IFP Directs Districts to Conclude Elective Conferences by 30 June and Shift Focus to Local Government Elections

Premier League club Arsenal have announced their star player, Bukayo Saka, has signed a new four-year contract with the Gunners.

The 24-year-old has been with Arsenal since 2010, from the club’s Hale End Academy as an eight-year-old.

“He has since progressed to become the leading goalscorer, assister and appearance maker in our current squad – with 78 goals and nearly 300 club appearances in all competitions,” said Arsenal.

“Bukayo made his first team debut at 17 inREAD MORE

Police in Johannesburg have arrested a son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe following a shooting at a Hyde Park residence that left a worker critically injured.

Gauteng police confirmed that a case of attempted murder has been opened after a 23-year-old man was shot on Thursday.

Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said the victim is an employee at the property and was taken to hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds.

“The police will be investigating a case of attempted murderREAD MORE

The Zimbabwean Football Association (ZIFA) has called on all junior academies to register with them as part of efforts to formalise junior football in the country.

ZIFA confirmed the new approach in a statement released on Thursday.

“This directive applies to all junior leagues at the Under 13, Under 15, and Under 17 levels and forms part of the Association’s ongoing efforts to standardize, regulate, and strengthen grassroots and youth football development nationwide,” said ZIFA.

“Player registration and competition guidelinesREAD MORE

The former Mayor of Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Clifford “Mshangane” Ndabandaba, has abruptly resigned as a councillor and executive committee (exco) member in the municipality.

Ndabandaba, who is currently facing multiple corruption charges alongside the ANC’s Babongile Sithole and former EFF councillor Sabelo Nkosi for the alleged looting of municipal funds during their tenure, submitted his resignation in a letter dated 19 February 2026.

He did not state any reason for the sudden departure.

“I am writing toREAD MORE

The Giyani Specialized Commercial Crime Court in Limpopo has sentenced a 41-year-old pharmacist to 10 years imprisonment or pay a fine of half a million after he was convicted of 18 charges of fraud on Wednesday, 18 February 2026. 

According to evidence presented to the court in Giyani, the fraudster, Tinyiko Gift Mongolele, approached Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) members in 2018 and requested their medical aid information, promising them cash-back incentives or shoes in return.

He also used theREAD MORE

Former Bafana Bafana coach Dr. Pitso Mosimane has expressed interest in returning to the head coach position of South Africa’s senior national football team, Bafana Bafana.

Bafana Bafana will be without a coach after this year’s FIFA World Cup, as the Belgian, Hugo Broos, will step down to retire from the game.

Mosimane said, “I’m interested. The AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) medal is the one that I want to close everything (in his career). That’s the medal I don’tREAD MORE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to pioneering Palestinian diplomat Leila Shahid, who has died at the age of 76, describing her passing as a moment of global sorrow in the ongoing struggle for Palestinian freedom.

On Thursday, Ramaphosa honoured Shahid’s decades-long contribution to diplomacy and activism, highlighting her role as a trailblazer for women in international representation.

Shahid, a Lebanese-born Palestinian, made history as the first woman ambassador of Palestine. She represented the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the PalestinianREAD MORE

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has introduced a compulsory Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) training course for public servants, in a bid to strengthen gender mainstreaming and drive more inclusive government policies.

The move comes as South Africa continues to grapple with alarming levels of gender-based violence (GBV), which government has repeatedly described as a national crisis.

In a statement, the department said the online GBA+ course will equip officials with practical tools to design policies andREAD MORE

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of City Power has resigned, bringing to a close a decade-long tenure.

African Times is in possession of the resignation letter, in which outgoing CEO Tshifularo Mashava confirms that she will step down effective March 30 2026.

In a measured but reflective letter addressed to the board, Mashava said the decision followed “careful reflection and thorough consideration”, adding that she intends to pursue “personal and other professional interests”.

Her departure comes at a critical timeREAD MORE

The University of South Africa has welcomed a series of high court judgments against Mogaila Mogashoa, Mandisa Mashego and Simamkele Xani, describing the rulings as a decisive stand against what it calls a sustained campaign of defamatory attacks on the institution and its leadership.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the university confirmed that separate applications were brought before the courts in response to statements made by the three individuals. The institution said the judgments affirm its commitment to protectingREAD MORE