News South Africa

Flight 169 from Venice, Italy, landed safely at Newark Airport with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew. The lorry driver sustained minor injuries.

The health ministry says 77 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon since Thursday.

The scheme is facing challenges and including funding delays, administrative failures

President Trump announced that the U.S will “guide” stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz. And, Democrats face an uphill battle to gain Senate control. Here are the key races to watch.

Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, who came third and fourth respectively in the last elections, switch parties.

Rescuers defy warnings as the stranded “Humpback Hope,” also known in German media as Timmy, is carried by barge into the North Sea, racing against time to save her.

Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.

More than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says current rules are “on the right side” when it comes to shoe technology, following Sabastian Sawe’s record-breaking time at the London Marathon.

Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.

The unusually forceful intervention highlights concerns about governance in the management of public retirement savings

The South African rand has come under pressure in the new week as markets digest the latest signals from the United States Federal Reserve, and the Iran War continues to bite.

There is a growing preference for a more intimate, residential style of travel – what many are calling the “home away from home.”

The IEC says the meeting is part of its stakeholder engagement programme as it prepares for the LGE

ANC delegation is in Gqeberha to assess service delivery progress at NMB…

Electoral Commission is expected to meet with a delegation of MKP and its President Zuma in Nkandla

An urgent court interdict obtained by two members of branches in the area halted the conference

Donegal will travel to Kerry in the opening round of this year’s All-Ireland series in a mouth-watering repeat of last year’s final.

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.

Speaking on The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya calls for heavy penalties, including fines or race bans, for drivers who disrespect the sport and the championship’s direction. Montoya’s comments follow Red Bull’s Max Verstappen’s open criticism of the 2026 F1 regulations.

Soweto giants Orlando Pirates continue their quest for the 2025/26 Betway Premiership title dream, visiting Stellenbosch FC in Cape Town.

A new ‘hybrid living’ trend is reshaping property buying in South Africa, balancing city life with coastal escapes.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the schedule for social grant payments for the week of 5 to 7 May.

Fourteen cars distributed in 2011 are at fault.

‘Top Billing’ is back on SABC3 – and it’s looking for its next star. Here’s everything aspiring presenters need to know about the 2026 Presenter Search.

The couple announced their engagement in October last year.

The Cape-based side will be keen to stay at the top of the points table over the next two weekends.

Exclusive: Sperm re-transplant offers hope that boys left infertile by chemotherapy could have biological children one day

In a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man whose testicular tissue was frozen before he underwent chemotherapy as a child to be re-transplanted 16 years later has been able to produce sperm.

It is the first time a transplant of cryopreserved prepubertal testicular tissue...

The launch of the new studio follows a year of readership growth and rising advertiser demand.

Intel’s Panther Lake and its 18A manufacturing node have put the US chip maker back in the fight with Apple and AMD.

Launched in 2023, eFama is a marketplace app that connects farmers with buyers, simplifying the agricultural supply chain and improving access to fresh produce.

Mahindra is at an advanced stage of assessing plans to upgrade its bakkie factory in KZN.

Petrol and diesel will receive another enormous price hike this week.

Dr Aziza explains why napping could be a sign of a bigger issue

Chris and Xand continue their conversation with physiotherapist and vestibular rehabilitation specialist, Maggie Stacey.