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Skip to main content AKA's photographer testifies at murder trial Wednesday 14 October 2026 - 20:08pm DURBAN - The murder trial of rapper AKA and his friend, Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane, has been adjourned until Thursday in the Durban High Court. Four witnesses testified on Tuesday, including AKA’s manager and a DJ who was with them on the night of the murders. On Wednesday, AKA’s photographer Thotloetso Mogotsi took the stand.

Skip to main content South Africa will host race by 2029 - McKenzie Wednesday 14 October 2026 - 20:51pm PRETORIA - Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie insists South Africa did not miss out on hosting Formula 1. Despite Rwanda getting the rights to host the African Grand Prix in the 2030s, McKenzie remains upbeat that the country is still on track to host the event in the near future. He was addressing the media in Pretoria on Wednesday. "We are not in competition...

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron believes the students waging three weeks of protests that have closed many schools have "legitimate" grievances but are also being "exploited" by political forces, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday. The leader, who is in his final six months of office, has asked the government to come up with "concrete responses" to the unrest by high school pupils within weeks, spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told reporters.

PRETORIA - Any hopes of immediate freedom for alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala have been dashed. Matlala has abandoned his bid for bail in his property and lease fraud case. It was a brief appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates Court for Matlala as his latest court case sees him charged with fraud, forgery and uttering. These charges are linked to a R95,000 rental lease for a property in Waterkloof.

JOHANNESBURG - The legal team for former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has wrapped up its bail argument. Sibiya's lawyer, Estelle Killian, has argued that he is not a flight risk or a threat to witnesses, emphasising that they have not interfered with the complainants. She urged the court to grant Sibiya bail because his health was at risk. The State has opposed bail for Sibiya, accusing his defence team of attempting to secure a statement from a witness.

UMLAZI - Three suspected cash-in-transit robbers have been killed in a shootout with police and private security in Umlazi, KZN. Initially, police had reported that four suspects were shot and killed, however, this number has since been revised to three by KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda. Netshiunda said a manhunt for other suspects involved in this alleged robbery has been launched.

PARIS - Football's world governing body FIFA is planning to set up a $6.35-billion development fund for the next four years, AFP learned Wednesday from a source close to the matter. The plan is due to be approved at its Council meeting on Thursday in Zurich, where FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the 36 other members of the federation's executive will gather.

Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB /LightRocket via Getty Images EKURHULENI - The Justice Department and police are joining forces to protect South Africans' political rights ahead of the local government polls. This is according to Deputy Justice Minister, Andries Nel. His comments follow the Katlehong drive-by shooting in which four people have died and three others hospitalised.

KYIV - Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv's military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore Starlink, which Kyiv says has been slowed down. "I hope that it's a mistake, maybe huge technical problem," Zelensky told UK journalist Piers Morgan.

LONDON - Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a "terrorist" organisation by the UK government in July 2025. It is not banned in Ireland, where Rooney lives.