South Africa Today — 2026-08-27
The day’s news across South Africa, pulled from the main sources and cross-checked. Stories covered by multiple outlets are marked CONFIRMED — that’s the truth signal. Every item links to the original source.
Congolese nationals arrested at SADC Summit granted R10,000 bail each
Cape Town motorists rack up 4m traffic offences in a year [CONFIRMED — 3 sources]
Suzuki’s ‘electric car for the people’ revealed at Festival of Motoring, under consideration for SA
SA measles cases hit 3 462 as unvaccinated infants triple
UK murder suspect Ndodana Tshuma’s SA firearm case postponed [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
Parliament seeks recovery plan as DCS projects R749 million budget overrun
DA unveils uMhlathuze, Ray Nkonyeni mayoral candidates ahead of elections
Black Business Unity grassroots movement challenges SA’s economic inequality
SARB honours Maxeke, 1956 women with new R2 coin
Councillors Corner#5 | EFF’s Ramaphoko accounts for Seshego’s Ward 13
‘I don’t know Katiso “KT” Molefe’: Lebeya tells Madlanga Inquiry
OPINION: Gauteng’s Lenacapavir story is bigger than a new injection
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