Illustrative Image: Minister of Social Development, Ms Sisisi Tolashe (Photo: Gallo Images / Brenton Geach) | Domestic worker. (Image: Istock) | Hands giving money. (Image: Freepik) | (By Daniella Lee Ming Yesca) Farewell, Sisisi Tolashe, you will not be missed
/file/attachments/2992/tolashe_Pinoochio_Cars_550473_152996_904791.jpg "Illustrative image: Axed social development minister Sisisi Tolashe. (Photo: Sharon Seretlo / Gallo Images) | BAIC Beijing X55s. (Photos: baic.co.za)<br>")
By Rebecca Davis. The outgoing social development minister, who was finally axed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday after months of scandal, leaves behind an inglorious legacy. Read more.
Ramaphosa bets on legal review to stall Phala Phala impeachment proceedings
/file/attachments/2992/Nonku-PhalaPhala-copy1_416455.jpg "Illustrative image: President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: Jaco Marais / Gallo Images) | US dollars. (Photo: iStock) | President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. (Photo: Leon Sadiki)")
By Victoria O’Regan. President Cyril Ramaphosa will launch a review application of the Section 89 report which, as it stands, could lead to his impeachment. Read more.
Top cops in the dock — here’s the full list of Madlanga-related arrests
/file/attachments/2992/Vince-medicare24-tender-corruption_130737_754528.jpg "Illustrative image: (From left) Fannie Masemola. (Photo: Frennie Shivambu / Gallo Images) | Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla) | Anton Paulsen. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla) | Brigadier Rachel Matjeng. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla) | Brian Neville Cartwright. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
By Vincent Cruywagen. The Madlanga Commission has exposed the deep rot within SAPS, with the fallout reaching the highest ranks of law enforcement as senior officers have been arrested and hauled before court to answer to corruption allegations. Read more.
Another cocaine theft — cop confirms millions missing from siezed consignment
/file/attachments/2992/ED_608480_423132_534442.jpg "Colonel Francois Steyn of the Hawks in Gauteng testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on 11 May 2026. (Photo: Frennie Shivambu / Gallo Images)<br>")
By Caryn Dolley. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry last week heard how a cocaine consignment worth about R200m was stolen from a Hawks building in KwaZulu-Natal. Now it’s emerged that R55m worth of cocaine went missing from another shipment seized by police. Read more.
Educational publishers’ dirty textbook tricks revealed to Parliament
/file/attachments/2992/becs-parly-textbooksV2_113559_994496.jpg "Illustrative image: A warehouse full of textbooks ready for delivery in Limpopo. (Photo: Liza van Deventer / Gallo Images / Foto24) | Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube. (Photo: Luba Lesolle / Gallo Images)<br>")
By Rebecca Davis. When the issues around the Department of Basic Education’s new Foundational Phase textbook catalogue were unpacked in Parliament on Tuesday, it became clear how cutthroat the industry competition really is. Read more.
Minister Creecy reaches into the past to plan for the Road Accident Fund’s future
/file/attachments/2992/ED_600426_986417_232274.jpg "Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. (Photo: Sharon Seretlo / Gallo Images)<br>")
By Lindsey Schutters. Of the many headaches Barbara Creecy inherited in the transport portfolio, the Road Accident Fund is probably the one that keeps her up at night. But now there’s a plan. Read more.
How KZN’s elephant ‘overpopulation’ is used to justify culling
By Adam Cruise. KwaZulu-Natal’s elephant “overpopulation crisis” is being presented as scientific inevitability. But official replies reveal contradictions, missing evidence and a regulatory process that has yet to catch up with the rhetoric. Read more.
Five hearty winter warmers
/file/attachments/2992/irishstew_120718.jpg "Drunken Irish Stew. (Photo: Tony Jackman)<br>")
By Tony Jackman. TGIFood is going to be looking after you this winter. To kick off, here’s a quintet of ideas for fireside suppers. Read more.
Waking at 3am every night? Here’s what may be going on
/file/attachments/2992/insomnia-conversation_180774_179532.jpg "Creating a calm sleep environment can also reduce night awakenings. (Photo: Freepik)<br>")
By Talar Moukhtarian. If you often find yourself awake at 3am, you’re not alone. Here are some of the reasons that might be behind these awakenings as well as ways to enhance your sleep. Read more.
The hard-won livelihoods of subsistence fishermen at Bloemhof Dam
/file/attachments/2992/WFD_1409_793823_310265.jpg "Fanas Tshukudu throws fish back into Bloemhof Dam to keep them fresh while waiting for customers as Thabang Mofokeng looks on. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
By Felix Dlangamandla. At Bloemhof Dam in North West, local fishermen Fanas Tshukudu, Anthony Duiker and Thabang Mofokeng depend on their daily catch as a crucial source of income, sustaining both their households and small-scale trade in the surrounding communities. Their work reflects a steady rhythm of survival and resilience, shaped by the waters of the dam and the livelihoods that depend on it. Read more. DM