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The Constitutional Court is hearing two major challenges to the National Health Insurance Act, focusing on whether parliament adequately considered public input before passing the law

Many employee share ownership plans don’t deliver because most of them are funded through debt

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Beijing offers tariff relief as exporters eye gains beyond commodities

Five suspects are on trial for killing Senzo Meyiwa in October 2014.

Madlanga Commission is probing alleged political interference in the criminal justice system.

Issues that spark it range from hours lost to endless social media scrolling to late-night streaming

Three people have died and others are ill following a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship

Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.

The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, as two ships around the strait reported attacks.

Hantaviruses are usually spread by exposure to urine, saliva or feces from infected rodents, such as rats or mice. Hantavirus infections are rare but can cause deadly respiratory infections.

U.S. gas prices were nearly $3 an average prior to the start of the war in Iran.

More than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says current rules are “on the right side” when it comes to shoe technology, following Sabastian Sawe’s record-breaking time at the London Marathon.

Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.

The unusually forceful intervention highlights concerns about governance in the management of public retirement savings

Global companies are looking to expand manufacturing outside South Africa, as policy uncertainty around BEE threatens to erode local capacity and drive investment away.

African Rail Co. plans to raise $170 million (R2.8 billion) this year to buy locomotives and wagons to run in South Africa.

People with and without pet insurance are facing large bills when their animals get sick or injured.

Electoral Commission is expected to meet with a delegation of MKP and its President Zuma in Nkandla

An urgent court interdict obtained by two members of branches in the area halted the conference

He says members of the political killing task team raided a house he used to live in Cape Town

Debate grows over the effectiveness of SANDF support to SAPS amid rising crime concerns

With the start of the Springbok season on the horizon, we assess the top two in the pecking order in every backline position.

BBC Sport NI assesses some of the talking points ahead of this year’s North West 200 international road race.

A team of North Korean footballers will make a rare visit to South Korea later this month.

American actress and musician Zendaya Coleman will skip the 2026 Met Gala amid a hectic schedule of back‑to‑back press tours.

Fans of Khanyi Mbau were left reeling over images of her face lift, which she believes will get ‘better with time’….

Top Billing presenter Jonathan Boynton-Lee has fondly remembered his late co-star and pal, Simba Mhere, who tragically died 11 years ago.

Turbo variant becomes the new equal most powerful Porsche road car ever made.

The municipality acknowledges the serious health concerns associated with asbestos roofing.

The Stormers, Lions and Bulls could all finish in the URC top four come the end of the pool stage if results go their way.

The Juniors Boks have secured the title with a match to play against fierce rivals New Zealand this coming weekend.

The bluebuck antelope joins the mammoth, dodo and dire wolf on Colossal Biosciences’ de-extinction list.

Washington has widened curbs on Chinese testing labs, data centres and telecoms carriers in its latest decoupling push.

The videogame retailer and meme-stock star has built a 5% stake and lined up $20-billion in debt to pursue eBay.

Rodent-carried disease is not usually contagious between humans and outbreaks are rare. ‘New world’ variants are the most deadly. What are the symptoms and treatment?

Three passengers on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The outbreak was reported on the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, which was...

The plan to greatly expand the Gautrain network is going ahead, but property owners have raised concerns over whether they will be fairly compensated under the Expropriation Act.

Germany’s carmakers have pleaded for an urgent de-escalation in the tariff dispute between the US and the EU after President Donald Trump said he would increase auto tariffs on the bloc.

Reformer Pilates businesses in the UK rose by nearly 1,000 per cent between 2024 and 2025.