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This province recorded a staggering official unemployment rate of 42.5%, the highest in South Africa.

If you’d told most South African investors two years ago that bond yields would compress by nearly 300 basis points, inflation would be flirting with 3%, and Eskom would be talking about excess capacity, you’d probably have been laughed out of the room. Yet here we are.

Suspended police deputy commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya took the hot seat at Madlanga commission on Wednesday.

UFS found hormone-disrupting chemicals in every sanitary pad and pantyliner from brands sold in SA.

Judgment expected in the trial within a trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal case.

The musician is facing charges including attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria.

The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.

The US special envoy struck an optimistic note after the first day of talks in Geneva, but hopes for a breakthrough remain low.

“This is the only hustle we know,” miners tell the BBC as they try their luck at the site in Springs.

It is the latest twist over the fate of Lungu’s body, which remains in a South African morgue since his death.

The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.

Officials allege that an empty coffin was placed over concealed bags of charcoal in a hearse.

Malcolm Charles is a Portfolio Manager at Ninety One and a financial industry veteran with over three decades of experience.

The Glencore-Merafe Chrome joint venture may need to cut jobs, claiming that its discounted energy prices are not enough to keep its operations afloat.

ANC in Limpopo concludes its PEC Lekgotla, leaders emphasised the need for decisive action

The Mayor of Ekurhuleni has reshuffled the city’s Mayoral Committee. The reason is still unclear.

Hlabisa was speaking at the State of the Nation Address Debate in Cape Town.

Bantu Holomisa says his party welcomes the deployment of soldiers in provinces ravaged by crime.

Rugby Special pundits Chris Ashton and John Barclay look ahead to all the week three fixtures in the 2026 Six Nations.

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou insists victories over Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs alone will not secure the league.

Hull KR made history with a domestic treble in 2025 and now target world domination in Thursday’s decider with NRL premiers Brisbane Broncos.

FNB Stadium will host a blockbuster Betway Premiership clash on Wednesday evening as Orlando Pirates take on Mamelodi Sundowns.

The braai, South Africa’s social tradition, continues to bring friends and family together. But while the coals are hot, so too are prices.

The EFF and many social media users have publicly ridiculed Minister Gayton McKenzie, whose blunder in parliament went viral…

Marise Pollard, the wife of Springbok Handre Pollard, celebrated their baby girl’s first milestone in an adorable video. Take a look…

Trading and wheeling at stake.

The superstar also features on Cardi B’s latest album, Am I the Drama?

Cholota’s special plea to block her prosecution was dismissed.

‘Racists are, above all, cowards. They need to put their shirts over their mouths to show how weak they are,’ Vinicius wrote on Instagram

Government has announced a number of measures to help South Africa’s ailing film and television industry.

Vibe coding and AI agents are upending software development — and the implications for jobs are profound, says iqbusiness’s Morgan Goddard.

A promotion on Amazon SA’s website advertising a steam iron at the “lowest price of the year” has been found to be misleading.

Hybrid fibre-and-wireless architectures emerge as the most practical response to South Africa’s connectivity realities and frustrations.

The “baby Toyota Prado” SUV is coming to South Africa very soon.

The “baby Toyota Prado” SUV is coming to South Africa very soon.

The launch of the highly anticipated VW Golf 8.5 GTI has been delayed due to South Africa’s poor petrol quality.

These are the lowest prices you can expect to pay for a last-minute flight from Joburg to Cape Town this February.

Some health boards have told people using the painkiller to begin reducing their tablets by one a week.

Farmer Sam Stables walks from Herefordshire to London to raise awareness of mental health.