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Bellarmine Chatunga to be deported while his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment

Government intervention in February set deadline for city to stabilise system

Police investigate murders as taxi violence escalates

The latest Drop Report confirms a troubling reality: South Africa’s water and wastewater systems are continuing to deteriorate. Compared with previous assessments, the decline in drinking water quality compliance and wastewater treatment performance is no longer marginal, it is systemic.  This sustained regression points to structural failure rather than technical surprise. Yet public debate...

The change does not affect social grants beneficiaries of SASSA.

Minister Solly Malatsi says there will be internal accountability regarding Draft AI Policy.

UCT Libraries’ Ujala Satgoor says the fire created an opportunity to rethink libraries and archives

Mugabe handed another 18 months imprisonment or a R200 000 fine for being in the country illegally.

The decision will make it more difficult to successfully challenge legislative maps for diluting the voting power of racial minorities.

Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began 12 days ago.

In the warm sun, gathering handfuls of hard olives promised a taste of home that residents of a village in the Homs countryside had been missing for nearly 14 years of civil war.

The King and the US president exchanged several jokes during their speeches at a state banquet.

The 28-year-old was arrested in February after a man had been shot at his home in Johannesburg.

Last weekend’s attacks came as the Africa Corps withdrew from a key base in northern Mali.

The UK has issued similar advice, telling citizens who stay, that they do so at their own risk.

The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.

The South African rand took a knock on Wednesday (29 April) ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s announcement on US interest rates.

Finance authorities have given notice that Moody’s local operation is being deregistered in South Africa.

The Broll Auction and Sales team shot out of the starting blocks for 2026, selling commercial and industrial properties worth over R650-million during the first four months of the year.

Old Mutual has warned that the Iran War may lead to cost pressures that South Africans are unprepared for.

The Boksburg Magistrate’s Court granted Kagiso Lerutla and Julius Mkhwanazi bail of R30 000 each.

The first draft report has been shared with committee members.

The Commission will resume on Thursday with a new witness.

Chair Mbuyiseli Madlanga says Brown Mogotsi resumes testimony at the Madlanga Inquiry

Promoter Frank Warren says Anthony Joshua’s proposed fight with Tyson Fury would be in doubt if Joshua loses to Albania’s Kristian Prenga in July.

Mark Allen’s bid to become the oldest first-time world champion in the modern era gathers momentum as he reaches the semi-finals with a 13-12 victory over Barry Hawkins.

Justin Rose will use his new McLaren Golf clubs in competition for the first time this week. What are the risks of his partnership with the Formula 1 team?

With Hearts out in front, Hibs could do the the Scottish Premiership leaders a favour against Celtic, while the defending champions will hope Rangers can do some damage at Tynecastle.

Former model Christina Storm has rubbished sensational reports of her ex, Springbok James Small’s death in 2019…

French media giant to list on the JSE on 3 June 2026.

Toya Delazy breaks her silence on industry oppression, smear campaigns and her independent comeback

State lawyers haven’t yet issued a constitutional opinion on making the register public

The incident in the British capital took place in Golders Green, home to a large Jewish community.

The ZSL has given us the word ‘zoo’, inspired artists and birthed a quarter of all Sumatran tigers. It has fascinated me since childhood – and the world since 1826

In the spring of 1826, two extraordinary things occurred in central London. The first was the death of Chunee the elephant. On 1 March at Cross’s Menagerie, upstairs in the Exeter ’Change on the Strand, Chunee was killed by a...

Former Nedbank group chief information officer Ray Naicker has been appointed as group CIO of Bank South Pacific.

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has outlined its plans for the year, including the first phase of the AARTO rollout.

South Africa’s petrol prices are expected to increase after the coming long weekend.

What are the main symptoms and causes of bowel cancer, and how can you reduce your risk of getting it?

Researchers stress that simple lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce the risk of cancer.