Party levies may offer a cleaner form of political funding, but they become a tool of control when parties can remove representatives who refuse to pay, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

Celani Sikhakhane brings KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news.

Nolitha Qhuma could not find a fashion internship, so she started Rea'Nubia in her mother's Khayelitsha shack, now a business with four staff and clients.

Visual artist Simon Mafihla says a pack of pencils that used to cost R1,500 now costs R2,000 or more, but he still supports five people.

The City of Johannesburg and Metrobus have begun a 30 to 60 day trial of electric buses on some of the city's busiest routes, testing the technology before deciding on wider rollout.

The South African Communist Party has announced mayoral candidates for all four uMzinyathi municipalities, promising to free rural communities from years of collapsing service delivery.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told the Brics Summit in India that the world needs an independent body to check artificial intelligence before it becomes too powerful.

Missing runner Elizabeth Moselakgomo has been identified after her body was found as police investigate several women’s deaths around Kempton Park.

ANC leaders have asked church members to pray for Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who has cancelled public appearances while on medical leave.

A Cape Town traders’ organisation says informal vendors need basic services, easier access to funding and protection when disaster destroys their businesses.

Police have warned women in Kempton Park to take extra care after four women were found dead under similar circumstances in two months.

South Africans face another fuel blow, with motorists paying hundreds more to fill their tanks while taxi and trucking costs also climb.