News South Africa

MultiChoice, part of Canal+ SA, has announced it will discontinue Showmax after a strategic review found the streaming platform’s mounting losses unsustainable in an increasingly competitive global market; but jobs are safe

The Iranian embassy in South Africa has defended the country’s targeting of American military installations in the escalating confrontation with the US and Israel. Tehran insists its actions fall within its right to self-defence under international law. “Our act is our inherent right,” ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr told a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday. […]

Last two games have given team hope they can avoid relegation

Champ set to battle Edwards in elimination bout

Lekota’s family says the funeral is expected to take place between Friday and Saturday, next week.

AUCP expect Premier Ramathuba to outline plans to protect the faith based organisations in her SOPA

Bongani Ntanzi is under cross-examination at the High Court in Pretoria where he is on trial.

Tehran’s strikes come amid speculation that the US wants Iranian Kurdish groups to join the fight against Iran.

China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for growth this year in the midst of a property slump and other headwinds at home and growing uncertainty abroad.

A trade court has cleared the way for businesses to receive refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down last month.

A strong supply of weapons and a history of long wars make Sudan’s conflict particularly troubling.

The author’s 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what says is abuse.

South African government schools are facing monumental address fraud, with parents looking to break feeder zone regulations.

FirstRand has set aside billions to settle a legal dispute relating to its UK motor business.

If you’ve recently applied for a role in financial services, consulting or tech, there’s a good chance a human never saw your CV.

Mosiuoa Lekota had stepped back from active politics last year to focus on his health.

Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu delivers the state of the province at the Mpumalanga legislature.

The Presidency Committee meeting on Wednesday was abruptly adjourned to a later date.

Legal expert says the Commission has the prerogative to subpoena the doctor who treated Mogotsi

Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan speaks to BBC Sport NI’s Nigel Ringland about returning to the pommel horse after 18 months out injured.

In-form Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng is lighting up the Betway Premiership, and with European clubs likely watching closely.

England Under-20 star Lucas Friday on his anterior cruciate ligament recovery and learning off Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care.

Kaizer Chiefs legend Johannes ‘Bricks’ Mudau says there are underlying issues at the club which has affected them for years.

In today’s newsletter: Rising debts, frozen thresholds and spiralling interest have left ​millions of graduates questioning whether England’s student finance system still resembles the deal they were promised

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In November, Rachel Reeves tucked a freeze to student loan repayment thresholds into her autumn budget, to little fanfare. The threshold, normally expected to rise each tax...

A Cape wine estate with deep roots in South Africa’s agricultural and political history is set to go under the hammer later this month.

Multichoice has pulled the plug on streaming service, Showmax. Here’s everything you need to know about it…

‘The ball came off my foot perfectly and the next thing it was in the net,’ said the Congolese winger.

Joburg Water said the maintenance will deliver ‘improved service delivery and continuity of water supply’ to the areas once complete.

Assistant coach Deon Davids said the Springboks had incredibly successful mauls once they get them going last year.

Capitec’s new AI-powered Pulse tool cuts call centre handling times by up to 18% by prepping agents in advance.

LSD Open CEO Neil White on scaling a 30-person Linux shop into an AI-enabled, fully remote solutions integrator.

The Innovation Hub announces finalists for the 2026 Gauteng Accelerator Programme, supporting commercialisation of local innovations.

Smile ID, Africa’s leading identity verification company, has released its 2026 Digital Identity Fraud Report — “From Selfies to Signals: Identity Enters the Security Era.”. The report finds that AI has rapidly reduced the cost, while increasing the scalability and quality of deepfake fraud. In addition, as identity becomes part of the fabric of many […]

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has warned motorists to be wary of emails urging them to pay traffic fines.

The war in Iran has sent diesel prices skyrocketing.

Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.