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Africa’s new generation sees a better partner in China than US

The latest African Youth Survey, commissioned by the Johannesburg-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation and conducted by US-based PSB Insights, delivers a sobering strategic wake-up call...

Hopes for Hormuz deal fade as Donald Trump demands Iranian reparations

US President Donald Trump on Monday responded to Iran's conditions for a peace deal by making his own demands, including that Iran compensate people...

Dangote refinery spurs West Africa fuel trading hub ambitions

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - West African energy regulators are stepping up plans for a regional fuel pricing benchmark and trading hub, betting that a wave of new refining capacity led

Discrepancies in Johnson’s handling of Medicare24 matter revealed in Madlanga testimony

Serious concerns about the handling of the Medicare24 investigation by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) emerged before the Madlanga commission of inquiry on...

Powerball results for Tuesday, August 11 2026

Powerball results for Tuesday, August 11 2026 Powerball numbers: 03| 14 | 26 |40| 48  Powerball: 10 Powerball Xtra numbers: 15 | 21 | 31 | 42 |...

Andrea Johnson allegedly sidelined prosecutor for challenging arrest and bail instructions

Independent Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) prosecutor Drushantha Ramsamy told the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday that she was effectively removed from a prosecution team after...

Lirandzu Themba | From pride to heartbreak: coming home to Joburg...

I am a “recovering” Joburger living in Hong Kong. Yet I remain fiercely proud of this South African city and the resilient, industrious people...

MPs turn up the heat on DTIC’s troubled film incentive

Members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition have turned up the heat on the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC)...

Joburg’s water crisis angers voters, drives rich off-grid

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Dry taps have become a daily frustration for residents of Johannesburg, a city haemorrhaging more than a third of its water supply, or an estimated 655

SA’s film industry’s R822m crisis deepens, as incentive row leads to...

South Africa’s film industry has warned that uncertainty and delays surrounding the government’s film incentive have already cost the country R822 million in production...