South Africa: what is happening now
17 current events in South Africa from 7 news outlets, updated every 30 minutes.
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- 2026-10-04 18:00 UTC‘Lucky to be alive’: Four men shot in Maitland as Cape shootings escalate World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 17:52 UTCSouth Africa's Nortje eyes test return against Australia after lengthy absence World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 17:00 UTCCape Town’s unfinished highways at centre of major Foreshore redevelopment plan World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 16:00 UTCSouth Africa renews target to halve road deaths by 2030 World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 16:00 UTCSouth Africa cannot afford to take the taxi industry for granted World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 16:00 UTCSABC awaits R120m for 2026 local election coverage World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 15:30 UTCDina Pule promises improved access to social services in Cape Town World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 13:12 UTCPolice probe death of 22-year-old woman found near University of Limpopo campus World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 12:46 UTCGovernment condemns ‘brutal and senseless’ killing of 14-year-old Mamelodi twins World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 11:24 UTCLike a ‘vertical roller coaster’: Simulating flight FZ1073’s sudden plunge World · 1 source
- 2026-10-04 11:08 UTCTshwane presses ahead with DC against workers allegedly linked to Sodi’s Rooiwal tender World · 1 source
- 2026-10-03 22:00 UTCANC faces R40m seizure from bank accounts World · 1 source
- 2026-10-02 20:10 UTC43 killed in political hits ahead of S.Africa polls: report World · 1 source
- 2026-10-02 18:52 UTCMass Shootings Surge in South Africa as Illegal Guns Flood Streets World · 1 source
- 2026-10-02 14:32 UTCSouth Africa: Rubber Bullets Fired At Rhodes Graduation Ceremony World · 1 source
- 2026-10-02 05:43 UTCSouth Africa: Durban and Joburg Worst Hit By Water Outages World · 1 source
- 2026-10-01 23:59 UTCCoroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed World · 1 source