Politics

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...

Twenty interns earmarked for Mandla Ndlovu’s office in job creation drive

Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has moved to inject new hope into the province’s struggling youth job market by preparing to welcome a fresh intake...

Soweto teacher gets four life terms for killing men who ‘stole’...

A 32-year-old Soweto teacher has been sentenced to four life imprisonment terms for the brutal killing of two men and the attempted murder of...

From taxi driver to Transnet boss: Rufus Lekala bags master’s degree

Transnet National Ports Authority chief harbour master Cpt Rufus Lekala has added another milestone to his remarkable journey after graduating with a Master of...

Drug bust case of 13, including Mexican nationals, postponed in North...

The illicit drug operation case linked to 13 accused, including several foreign nationals, appeared briefly in the Swartruggens Magistrate’s Court in the North West...

Mpumalanga woos South Asian tourists in bid to boost tourism, jobs

The Mpumalanga government is intensifying efforts to attract South Asian tourists and fresh investment into the province’s tourism sector as it battles unemployment and...

SIU recoups millions looted through Gauteng education Covid-19 tenders

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has completed several settlement agreements with service providers and individuals linked to the R431-million in decontamination, disinfection, and sanitisation...

Review: BYD Atto 8 Performance aims squarely at German premium SUVs

When BYD launched the new BYD Atto 8 Performance in South Africa in mid-April, the message was clear: the Chinese new-energy giant is no...

Mozambican man who raped and murdered a mentally-challenged child handed two...

A Mozambican man who lured a mentally-fragile 11-year-old child with the promise of sweets before raping and strangling her in Gauteng has been handed...

iCAUR launches rugged new electric 03T SUV in South Africa

Chinese automotive group Chery has officially launched the all-new iCAUR 03T in South Africa, adding another contender to the country’s growing new-energy vehicle market. The...

Young pharmacist among dead in triple murder at KZN pharmacy

KwaZulu-Natal police are searching for suspects after three people—including a young pharmacist, a security guard and another woman—were shot dead in a brazen attack...

Mitsubishi sharpens Triton range as bakkie battle intensifies ahead of new...

South Africa’s fiercely contested bakkie segment is heating up ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the all-new Toyota Hilux, with several rival brands...

Ex-Mpumalanga lawyer to appear in court for ‘stealing’ R2m from grieving...

A former Mpumalanga legal practitioner accused of allegedly feasting on the finances of grieving and vulnerable clients is expected to appear before the White...

ISUZU launches farmer relief campaign amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Isuzu Motors South Africa has used its presence at NAMPO Harvest Day 2026 to launch a Farmer Solidarity Campaign aimed at supporting farming communities...

Concern as 10 people perish in horrific head-on collision in Mpumalanga

Ten people were killed when a minibus taxi and a bus collided head-on on the R39 Road between Standerton and Morgenzon in Mpumalanga on...

Gauteng finance MEC Nkululeko Dunga graduates with public management degree

EFF Gauteng chairperson and newly appointed Gauteng Finance MEC Nkululeko Dunga has added another milestone to his political journey after graduating with a bachelor's...