Politics

IPID director reveals why statement of key witness in 751kg drug...

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday heard that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) did not consider it necessary to take a statement...

EFF accuses US of discrimination against Somali World Cup referee

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has come out guns blazing against the US government following reports that Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied...

Power utility Eskom rolls out dedicated renewable energy arm

State-owned power utility Eskom on Tuesday launched a new business unit focused on developing utility-scale renewable energy projects. The unit is part of Eskom's plans...

Plan to repatriate Nigerians from South Africa hits snag over flight...

The first flight meant to repatriate Nigerian nationals who have volunteered to return home amid protests against undocumented migrants in South Africa has been...

Haval H6 PHEV – Could this be SA’s ideal family plug-in...

Chinese automotive brands continue to make significant strides in South Africa’s increasingly competitive SUV market, and the latest entrant is the new Haval H6...

Ford SA slams ‘fraudulent’ appointment of Clinton Myburgh as director, opens...

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has distanced itself from what it described as an unauthorised and fraudulent appointment of a non-executive director, warning...

Gugulethu mourns passing of township tourism pioneer Mzoli 

South Africa is mourning the loss of the visionary founder of the iconic Mzoli's Place in Gugulethu, Mzoli Ngcawuzele. The renowned entrepreneur and community leader,...

GDP up by 0.5% in first quarter as finance, real estate,...

The South African economy recorded a modest 0.5% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increase in the first quarter of 2026. The data presented by statistician-general Risenga...

Black ownership on JSE stuck at 1.5% despite decades of BEE...

Black ownership of South Africa’s largest listed companies remains strikingly low, despite decades of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) transactions. The Black Ownership on the Johannesburg...

US strikes deal for third-country deportations to Central African Republic —...

The Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, two sources with knowledge of the...

Benin Teaching How It Should Be Done Without Coups

In a region that has, over the last decade, become increasingly associated with military coups, political upheaval, and interrupted democratic processes, Benin has quietly...

Zibi: R30m RISE Mzansi loan write-off complies with law

RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi has defended the party’s disclosure of a R30 million loan write-off as a donation. He says the accounting treatment...

Five more cops in firing line as fallout from Vusimuzi ‘Cat’...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the suspension of five additional senior officers linked with irregularities arising from a tender that was...

Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park...

Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters rallying on Monday against plans to build on part of a national park in...

Nurse, gardener get life for murdering daughter in R6m insurance fraud...

The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced former nurse, Happiness Sithembile Xulu (49) and her former gardener, Simon Isaac Mogale (40), to life imprisonment for...

Madlanga commission hears how encrypted Swiss app slowed Aeroton drug bust

Gauteng Hawks official Lt-Col Nkoana Sebola returned to the witness stand at the Madlanga commission on Monday, where he continued to defend his role...

Sumitomo supports funding of Ambatovy stake sale in exit move

Sumitomo Corp provided financing to the buyers of its 54% stake in Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel operation, smoothing its exit from the loss-making project, three...

Xi Flags New Opportunities, Missions for China‑North Korea Relations

Currently, relations between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) stand at a new historical starting point, facing new development opportunities and...

Crime intelligence boss Feroz Khan ordered to appear at Madlanga inquiry

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has issued a notice directing controversial crime intelligence boss Major-General Feroz Khan to appear before the inquiry on July...

M7.9 quake hits Mindanao, Philippines

A magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck near the Philippine islands on Monday morning. The China Earthquake Networks Centre said the quake was at ‌a depth ​of 40km. Indonesia...

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 515 after 27 new samples...

Tumbling tech darlings slam brakes on AI rally

SINGAPORE - Asian stocks plunged on Monday as investors rushed out of the hottest AI-linked shares on fears the bull run has gone too...

Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis expands

YAWOTA, Nigeria – It was mid-morning when Aduke Balogun noticed a masked man in military fatigues walking towards her children’s school. Minutes later, gunfire...

New injection set to improve HIV prevention

President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched the much-anticipated HIV prevention medication Lenacapavir at a ceremony in Secunda, Mpumalanga, on Friday, marking a significant milestone in...

Watch | Ramaphosa addresses nation on protests over undocumented migrants

President Cyril Ramaphosa is addressing the nation on Sunday evening, outlining government’s approach to undocumented migrants and responding to the recent surge in protests...

Buti Manamela drags Cyril Ramaphosa into NSFAS fiasco

Troubled Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has invoked President Cyril Ramaphosa’s previous appointments of Professor Hlengani Mathebula in a bid to defend his decision...

Repossession order supposedly served in presence of dead wife

A South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, judge has set aside a vehicle repossession order Nedbank obtained, after finding that court papers were allegedly served...

Ntombela says she raised alarm over scheme now under SIU probe

Former Free State premier Sisi Ntombela says she was the one who raised the alarm over irregularities in the provincial government bursary scheme now...

What is a brain-computer interface and how does it work?

China's self-developed Intelligent Micro Implant Eye epiretinal prosthesis system has achieved a major milestone in a clinical trial, enabling the country's first completely blind...

Pamodzi shareholders ask court for independent audit

Minority shareholders in Pamodzi Group have asked the Johannesburg High Court to force the company to open its books to auditors appointed through the...