https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/gabon-lifts-eight-month-social-media-ban Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T09:29:11.021Z Gabon lifts eight-month ban on social media Gabon social media ban, Gabon HAC, Oligui Nguema, social media restrictions Africa, internet freedom, Africa, Gabon, Social media, Press freedom, Internet https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/aka-tibz-murder-trial-cctv-evidence-durban-high-court Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T09:35:03.103Z AKA murder trial: court hears CCTV evidence tracking rapper before 2023 shooting AKA murder trial, Tibz murder trial, Kiernan Forbes, Durban High Court CCTV, Florida Road shooting, Crime, AKA, Murder trial, Durban https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/fnb-fined-r1-million-information-regulator-popia Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T09:27:18.232Z FNB fined R1 million by Information Regulator over customer data failures FNB fine Information Regulator, POPIA fine, FNB data exposure, Protection of Personal Information Act, infringement notice, Business, FNB, POPIA, Information Regulator, Data protection https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/moodys-fitch-differ-on-debt-after-mid-term-budget Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T09:36:58.196Z Moody's calls mid-term budget positive; Fitch still sees debt edging up in 2028/29 Moody's mid-term budget, Fitch South Africa debt, South Africa credit rating, MTBPS 2026, rating upgrade, Business, Moody's, Fitch, Credit rating, Mid-term budget https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/kubayi-community-groups-join-government-immigration-court-case Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T05:38:18.375Z Community groups want to join government's immigration court case, says Kubayi Kubayi immigration court case, Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, asylum seekers, Lindela, Scalabrini Centre, Constitutional Court, immigration, asylum, Kubayi, courts, Home Affairs https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/dj-warras-murder-case-postponed-2-november-legal-representation Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T05:37:03.514Z DJ Warras murder case postponed to 2 November as accused arrange legal representation DJ Warras murder case, Warrick Stock, Victor Majola, Hlengiwe Buthelezi, Judge William Karam, Legal Aid South Africa, DJ Warras, murder trial, Johannesburg High Court, Legal Aid https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/ramaphosa-approves-510-sandf-soldiers-kwazulu-natal-30-november Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T05:35:49.098Z Ramaphosa approves 510 soldiers for KwaZulu-Natal until 30 November SANDF deployment KwaZulu-Natal, Operation Prosper, Ramaphosa, anti-immigration protests, Durban, R34 million, SANDF, KwaZulu-Natal, protests https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/johannesburg-water-relief-three-months-morero-not-a-crisis Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T05:34:04.705Z Johannesburg Water says relief from dry taps may take three months; mayor says it is not a crisis Johannesburg water outages, Johannesburg Water, Dada Morero, Rand Water, Crown Gardens, Commando system, Johannesburg, water, service delivery, local elections https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/final-week-4-november-elections-campaign-parliament-schedule Insight Factor en 2026-10-27T05:31:52.200Z Final week before 4 November: campaign rallies and Parliament's mini-budget hearings 4 November local elections, DA final rally Mamelodi, Parliament mini-budget hearings, Rise Mzansi, Geordin Hill-Lewis, local elections, DA, Parliament, mini-budget https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/emfuleni-electricity-reconnection-fraud-eighth-accused-vanderbijlpark-court Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T18:41:42.621Z Emfuleni electricity fraud case: eighth accused returns to court as State alleges R9.9m loss Emfuleni electricity fraud, Vanderbijlpark Magistrate's Court, illegal electricity reconnections, R9.9m fraud, Emfuleni Municipality, Emfuleni, fraud, courts, electricity, Gauteng https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/tanzania-chadema-john-pambalu-treason-charge Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T18:46:04.787Z Tanzania charges Chadema official John Pambalu with treason Pambalu treason, Chadema, Tundu Lissu, Tanzania treason charge, Tanzania 2025 election, Tanzania, treason, opposition, East Africa https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/sars-r6-9bn-modernisation-vat-assessments-automation Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T18:33:35.811Z SARS to use R6.9bn extra funding to automate VAT assessments and track alcohol and tobacco SARS modernisation, VAT automation, special appropriation, Johnstone Makhubu, track-and-trace, SARS, VAT, mini-budget, tax, Treasury https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/reserve-bank-synthetic-financial-centre-draft-comment-30-november Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T14:41:12.343Z Reserve Bank opens 'Synthetic Financial Centre' draft to public comment until 30 November Synthetic Financial Centre, Reserve Bank, exchange control circular, National Treasury, Financial Surveillance Department, 2026 Budget, SARB, exchange control https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/zuma-sambudla-trial-we-see-you-posts-tested-durban-high-court Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T14:32:51.515Z Zuma-Sambudla trial: court tests what 'We See You' meant in her posts Zuma-Sambudla trial, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, July 2021 unrest, incitement trial, Durban High Court, Dali Mpofu, Zuma-Sambudla, incitement, social media https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/abyei-market-drone-strike-at-least-153-killed Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T14:34:24.842Z Drone strike on Abyei market kills at least 153, local official says Abyei drone strike, Abyei, Sudan drone attacks, South Sudan, RSF, UN condemns, drone strike, United Nations https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/uj-auckland-park-protest-disrupts-exams-2027-fee-fears Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T14:39:09.035Z Protests over 2027 fee fears disrupt exams at UJ's Auckland Park campus UJ protest, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park campus, exam disruption, 2027 fee increases, EFF, UJ, student protest, fees, exams https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/de-kock-khampepe-inquiry-no-prosecutor-asked-chain-of-command Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T14:37:28.279Z De Kock tells Khampepe inquiry no prosecutor asked him about the apartheid chain of command Eugene de Kock, Khampepe Commission, TRC cases inquiry, Vlakplaas, apartheid prosecutions, TRC, prosecutions https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/kenya-pipeline-company-stake-sale-nyoro-alleges-pressure-ruto-defends Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T12:01:37.317Z Kenya Pipeline Company stake sale: Nyoro alleges pressure, Ruto defends the deal Kenya Pipeline Company stake, KPC shares, Ndindi Nyoro, William Ruto, Dangote, Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya, Energy, Politics, Developing https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/pick-n-pay-drops-restructuring-plan-union-deal-loss-narrows Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T11:48:01.613Z Pick n Pay drops restructuring plan after union deal as first-half loss narrows Pick n Pay restructuring, Saccawu, Boxer, headline loss per share, Spencer Sonn, retail turnaround, Pick n Pay, Retail, Labour https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/stats-sa-rebased-gdp-thursday-29-october-what-to-watch Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T11:50:29.406Z Stats SA to publish rebased GDP on Thursday: what changes and what to watch Stats SA rebased GDP, GDP rebasing, benchmarking, provincial GDP, producer price index, economic calendar, Stats SA, GDP, Economy, Data release https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/bronkhorstspruit-water-illness-cases-833-mashatile-visit Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T11:38:23.339Z Bronkhorstspruit water illness cases climb to 833 as Mashatile visits Bronkhorstspruit water illness, Tshwane water, contaminated water, gastrointestinal illness, Paul Mashatile, Pemmy Majodina, Tshwane, Water, Health, Gauteng, Developing https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/eskom-525-days-without-load-shedding Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T08:34:18.324Z Eskom reaches 525 days without load shedding as availability hits a six-year high Eskom load shedding, energy availability factor, Eskom 525 days, Koeberg Unit 1, diesel spending, Business, Eskom, Energy https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/dj-sumbody-murder-trial-katiso-molefe-johannesburg-high-court Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T08:33:23.735Z DJ Sumbody murder trial: Katiso Molefe and three co-accused in the Johannesburg High Court DJ Sumbody murder trial, Katiso Molefe trial, KT Molefe, Johannesburg High Court, Woodmead shooting, Crime, Courts, DJ Sumbody https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/nigeria-first-ebola-case-outbreak-spreads Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T07:45:58.983Z Nigeria confirms first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across three African regions Nigeria Ebola case, Ebola outbreak 2026, Africa CDC, Bundibugyo, DRC Ebola, Kenya Ebola https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/fuel-levy-relief-november-petrol-diesel-prices Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T09:05:54.580Z Levy relief to cushion November fuel prices, but the petrol cut may be thin November fuel price, fuel levy relief, petrol price November, diesel price, Central Energy Fund, mini-budget https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/media-obtains-redacted-copy-of-ssa-secrecy-application-in-r12m-spy-trial Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T06:23:50.091Z Media Obtains Redacted Copy of SSA Secrecy Application in R12m Spy Trial https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/or-tambo-cocaine-seizure-250kg-r200-million Insight Factor en 2026-10-26T06:14:28.397Z Police Seize 250kg Cocaine Worth Over R200 Million at OR Tambo Airport OR Tambo cocaine seizure, 250kg cocaine, R200 million drugs, OR Tambo International Airport, drug mules, Border Management Authority https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/r9-7m-drug-bust-in-gqeberha-one-arrested-in-rowallan-park Insight Factor en 2026-10-25T15:07:14.978Z R9.7m drug bust in Gqeberha: one arrested in Rowallan Park https://www.theinsightfactor.com/article/iec-rejects-mk-request-to-amend-candidate-lists-ahead-of-4-november-vote Insight Factor en 2026-10-25T14:59:12.924Z IEC rejects MK request to amend candidate lists ahead of 4 November vote