This recap pays tribute to Nigerian celebrities who died in 2025 and reflects on the legacies they left behind.

Dezirée du Plessis, a 45-year-old runner who was hit by a taxi during the Soweto Marathon last month, has died in hospital. Du Plessis, a mother of two from Pretoria, was struck by a vehicle during ...

War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain ...

Police are investigating a case of murder and three counts of attempted murder after an alleged mob justice attack in Diepkloof, Soweto. It is understood that a group of young men was targeted by the ...

Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, confirmed that the event did not get approval from the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD), and there was no police visibility or patrols ...

Dive into the essence of Soweto's Meadowlands with this captivating look back at Kasi football and Gwijo music in 2016, a time when the grassroots football scene was not just a sport, but a pivotal ...

A neighbour of a 19-year-old man who was shot dead during the Shaun 101 street bash in Soweto and witnessed the incident says criminality among young boys in the township has become “a fashion” and ...

The Youth Honours Board campaign strategically aimed to elevate Nedbank's brand purpose by honoring the legacy of the 1976 Soweto Uprising youth, specifically targeting South African youth (LSM 4-7, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Five years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, ‘J6ers’ mourned those who died, called for the firings of those who handled court cases and repeated false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.