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Purple Group, the owner of trading platform EasyEquities, has had a strong start to its 2026 financial year, with revenue having grown 11 times faster than costs over the past six months.

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has highlighted the importance of their recent scoring spree in their title push, saying it crucially solidifies their goal difference while it also boosts confidence.

Gerda Steyn, SA’s ultra-distance running queen, is poised to chase a historic seventh consecutive title in the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon this weekend

ActionSA MP Dereleen James is set to lay criminal charges against Minister Sisisi Tolashe

Elderly residents in Phoenix face long queues and limited assistance at a SASSA office.

The children, aged between 7 and 12, were intercepted with the assistance of the SANDF

Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.

As part of the agreement, set to take effect immediately, Trump said the U.S. and Israel would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks, subject to Iran following through on its commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe passage during the ceasefire period.

Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies

The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.

Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish FA after “Islamophobic and xenophobic” chants during a friendly between Spain and Egypt last month.

Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.

Mourning the deaths, the president says it was a “race against the clock” to find others affected.

Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

The Piquetberg Mall is undergoing a R150 million revamp, with its owners looking to keep the small town’s CBD alive.

A property company has won an appeal for compensation from SANRAL for the expropriation of its property in Hoedspruit.

The rand has taken a sharp turn as markets celebrated a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, averting potential disaster in the Middle East—for now.

The political parties are calling for judges to undergo lifestyle audits, citing accountability concerns, judicial overreach and the delayed Phala Phala judgment

Faro says she learned with shock about what has been happening at the TMPD.

Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is probing political Interference in the criminal justice system.

The annual Champions Dinner at the the Masters once again brought together some of golf’s greatest names on Tuesday evening.

Mashamaite believes Mduduzi Shabalala would be a World Cup-bound player if he featured for Orlando Pirates instead of Kaizer Chiefs.

‘The South African’ is growing its editorial team and has several exciting opportunities for freelance writers and journalists.

The 2025/26 Betway Premiership season has entered its closing stages and there’s a mad scramble for bragging rights as SA’s top goal scorer.

An ex Orlando Pirates player has responded to Mama Joy’s demand of a funded trip to watch Bafana Bafana at the FIFA World Cup.

Miranda Priestly and the inspiration behind her are so similar that Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour can’t not mirror each other when together.

Talk about well done! Stellenbosch’s VUUR Restaurant has made the cut on a list ranking the best steak restaurants in the world.

Vaal Dam levels remain above 100% as outflows increase and one gate opens.

There will be several big-name stars chasing last year’s champion, among them Bryson DeChambeau and former winner Dustin Johnson.

Bozell begins his tenure after he was issued a démarche order.

The B-BBEE ICT Sector Council looks to ensure the 2016 ICT Sector Code’s relevance and effectiveness in advancing transformation.

LSD Open’s Deon Stroebel argues that portability, not speed, is now modernisation’s biggest prize.

A decade after it was first published, the ICT sector’s black economic empowerment code is heading for a full review.

The firm acquires a majority equity stake in Visiosoft, a local company specialising in IOT hardware and data-driven solutions.

Oil prices already recovered following the announcement of a ceasefire in the Middle East.

The team aims to find out what it is about the Isle of Wight that makes people feel better.

Two Kent women share their experiences with endometriosis in hopes to raise awareness.

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