News South Africa

Live the Cape Town lifestyle: from cold plunges at Bakoven to running the Promenade and visiting Giovanni’s for one of their famous items.

Several hundred South African youth had a dim festive season after the Department of Tourism failed to pay their stipends for working as Tourism Safety Monitors.

US President Donald Trump administration’s top auto policy officials on Saturday touted federal efforts to lower car prices by eliminating vehicle emissions regulations as affordability remains a key concern among Americans.

Following Morocco’s last-minute spot-kick miss in the Africa Cup of Nations final, BBC Sports asks if a Panenka is ever the right choice for a penalty.

Mayor Radebe says pressure on drivers to meet tight schedules is contributing to reckless driving.

Passengers recount the moment two trains collided between Málaga and Madrid on Sunday evening.

At least 39 people were killed in a high-speed train collision in southern Spain Sunday, police said. Efforts to recover the bodies are continuing, and the death toll is likely to rise.

The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.

At least 39 people have died in what local officials are calling Spain’s worst rail crash in more than a decade.

Mozambique President Daniel Chapo cancels a trip to Davos due to severe floods in the country

The fatal collision is just the latest in South Africa, where the road safety record is poor.

Senegal supporters have been partying after their team grabbed a dramatic 1-0 win over Morocco.

Yoweri Museveni has won a record seventh term in elections after promising that the fledgling oil sector will boost the economy.

Two videographers give viewers a look inside the spooky R3.5 billion Villa shopping centre in Pretoria, which has been deserted for 15 years.

Europe is weighing up how to counter the US president’s move against some of America’s closest allies.

Mogotsi has raised concerns about his legal representation and personal security.

Xolani Khumalo and his co-accused hands themselves at the Katlehong police station in Ekurhuleni

ActionSA, DA call for investigation into reports that SANDF officials defied Ramaphosa’s orders

Rise Mzansi backs Treasury’s decision to extend deadline for public comment on online gambling tax

Tottenham defender Ben Davies will have an operation on a broken ankle which could rule him out of Wales’ World Cup play-off in March.

Tottenham defender Ben Davies will have an operation on a broken ankle which could rule him out of Wales’ World Cup play-off in March.

Aryna Sabalenka is through to the second round of the Australian Open after a win over France’s Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah.

The 2026 Australian Open commenced with an opening ceremony featuring some tennis greats from the past gracing Rod Laver Arena once again.

Mom insisted I needed a ‘free-form education’ outside public school. After four years of loneliness, I gave up hope that someone would get me out

“Every mother in the world wishes her kid wouldn’t grow up so fast.”

Mom laughs as she holds me close.

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Social media is filling up with influencers telling us how to become much more intellectual. A great, enriching idea – or just another cue to show off?

Name: Disgustingly educated.

Age: About 18 months.

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Strathclyde University said last month that it planned to cut almost 80 jobs to try to save £35m.

South Africans believe US psychic Kandis Starr – whose comments about Joslin Smith went viral – has contacted the ‘spirit’ of Thomas Sithole.

If you gaze up to the skies over the Western Cape coastline, there’s an excellent chance you’ll spot Jean Tresfon flying overhead.

Trump says peace is no longer his sole priority, insisting US control of Greenland is essential for global security.

Rescuers search twisted wreckage after two trains derail and collide near Adamuz, leaving at least 39 dead with scores injured.

England and Liverpool football legend Michael Owen has officially joined Hollywoodbets as the company’s newest brand ambassador, strengthening his long-standing ties with South African sport.

The SA U19s are now basically secured a spot in the U19 World Cup Super Six phase, but will want to beat West Indies U19 first in their final pool match.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa wants to enforce stricter pricing rules on Sentech.

Philip Green co-founded The Internet Solution in 1993 with two friends from university, pioneering an industry in South Africa.

Sansa has warned that a powerful solar eruption could trigger severe geomagnetic storm conditions.

Isuzu has upgraded its local manufacturing efforts alongside its major panel supplier.

The Department of Transport is still waiting for cabinet approval to produce driver’s licences through an agreement with Home Affairs.

Unroadworthy vehicles on South Africa’s roads can have an impact on the severity of crashes.

How the third Monday of January came to be known as the most depressing day of the year.

Bosses, in a post to staff, say in hindsight, it was not a good use of charitable funds.

A pilot scheme is rolled out in the north of the Isle of Man by the public health directorate.

The myth of ‘the most depressing day of the year’ won’t die – but does it actually do any harm?