News South Africa

South Africa’s fiscal reforms are paying off, with the country on track to receive another credit rating upgrade this year.

DA leader John Steenhuisen will not stand for a third team, claiming he is leaving the party in the strongest position it has ever been in. Here are the facts.

Vladimir Motin is sentenced after a crew member died in the crash between a cargo ship and tanker.

Brig Rachel Matjeng says the money did not influence the awarding of a SAPS tender

Preliminary reports suggest the truck had worn out tyres.

ActionSA led an event in remembrance of the trio outside the mine in Louws Creek in Mpumalanga.

Police say 16 bullets were identified on Pretorius’ vehicle and he was unharmed.

Google, working with research institutions across Africa, has introduced WAXAL, an open-access speech dataset designed to improve artificial intelligence technologies for African languages. The dataset includes voice samples from 21 Sub-Saharan African languages, among them Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Luganda, Swahili and Acholi. Google said WAXAL is intended to support more than 100 million speakers...

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

As Nigeria battles multiple security crises, a single attack in the west left more than 160 people dead and raises new questions about who’s really in control.

President Trump’s focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his “America First” rhetoric hasn’t softened what it calls U.S. “military adventurism.”

MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.

Epstein considered approaching Mugabe about a new currency in 2015 – the latest batch of files show.

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

The 53-year-old, once widely seen as the second most powerful person in Libya, was killed by “our unknown gunmen”.

179,000 households meet the Department for Communities’ fuel poverty criteria, spending at least 10% of their income to cover domestic energy bills.

The sale of four properties in Hatfield have been given the go-ahead by the Competition Commission.

Airport organisation says queues could last up to six hours over the summer holidays

UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England’s 2% target.

Carrim must appear before the commission tomorrow after Judge Fisher struck his case off with costs.

EFF leader Julius Malema to request for the Ad Hoc Committee to be extended.

Rachel Matjeng is responsible for Criminal Record , Crime Scene Management at the SAPS Forensic dept

President Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting the SARS Head Office in Pretoria.

Aden Durde’s journey to Sunday’s Super Bowl is not just unusual, it’s unique. The Briton’s love of the NFL began with a 1986 video cassette – now he is coaching in sport’s biggest game.

Eirik Horneland has emerged as a leading candidate for the manager’s job at Aberdeen.

Wales name Louis Rees-Zammit at full-back for the Six Nations opener against England at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend plays down a report that he has agreed to take over at Newcastle Red Bulls after the World Cup.

A seismic event, possibly an earthquake, was reported in parts of Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. Here’s what we know so far…

‘Tis the season for Cape Town Pride. To kick off the proceedings, the LEGACY Love Pride Ball is taking place this weekend.

Provincial government says recovery could cost close to R10 billion, with 27 lives lost and more than 3 000 houses affected.

Ndlozi is currently a radio presenter on Power FM.

Black Coffee is using his success to help flood-hit families rebuild their lives back home.

Commission chair Mbuyiseli Madlanga disputed the claim of a romantic relationship between Matjeng and Matlala.

Commenters said Altman’s lengthy post shows “a nerve was well and truly hit” by Anthropic’s advert.

South Africa has ambitions to develop and launch its own communications satellite system, which the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation says will save taxpayers billions every year.

UKRI boss Ian Chapman said it had been told by the government to “focus and do fewer things better”.

South Africans can enjoy a new international travel destination thanks to Airlink.

Bramfield Developments is set to launch a new showroom in Ballito this year, offering dealerships an excellent chance to expand their networks.

Omoda is bringing its most affordable hybrid crossover to South Africa.

Joe founded Dad’s War Room to support men struggling with mental health through tabletop gaming.