South Africa’s passenger car market is revving again, hitting an 11-year quarterly high of 111,697 sales in Q3 2025. With rate cuts, ultra-low vehicle inflation and rising confidence, buyers are swinging back to new cars as Chinese brands accelerate.
Inflation’s trajectory in South Africa is braking and with the annual festive season upon us, hard-pressed consumers have some economic news to raise a glass to – though this is also becoming more expensive.
Efficiency and maintenance critical to water security
Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) Chief Executive Officer, Percy Sechemane, has raised concern over the high levels of water losses in South Africa, particularly at municipal level.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the department of Water and Sanitation’s oversight visit to Lesotho to monitor progress on Phase II...
A Latin-quoting cat lover with a penchant for three-piece suits, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has been thrust to centre stage in the EU over his opposition to using Russian assets for Ukraine.
A decade ago, the self-proclaimed Islamic State group held vast swaths of territory across Iraq and Syria, but President Trump declared it destroyed in 2019.
Fifa announces a 50% increase in the prize money it will award to participating teams at next year’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, global health and academia
Last Tuesday afternoon, Dean Andrea Baccarelli at the Harvard School of Public Health sent out a brief message announcing that one of the country’s most experienced and accomplished public health leaders, Dr Mary T Bassett, would...
Negotiations among EU leaders continue ahead of critical European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday
We are also getting first reactions from members of the European Parliament.
Sandro Gozi, an Italian politician elected to European Parliament from France, welcomed the agreement on the UK rejoining Erasmus+, saying it was “excellent news”.
The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.