Ronald Ralinala
The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed a startling sight on Victoria Street in Germiston – twenty makeshift shacks tucked inside a hijacked building – a vivid illustration of how illegal occupations are reshaping the urban landscape of Gauteng. Residents and passers‑by were greeted by a maze of corrugated‑iron structures crowding the floors of a once‑commercial … Read more
The viral post of a Zimbabwean woman who recently fled back to Harare after years of working and living in South Africa has sparked a flood of cheeky comments from South African men promising marriage “just to bring her home”. Her nostalgic reflections on the warmth of South African street vendors, the buzz of township … Read more
Jakub Mensik’s gritty comeback against second‑seed Alexander Zverev on Court Philippe‑Chatrier has the French Open live scores buzzing across the tennis world. The Czech teenager, seeded 26th, clawed back from a first‑set loss to force a tie‑break in the second, while the German favourite fights to re‑assert his dominance. As the sun sets over Paris, fans in South … Read more
Kasi News sat down with Palesa Nkabinde, the visionary behind Palesa Wadi Spice, a Soweto‑born health and wellness brand that is turning heads across South Africa. Nkabinde, a lifelong Soweto resident, has built a business that celebrates the power of indigenous herbs, spice blends, flavour‑infused salts, herbal teas and nutrient‑dense seeds, all sourced locally and packaged with a … Read more
Cabinet’s recent approval of a fresh board for the South African Post Office marks a pivotal procedural win for a state‑owned entity that has been stumbling through business rescue since mid‑2023. While the move clears the final administrative hurdle for the Post Office to formally apply to exit the rescue process, it does little to … Read more
Four days ago, Lado Amido, a 49‑year‑old Mozambican who arrived in February seeking work, heard a furious knock on his Kleinmond front door. A hostile crowd stood on his doorstep, shouting that foreigners had to leave the town, and then ransacked his home, seizing everything they could find. Fearing for his life, Amido fled into … Read more
A businessman was gunned down while waiting for his infant daughter‑in‑law in the bustling township of KwaMashu on Thursday, 4 June, leaving a newborn baby and a grieving family in shock. Phil Nkwanyana, a 38‑year‑old entrepreneur from Newlands West, Durban, was sitting in his black BMW outside a house in the E Section when armed men approached and … Read more
The Foschini Group (TFG) turned a bright spot into a headline this financial year, with its Bash marketplace pushing online sales up 49.2% across South Africa even as the group’s overall profit fell sharply and a R1‑billion write‑down hit its offshore fashion labels. Group‑wide e‑commerce revenue climbed to roughly R9.2 billion, up from R7 billion a year … Read more
A South African start‑up is turning supermarket surplus into savings for millions, offering near‑expiry groceries at discounts of up to 65 % through a lightweight web‑app that works on the low‑cost phones most shoppers own. Launched in May 2025, Still Good South Africa taps into rising food‑price inflation and record unemployment, giving budget‑conscious families a way to … Read more
Aden McCarthy’s move to Europe has become the buzz of Pretoria’s football circles, with the 22‑year‑old defender set to board a flight to Baku for a three‑year contract at Sabah FK. The son of former Chiefs stalwart Fabian McCarthy has turned heads this season, chalking up 31 appearances across all competitions and helping Amakhosi secure a third‑place … Read more