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Three retired judges and a retired rear admiral to probe the Iranian navy ships fiasco

Three retired judges and a retired rear admiral will conduct the Board of Inquiry into why President Cyril Ramaphosa’s orders for Iranian warships not to participate in a joint naval exercise earlier in January this year were not obeyed. Defence Minister Angie Motshekga announced the members of the board on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. Sam […]

Ramaphosa appoints special task team to probe ‘murder, corruption’ against 14 SAPS, Ekurhuleni officials

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to establish a special investigations task team to urgently investigate a number of officers implicated in the country’s law enforcement scandal. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has found that allegations of criminality and wrongdoing against five police officers and nine […]

Melania documentary pulled from South African theaters for ‘political reasons’

The film — which follows Melania Trump over the 20 days leading up to her husband’s inauguration, as she prepares to transition back to the White House — is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on Friday in almost 30 countries. That number, however, has dropped by one after the film’s South African distributor Filmfinity made the last-minute decision […]

SARS is coming after taxpayers with a new weapon, leaving nowhere to hide

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) wants to introduce new laws that will enable wide-reaching lifestyle audits, helping it clamp down on taxpayers whose lifestyles don’t match their means. The legislative changes are contained in the new draft General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill, published on 14 January 2026. The proposals […]

Government’s new plan for R100 billion BEE fund

The ANC’s largest partner in the Government of National Unity, the Democratic Alliance, has said it would “not support this madness”. Toby Chance, the Democratic Alliance’s spokesman on trade, said, “This fund could very easily become a bottomless pit for taxpayers’ money, with little to no oversight or meaningful outcomes.” “Not only does the DA […]

Your tax refund could be $1,000 higher in 2026. Here’s why.

Federal tax refunds often represent a family’s single largest check of the year, and next year’s refunds could be even bigger, with the average payment set to increase by about $1,000 per filer, according to a recent analysis from financial services company Piper Sandler.  That could boost the typical refund check to roughly $4,151 per […]