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Zelenskyy, Trump, EU must accept reality: It’s over for Ukraine

The end for Ukraine is nigh, no matter how many wildberries warehouses they target. Yet again, we hear lies from the Zelenskyy regime, that...

Procurement wars cloud Macufe weeks before festival

Event organisers, producers and other creatives in the Free State have accused the provincial government of hijacking the Macufe festival and shutting them out...

Billionaire Gumede’s R30bn smart city dream hits snag

The ambitious R30-billion smart city that billionaire businessman Robert Gumede envisions for state-owned land south of Mbombela has encountered an early obstacle: contractual obligations,...

83% spike in inmate deaths prompts MPs to demand answers from...

Parliament will haul the Department of Correctional Services before MPs next week to explain why unnatural deaths in prisons have surged and what consequences,...

The alliance is unravelling, heralding a new era for politics

The SACP’s decision to contest the upcoming local government elections independently of the ANC is more than a political disagreement; it is a tectonic...

African clubs must stop selling themselves short

If the maxim everything is politics is true – like the air we breathe, the water we drink and the sky we see or...

The young and the jobless: The struggle of the qualified yet...

Noxolo Mahlubi’s N6 qualification in public management has not translated into employment. The 32-year-old who hails from Qumbu in the Eastern Cape says her...

Powerball results for Friday, August 21 2026

Powerball results for Friday, August 21 2026 Powerball numbers: 02 | 04 | 05 | 24 | 49  Powerball: 04 Powerball Xtra numbers: 17 | 23| 37 |...

Oil rises as Donald Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partners

By Anushree Mukherjee HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - International and U.S. crude futures rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened economic sanctions on Iran's trading partners,

City of Joburg settles Eskom debt, averting risk of power being...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest city Johannesburg has fully settled an overdue debt of 5.25 billion rand ($328 million) owed to state-owned power utility Eskom, the electricity