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Gill Gifford

Gill Gifford is a senior journalist at the Sunday Times who has previously worked as news editor at Health-e News and in senior reporting positions at eNCA, Newzroom Afrika and The Star.

Suspended crime intelligence deputy boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan. File photo:

Shot SAPS general Feroz Khan discharged from hospital

Family says suspended crime intelligence boss begins intensive rehabilitation while questions mount over stalled shooting investigation

Victor Asiwe, who grew up in Potchefstroom, has graduated in the top 1% of his MBA class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Victor Asiwe’s hard journey from Potch to the top 1% at Stanford

Stanford scholar’s remarkable rise from self-taught coder to Silicon Valley’s doorstep, finding hard problems and great people along the way.

Dina and Ernst Marais, the retired couple who were ambushed and murdered in the Kruger National Park.

Police reportedly closing in on Kruger National Park killers

Murdered couple's vehicle said to have been found 350km away in Mozambique

President Cyril Ramaphosa may have committed a serious violation of the constitution, according to an independent panel's findings. File picture:

Ramaphosa moves to kill Phala Phala report, threatens interdict to halt impeachment

Impeachment proceedings cannot continue while Ramaphosa challenges legality of panel’s findings, he says

A fire broke out on April 16 2021 at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg. File photo.

‘They’re still lying to us about the shocking state of Charlotte Maxeke’

Five years after a devastating fire, Charlotte Maxeke remains crippled by delays, underspending and bureaucratic warfare doctors say Public Protector findings reveal a fraction of the crisis.

The price of putting meat on the table is fast becoming a luxury for many South Africans.

Braai staples now luxuries as fuel and power hikes loom

Red meat surges, fuel and power hikes threaten to reignite food inflation squeeze

Dubai-based restaurateur Nicky van der Walt heard a first explosion as he was speaking to his father on the phone. File photo.

‘It was surreal, completely crazy’: SA restaurateur tells of close miss in Dubai

Dubai-based South African restaurateur Nicky van der Walt has described explosions in the city on Saturday, as Iran retaliated against attacks by the US and Israel, as “surreal, completely crazy”.

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency denies outsourcing its mandate but admits urgent need for private capital as critics warn of “perverse incentives” and profit from fines.

Tickets for Aarto amid state body’s poverty plea

Cash-strapped RTIA seeks private ‘turnkey’ partner for traffic fine management system as watchdog warns of profit-driven incentives.

Joburg Water staff do not understand how to work a new field services management system, resulting in delays in resolving problem

Joburg Water | An entity in crisis

The utility’s latest quarterly report for July-September 2025 reveals an entity in crisis

Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge. File photo.

Mbenenge faces fresh scrutiny as accuser relocated and JSC weighs sanctions

Legal saga continues for ‘emoji judge’ as misconduct sanctions loom

Residents of Melville and Westdene protest against an ongoing water outage in the area, demanding accountability.

CLUELESS: South Africa’s deepening water crisis of dry taps and rising anger

Politicians from Ramaphosa down are scurrying to address the issue, highlighted by catastrophic problems in the nation’s biggest metro

Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge has been cleared of sexual harassment and gross misconduct. File photo.

‘Emoji judge’ Mbenenge returns to work after probe finds court secretary Mengo lied

Tribunal flags omitted “salacious” messages and unproven in-person claim, sparing Judge President Selby Mbenenge from impeachment but drawing fury from activists and experts.

Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge. File photo.

Tribunal clears EC judge president Mbenenge of sexual harassment

Tribunal finds flirtatious messages were not sexual harassment and complainant was a dishonest, consenting adult.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has told an angry wife, identified only as Mrs M, that she has no lawful right to continue living in her matrimonial home after it was sold by her husband during their ongoing divorce proceedings.

SCA upholds eviction order in matrimonial property dispute

Landmark decision clarifies property rights in divorce cases

The world's largest 'gigayacht', the Azzam, is owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE and owner of Manchester City football club.

Inside Cape Town’s superyacht ambitions

As global conflicts reroute luxury travel, Cape Town is building the infrastructure to capture a new wave of high-net-worth visitors.