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MAIN PHOTO: SUSPENDED POLICE COMMISSIONER GEN FANNIE MASEMOLA The Mkhwanazi–Khumalo–Masemola line, IDAC’s second failed prosecution, and where the accountability question goes from here, THE PiE TEAM updates… Executive Summary On 15 September 2026, National Director …

Why Rassie Erasmus and Siya Kolisi keep turning rugby wins into something bigger — and why, this time, it matters more than usual, THE PIE TEAM EXAMINES…… The scoreline read 43-28. The series read 3-1. …

Ahead of a landmark three-night tribute at the Joburg Theatre, we trace the life and legacy of the composer who took South African song from Alexandra township to Hollywood scoring stages — and who, at …

MAIN PHOTO: DANNY JORDAAN PiE SPORTS DESK The Result Danny Jordaan has been re-elected president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), defeating businessman and AmaZulu FC owner Sandile Zungu by 157 votes to 82 …

REALITIES:  Through her growing podcast, Navigating Life with Viwe, Eastern Cape businesswoman Viwe Mngambi is creating a reflective space for honest conversations about relationships, grief, identity, leadership and personal growth… By  Siyabonga Kamnqa Viwe Mngambi …

SPELL: DJ and television personality Lamiez Holworthy-Morule reflects on the health crisis that nearly claimed her life—and confronts the cruelty and emotional damage caused by cyberbullying… By  Zintle Mdaka South African DJ, radio presenter and …

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MAIN PHOTO: ARTIST KAGISO PAT MAUTLOA THE PiE TEAM looks inside Kagiso Patrick Mautloa’s seven-decade love letter to Johannesburg — and the Bag Factory that has sheltered his practice for over three decades On any …

PiE SPORTS DESK It has taken Pitso Mosimane barely a week since being unveiled as Bafana Bafana head coach to tick off one of the biggest boxes on his to-do list. On Tuesday, SAFA and …

By Taz Cassim There are moments in sport when a player becomes something larger than the game. On Saturday night in Soweto, in front of 85,967 people at FNB Stadium, Siya Kolisi did not simply …

LEN KALANE Part One: The Economics Before the Emotion Before the singing started, before the green and gold swallowed Soweto whole, there was a number worth sitting with: this was only the fourth time in …

PiE SPORTS DESK Three days into the job, the new coach’s preliminary selection for Guinea, Eritrea and Egypt tells a story that goes well beyond the team sheet. Pitso Mosimane was barely three days into …

Update, 3 September 2026: Organisers have postponed the Soweto Kota Festival, three days before it was due to take place. SID Entertainment Pty Ltd confirmed the ninth edition will now run on 12 and 13 …

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 …

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 …

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 …