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iOCO’s three-step turnaround strategy is paying off, with the company’s earnings set to increase by as much as 58% in its upcoming interim results.

Nxumalo’s goal lifts club points clear of axe

South African stocks’ record 12-month winning streak has further to go thanks to booming metals prices and the firmer rand, according to Bank of America.

Farming organisations say decisions relating to foot and mouth disease are unlawful.

Johanesburg EMS confirms that the death toll in the Ormonde building collapse has risen to eight.

A fast-moving day saw the conflict widen in the region, with strikes being traded between opposing sides.

President Trump is offering some indication about how long the war with Iran might last.

Ben Chu has been looking at what’s happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage.

Conservative clerics are meeting in Nigeria to choose a rival to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.

Ian von Memerty had documented his choice to die in a 15-part Facebook series.

The move could undermine Lilongwe’s pursuit of a new programme with the International Monetary Fund

He used the girls’ mother’s life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.

63 South Africans, consisting of 54 adults and 9 children, have been removed from Ireland by charter flight.

The billionaire says “anti-semitism is always in the air” with parallels to the persecution his ancestors faced.

Discovery Bank is surging ahead of plan, swinging into profit for the first time over a reporting period as it adds over 1,500 new customers a day.

Shoprite’s financials for the final half of 2025 were muted, but the group continues to see a strong performance with its on-demand delivery platform, Sixty60.

EFF and SACP set to establish task team to participate in preparations for a Conference of the Left

Minister Dean Macpherson says he has authorised court proceedings against three former MKP MPs

Mmamoloko Kubayi marks Constitution’s 30th anniversary at Apartheid Museum launch.

Ngcuka says he would have resisted any attempt to interfere with his work.

There has been an understandable outcry after a reputable UK publication implied the Springboks have benefited from a drop in doping testing.

To celebrate the start of the Lionesses’ World Cup journey, test yourself on an historic night in Doncaster.

Adama Traore “carries enough weight” and only needs to be in the gym to do “prevention work”, says West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Benson Mhlongo explained why his former side humbled Kaizer Chiefs this weekend.

Welsh language commissioner calls for ‘transformative’ intervention, amid Reform UK threats to undo new powers

A “revolution is required” to protect the Welsh language, according to a major new report.

While the number of Cymraeg speakers has remained more or less stable for decades, it has not risen in line with significant population growth, making the language more vulnerable, according to...

I was a newcomer, negotiating all of usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack

Two years ago, at the age of 39, I began training to be a school teacher. I wanted to teach English – to help young people become stronger readers, writers and thinkers, with a deeper connection to literature. After 15 years...

The divide between SASSA grants and government salaries is now greater than ever after low grant increases in the 2026 Budget Speech …

How many DStv subscribers will want to renew their contracts if they can’t watch a few major global sporting events?

The recent report that some sanitary products contain hormone-disrupting chemicals reveals menstrual care’s cruel hypocrisy. 

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The vessel is owned by the company called Magnet Energy Limited, based in Lagos, Nigeria, said the department.

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services seeks input on the CVs of 21 Information Regulator candidates.

IT services group iOCO expects interim EPS between 27c and 30c amid restructuring success.

Professor Adrian Saville and Tshepo Shabangu will deepen capital markets and governance as 4Sight scales responsible AI adoption.

Now it’s betting companies stepping deeper into financial lending territory. Numbers just released reveal more credit offered, bonds sold, plus complex loan setups growing too. Firms eager to lock in steady returns are turning toward gambling operators. Across regions, these arrangements pile up – amounts climbing into multi-billion figures without slowing.  Steady Money Coming In […]

February 2026 was the best sales month for the industry in over a decade.

A supercar owner in KZN has been arrested driving over 200km/h on a public road.

Audi is losing its buyers to Chinese alternatives.

High car prices in South Africa are driving buyers to auction houses instead.

Sleep psychologist Stephanie Romiszewski explains the benefits of waking up at the same time every day.