Politics

Uganda imposes travel restrictions amid Ebola outbreak

The Ugandan government has temporarily suspended public transport to the Democratic Republic of Congo and restricted mass gatherings in border areas to limit the...

US-Iran talks accelerate amid Trump threat of renewed strikes

US-Iran negotiations have intensified as both sides seek to end the war, but it’s reported that US President Donald Trump is seriously considering fresh...

Youth deserves opportunities

I would like to express my concern about the growing problem of youth unemployment. Many young people are educated, skilled and willing to work,...

Law and order, not vigilantism

South Africa’s immigration crisis is a governance crisis. Communities are frustrated because the government has failed to secure our borders and enforce the rule...

Where are the police when you really need them

Police, both metro and SAPS, and other allied or private security personnel have the prime objective of the security and safety of persons and...

SA not officially in recession, but the warning signs are flashing

South Africa may not officially be in recession, but an increasing number of economic indicators are beginning to point toward conditions commonly associated with...

Africa is building AI around everyday human reality

Africa’s most interesting systems are often built long before formal markets know what to call them. Mobile money in Kenya changed financial access by...

JSE to assess if Vodacom payment to Makate warranted disclosure

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange will assess if the settlement amount that telecommunication giant Vodacom Group paid to “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate was...

Cape Flats residents’ 13-year wait after GF Jooste Hospital closure

Residents of the Cape Flats continue to endure a 13-year wait for a new facility to replace the closed GF Jooste Hospital. The phased...

Parks Tau DG in fresh CEO showdown

A fresh leadership storm has erupted inside the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) after the director-general in minister Parks Tau’s Department of Trade,...

Hawks slammed for ‘weakening’ R269m graft case

The removal of a senior lead investigator from the R269-million corruption case against Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae has sparked a political storm. Last Friday,...

Probe finds mining deals fuelled Bahurutshe leadership conflict

A provincial investigation into the Bahurutshe Boo Manyana community has found that disputes over mining deals, commercial transactions and community benefits became deeply intertwined...

Report links Mangope throne to Transvaal colonial manipulation

The Mangope royal line has suffered a blow after a North West premier-appointed investigative committee found that the family’s rise to the Bahurutshe Boo...

Blood, sweat of region built SA, ministers told as Lamola blasts...

South Africa’s development was built on the “sweat and even blood” of people from neighbouring countries, the head of the Southern African Development Community...

DR Congo suspends passenger flights to Ebola-hit Bunia

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has temporarily suspended all passenger flights to and from Bunia, the capital of the...

GAC targets entry-level buyers with Emzoom Nova launch

Chinese automotive brand GAC Motor is broadening its reach in South Africa’s highly contested compact SUV market with the launch of the new entry-level...

Task team on Madlanga referrals arrests SAPS forensics captain

The newly established South African Police Service (SAPS) task team dedicated to investigating  the referrals arising out of the Madlanga commission  has arrested a...

‘Game-changing’ solar-powered EV charging network set up along busy N3

For years, one of the biggest barriers preventing many South Africans from embracing electric vehicles (EVs) has been range anxiety, the fear of running...

Inside Mpumalanga’s land of feared dons and vanished cases

This week’s dramatic spectacle at the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court in the R2.2-million extortion and money laundering case against taxi bosses Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni, Bafana...

Meet Cape businessman linked to secret Phala Phala ops

A Cape Town businessman has been identified as part of a network that allegedly traced suspects linked to the theft of US dollars at...

Inside the halted case against Joe Ferrari

In a complaint to the police, mining contractor Tengane Ntuli alleges that Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni runs a network of businessmen and...

Kipchoge says he wants to see the Cape Town Marathon become...

Eliud Kipchoge remained nonchalantly cool amidst a clamour by just about everyone to have a piece of him prior to today’s Sanlam Cape Town...

Lotto results for Saturday, May 23 2026

Lotto results for Wednesday, May 23 2026 Lotto:                33 | 39 | 45| 47 | 49 | 53 ...

Uganda imposes travel and gathering restrictions amid Ebola outbreak

The Ugandan government has temporarily suspended public transport to the Democratic Republic of Congo and restricted mass gatherings in border areas to limit the...

Zero missed classes: Sanitary pads vending machine keeps girls in school

World Menstrual Hygiene Day is in a week, and period poverty is not a thing of the past; girl children miss school, women miss...

Powerball results for Friday, May 22 2026

Powerball results for Friday, May 22 2026 Powerball numbers: 06 | 08 | 16 |22 | 25 Powerball: 18 Powerball Plus numbers: 10 | 11 | 15 |22...

Minister concerned as murder rate drops but 58 South Africans still...

Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says while the murder rate across the country has gone down in the past three months, South Africa remains trapped...

NPA to appeal magistrate’s orders in Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni case

In the latest dramatic twist in the Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni extortion case, the director of public prosecutions in Mpumalanga has filed an application for...

Public protector finds maladministration in Charlotte Maxeke hospital fire repairs

The public protector has found that maladministration, poor planning and significant underspending by the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development (GDID) and the Gauteng Department...

Standard Bank CEO meets King Misuzulu to boost KZN growth

Standard Bank Group has reaffirmed its commitment to KwaZulu-Natal’s economic growth and development following an engagement between its chief executive officer, Sim Tshabalala, and...