTO: FEROZ KHAN – COURTESY OF MAIL&GUARDIAN A PiE SPECIAL REPORT From crime-intelligence power broker to dismissed general: how a cocaine bust, a commission of inquiry and an alleged assassination attempt brought down one …

SANDILE MEMELA South Africa has become a crime scene. Not a country with crime, but a crime scene that happens to be a country. That is the uncomfortable diagnosis that author and criminologist Jackie Phamotse …

A closer look at the coaches, analysts and conditioning specialists Mosimane has trusted with 19 trophies — and the reshuffle forced on him before he’d even signed LEN KALANE By the time Pitso Mosimane sat …

By PiE News | Sport For more than two decades, Lionel Messi carried the hopes, expectations and dreams of Argentine football. Now, one of the greatest international careers in football history has come to an …

South Africa kept their hopes of a Greatest Rugby Rivalry series win alive with a 33–26 win over the All Blacks at DHL Stadium in Cape Town. While they were not at their very best, …

By PiE Sports The Springboks have answered their critics in emphatic fashion, defeating the All Blacks 33–26 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday to level the four-Test Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at 1–1. …

MAIN PHOTO: JOE SIBANYONI AT THE MADLANGA COMMISSION Matlala, Lebeya and Sibanyoni’s evidence this week, read together, sketches a parallel centre of power that outgrew the taxi industry that built it Weekend Wrap · A …

MAIN PHOTO: KEAMOGETSWE MPHEPHU As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month, the spotlight often falls on visible leadership. Yet some of the most important decisions shaping a business happen behind the scenes—where strategy, investment and financial …

MAIN PHOTO: MALIAN SINGER SALIF KEITA Salif Keita, the Malian singer known across the continent as “The Golden Voice of Africa,” has cancelled his upcoming commercial performances in South Africa, citing the country’s ongoing xenophobic …

PiE Sport The All Blacks have struck first in the latest chapter of rugby’s greatest rivalry, defeating the Springboks 33–16 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. For South Africa, the result will sting. For New Zealand, …

At the landmark 10th anniversary event of Women with Drive, women from across South Africa’s mobility sector marked a decade of THRIVING, LIVING, STRIVING and ARRIVING. The celebration was befitting the milestone 10th year with the theme …

MAIN PHOTO: FADIEL ADAMS WRAPPING UP AT THE MADLANGA COMMISSION A witness G who turned out to know everybody, a bakkie-owning associate arrested at the venue, and a Friday dash for Jumu’ah that left as …

Johannesburg – Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) in partnership with its long-standing conservation partner, Owl Rescue Centre is excited to launch Project Otter. The pioneering conservation initiative is aimed at protecting, rehabilitating and releasing rescued …

As rising living costs push more South Africans in search of affordable mobility options, the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) is warning consumers against a surge in sophisticated digital scams, particularly in the pre-owned vehicle …

By Mark Richard Gaffley Visiting Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa introduced a digital social assistance programme in 2020 to identify who was eligible for its Social Relief of Distress grant. The country’s High Court …

A multi-stakeholder national task team initiative aimed at empowering students and young people through financial wellness education, responsible behavioural awareness and prevention-focused engagement has been established. It is a collaborative national initiative established to address …

MAIN PHOTO: SOL RACHILO WITH THE LATE MASTER PIANIST ABDULLAH IBRAHIM Sol Rachilo — actor, playwright, teacher, and one of the last living threads back to the golden era of Sophiatown — has died at …

MAIN PHOTO: VUSIMUZI “CAT” MATLALA – COURTESY OF SABC LEN KALANE – Madlanga Commission Special Report Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala did not flinch when the question was put to him at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry …

MAIN PHOTO: PortOps enables more proactive operational planning and resource mobilisation – CSIR PortOps, a decision-support platform developed for the Transnet National Ports Authority, will soon assist the Port of Cape Town in improving container planning and …

MAIN PHOTO: IDAC Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy – Courtesy of SABC Now that Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy has this week end wrapped up at Madlanga, The PiE TEAM looks at how the IDAC state advocate turned witness …

MAIN PHOTO: SULIMAN CARRIM A PiE SPECIAL REPORT – How a North West businessman went from central witness to the commission’s first criminal referral — a full account of the money, the missed dates and …

South Africa 2-1 Nigeria — Casablanca, Morocco 13 August 2026  |  2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Play-Off Banyana Banyana kept their 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup dream alive on Thursday night, edging arch-rivals Nigeria 2-1 …

MAIN PHOTO: HANGWANI MAUMELA PiE Compiled report — August 2026 The name Maumela has become shorthand in South Africa for a very particular kind of state capture: a family business built almost entirely on public …

MAIN PHOTO: MADLANGA ADVOCATE MATTHEW CHASKALSON How a frozen laptop, a disputed prison visit and a commission chair’s raised eyebrow are turning the NCC leader’s credibility into the hottest debate in Cape Town — with …

MAIN PHOTO: IPID’S LEN BARNABAS JOHN PRETORIA — Wednesday, 12 August 2026 The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry turned its focus to KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, hearing evidence that specialised police task teams in the province may …

By Staff Reporter | Pretoria | 11 August 2026 PRETORIA – The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry heard fresh allegations on Tuesday from Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) prosecutor Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy, who told commissioners that …

PiE NEWS ANALYSIS – The NCC leader and MP made a brief appearance on 11 August before commissioners postponed his testimony to 19 August, after he blamed a malfunctioning laptop for submitting his statement only …

PiE NEWS ANALYSIS – The NCC leader and MP takes the stand on 11 August, carrying questions about a whistleblower complaint, a police minister’s letter, an IDAC probe gone awry — and his own pending …

South Africa’s quarter-final exit ends automatic qualification for Brazil 2027, but a play-off lifeline remains. Coach, players and Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie react, and Cameroon’s shock win over Nigeria has reshaped the road ahead. SPORT …

Johannesburg | 9 August 2026 LEN KALANE The South African Football Association’s National Executive Committee has approved the appointment of Pitso Mosimane as the new Bafana Bafana head coach, confirming his return to the national …

RUGBY PREVIEW  ·  Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires  ·  Saturday, 8 August 2026, 21:00 SAST (19:00 local) PiE SPORTS DESK South Africa close out their mid-year international window this Saturday with a one-off Test against …

Morocco vs South Africa  |  Saturday, 8 August 2026  |  Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat  |  21:00 (Morocco) / 22:00 SA  |  Kick-off for a World Cup ticket PiE SPORTS TEAM On Saturday night in …

COURTROOM PHOTO COURTESY OF SABC REPORT UPDATE: Staff Reporter 13, August, 2026 The bail hearing in the murder case of Emmanuel Mbense involving former EMPD boss Juilius Mkhwanazi and his co-accused has been postponed until …

By Staff Reporter  |  Pretoria  |  5 August 2026 IDAC state advocate Drushantha Ramsamy returned to the witness box at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday for the second day of her renewed testimony, …

Staff Reporter | Ekurhuleni, 5 August 2026 Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been arrested for a fourth time, this time alongside four co-accused in connection with the 2022 murder …

PHOTO CAPTION: TAURIG JENKINS, MEMBER OF THE ORGANISING COMMITEE By Zubeida Jaffer Close to 80 community groups across South Africa and beyond are launching an effort to unite Africa and mobilise against xenophobia on the …

MAIN PHOTO: DUDUZANE ZUMA Staff Reporter Jacob Zuma has once again put his family at the centre of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, appointing his son Duduzane as the party’s first deputy president in a …

Pretoria — 4 August 2026 Advocate Peter Serunye, a deputy director of public prosecutions at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday that he now believes he was …

MAIN PHOTO: PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide for a period of three years from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. The …

South Africa did the job that was in their own hands, beating Burkina Faso to keep their Group B campaign alive — and then watched Côte d’Ivoire do the rest, seeing off Tanzania to send …

he host cities and the brand for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 were revealed this week at a spectacular launch event in Johannesburg as South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia prepare to host the …

For months, National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams has been the name on everyone’s lips at the Madlanga Commission without ever taking the oath himself. Witness after witness has invoked him, argued about him, and …

Pretoria — 30 July 2026 Three senior officials at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) — chief investigator Dylan Perumal, senior investigator Brian Padayachee, and investigator Suneel Bellochun — have been suspended, becoming the latest …

PHOTO SUPPLIED BY MAIL&GUARDIAN  PiE Staff Reporter  |  30 July 2026 There is a particular kind of South African political theatre that manages to be both farce and tragedy in the same breath, and Thursday’s …

For today’s vehicle buyers, the decision to purchase a car extends far beyond design, specification and monthly affordability. Customers are increasingly asking what happens after the sale: where they will service their vehicle, how they …

The new Volkswagen Caravelle eHybrid is available for sale in South Africa. Few vehicles in automotive history have earned the enduring affection and recognition of the Volkswagen Bus. For more than seven decades, it has …

PiE SPORTS DESK Argentina in Buenos Aires, then the All Blacks come to town Why This Double-Header Is Confusing Everyone South Africa’s August schedule is being talked about as one giant event, but it is …

PiE SPORTS DESK Africa’s two most successful women’s football nations both lost their WAFCON 2026 openers to East African underdogs — now both face must-win football to survive the group stage. The Shock of Matchday …

South Africa started processing undocumented migrants at a temporary repatriation centre in Musina, a border town with Zimbabwe, in July 2026. This followed weeks of intensified anti-migrant rhetoric and xenophobic violence. The facility has raised questions about whether the …

PiE TEAM When Advocate Andrea Johnson first took the stand at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, she arrived as the head of South Africa’s premier anti-corruption prosecuting body — the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) …

he Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will participate in the 9th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Industrial Week (SIW), scheduled from 27 to 31 July 2026 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) in KwaZulu-Natal.  Through …

MAIN PHOTO: Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul, CSIR Group Executive Dr Sandile Malinga, Member of the Executive Council for Youth, Women, Disability, Communications and E-Government in the Office of the Premier, Lorato Venus Blennies …

By Len Maseko Waterford Estate is hosting an exclusive Women’s Day brunch experience that combines fine wine, gourmet food and the art of winemaking in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands. The event, which takes …

Fifty years after the Soweto Uprising, little is known about its most iconic leader, the elusive Tsietsi Mashinini, who instigated the schools protest which changed SA forever, only to flee the country, shun the ANC, …

Spain are world champions again, and they did it the hard way and the easy way at once. Ferran Torres settled a goalless, bad-tempered final in the 106th minute, turning in a low cross from …

As we wrap up World Cup 2026, Sello Lediga had a good sense of publishing a Bafana Bafana book a month before the team left for the World Cup 2026 hosted by the USA-Canada-Mexico in …

PiE SPORTS South Africa finished the opening leg of the inaugural Nations Championship unbeaten, thumping Wales 43-0 in Durban — exactly as the PiE preview laid out could happen, though few expected the margin to …

PiE DIGITAL TEAM A look at the route that carried 3.4 million passengers in 2025 — and the other African corridors driving the continent’s air travel. The route linking Cape Town International Airport and Johannesburg’s …

Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department suspended deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi was arrested Friday evening, this another of the many arrests he has had to endure flowing from evidence emanating from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. WATCH …

PiE STAFF REPORT Two of the most closely watched witnesses at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry are, within days of each other, edging back toward the witness stand. Advocate Andrea Johnson, head of the National …