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Ramaphosa to open BlackRock investment summit as Cape Town weathers storms

Despite severe weather conditions plunging parts of the Mother City into chaos, Cape Town is set to take centre stage in South Africa’s economic...

‘I did not have experience in handling major drug operations’

Warrant Officer Marumo Magane has told the Madlanga commission investigating the controversial 715kg Aeroton cocaine bust (worth R300-million) that he had no prior experience...

NCC leader Fadiel Adams returns to court for make-or-break bail hearing

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and MP Fadiel Adams is set to return to the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for his formal bail...

CCMA finds RAF exec guilty in disclosure scandal

The Road Accident Fund’s acting chief investment officer, Sefotle Modiba, has been found guilty by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for...

Tourism is SA’s great economic spinner – Cyril Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed tourism as one of South Africa’s most powerful economic drivers, saying it has the potential to generate massive income...

‘Tsotsi police’: Top cop Feroz Khan accused of degrading colleagues before...

A senior Crime Intelligence officer allegedly referred to fellow SAPS members as 'tsotsi police' before ordering them to sit in a police vehicle under...

Hero cop praised for saving ‘cute’ monkeys from illegal traders

A North West police officer has been hailed a hero after rescuing two monkeys before they were allegedly traded unlawfully at an auction yard...

‘Aaron Motsoaledi’s convoy mowed down mother, kids in horror N1 crash’

The official vehicle transporting Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi was involved in a devastating collision on the N1 near Bela-Bela in Limpopo after a...

ConCourt closes door on repeat asylum claims after final rejection

The Constitutional Court has ruled that failed asylum seekers whose applications have been finally rejected do not have an automatic right to submit fresh...

South Africa loses 345 000 jobs as unemployment surges

South Africa’s unemployment crisis deepened sharply in the first quarter of 2026 after the country shed 345 000 jobs, pushing the official unemployment rate...