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The Yetta Nathan Youth Development Centre in Orlando West. eNCA/Manqoba Mchunu

Empty promises? R50m youth development centre still incomplete after four years

Four years after construction began, the R50-million Yetta Nathan Youth Development Centre in Orlando West remains incomplete, leaving residents frustrated and questioning repeated delays.

24 June 2026

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala

Matlala case separated as NPA remains tight-lipped on possible plea deal

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has concluded negotiations with the legal team of alleged underworld figure Vusumuzi "Cat" Matlala but remains tight-lipped about a potential plea bargain.

24 June 2026

File: Tablespoon filled with granulated sugar. GettyImages/knape

Gumede vows to protect jobs after Tongaat rescue breakthrough

There will be no wholesale retrenchments at Tongaat Hulett, according to Vision Group of Companies chairperson Robert Gumede.

24 June 2026

Suspended KZN prisons boss Mnikelwa Nxele. Thuli Dlamini/Sowetan/Gallo Images

Years of investigation led to Nxele arrest, says Thobakgale

The arrest of KwaZulu-Natal prisons head Mnikelwa Nxele follows years of intense investigations, according to Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale.

24 June 2026

A displaced Malawian national speaks to a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) while taking shelter at an abandoned municipality building on Mayor’s Walk in Pietermaritzburg on June 23, 2026. Rajesh Jantilal / AFP