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Finance minister Enoch Godongwana came bearing gifts like Father Christmas when he delivered the 2026 Budget on Wednesday.
His generosity came in the form of...
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Paul O’ Sullivan attained fame from exposing what he called rogue elements within the South African Police Service, and for a while he had...
Africa a global powerhouse in cut-flower exports
Africa’s floriculture industry demonstrated its global strength during the 2026 Valentine’s rush, moving over 7 000 tonnes of flowers from two airlines in Kenya and...
I leave Sizwe Hosmed in a better shape than I found...
In September last year, I was appointed as the curator of Sizwe Hosmed Medical Scheme and undertook the task with relish and enthusiasm as...
Young people are not small fry, they are going to make...
As a senior person in South Africa’s mining industry, I had the honour of moderating the first session of the Young Professionals Programme at...
What Budget 2026 means for your take-home pay
Many South Africans know this feeling: you get a salary increase, but your bank balance doesn’t feel any healthier. One reason is bracket creep,...
SA reaffirms commitment to continental peace and stability at AU’s 39th...
South Africa’s withdrawal of troops from the UN Stabilisation Mission in the DRC has been interpreted, in some circles, as a sign of our...
PIC amicably servers ties with its investment boss
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and its Chief
Investment Officer, Mr Kabelo Rikhotso, earlier this week reached a mutual agreement
to terminate their employment relationship on...
Prasa at crossroads as cost of yellow train project escalates
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is caught between a rock and a hard place over its multi-billion-rand general overhaul (GO) programme...
Security guards to appear in court after Ladybrand farm assault,...
Two security guards, aged 23 and 28, are to appear before the Ladybrand Magistrate’s Court in Free State on Monday in connection with the...
Knives out for Free State premier
Knives are out for Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae following the uproar over the appointment of a convicted fraudster as CEO of a provincial...
Row as Mantashe rails at Lesotho PM
Minerals and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has sparked a diplomatic and political row with Lesotho after alleging the country’s prime minister held an...
Liphalale spaza shop owner arrested for rape of 11-year-old girl
A 37-year-old foreign national is due to appear before the Lephalale Magistrate’s court on Monday, facing a charge of sexual assault involving an 11-year-old...
Roedean probe uncovers failures after tennis saga
Roedean School SA is under mounting scrutiny after preliminary findings into the cancelled tennis fixture against King David School Linksfield revealed serious lapses in...
Mpumalanga CPA blasts Nyhontso’s silence on ‘R62m farm fraud’
Frustrated land reform beneficiaries in Mpumalanga have accused Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso of going silent after being handed documentary evidence...
Africa a global powerhouse in cut-flower exports
Africa’s floriculture industry demonstrated its global strength during the 2026 Valentine’s rush, moving over 7 000 tonnes of flowers from two airlines in Kenya and...
Free State contractors cross swords with Jabu Mbalula
The Bloemfontein High Court is this week expected to allocate a hearing date in a matter involving Free State Community Safety, Roads and Transport...
Calvin Mathibeli fights back against Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s court victory
Private security company owner Calvin Mathibeli has formally filed court papers to appeal a judgment handed down by the Durban High Court in favour...
Top Mpumalanga health official back at work despite R114m graft cloud
The health department in Mpumalanga will not suspend its director of human resources, Jabulani Nkosi, despite his arrest during a dramatic Hawks-led takedown operation...
