
South Africa’s most iconic industry gets a new lease on life
Record gold prices are pushing South Africa’s beleaguered mining industry to find new ways to recover the metal that sidestep the costly deep-shaft mining of old.
THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026, 23:01

Record gold prices are pushing South Africa’s beleaguered mining industry to find new ways to recover the metal that sidestep the costly deep-shaft mining of old.

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the legality of withholding state-funded benefits
Ekurhuleni is treating, with seriousness, revelations made about the city during the Madlanga Commission

A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.
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Iranian state television, citing an unidentified senior official, said on Wednesday that Iran had rejected a peace plan proposed by the United States to end the Middle East war.

The US congressman responded to a BBC Newsnight interview with a group of survivors of the late financier’s abuse.

A new study co-authored by a University of Pretoria conservation scientist argues that widely cited claims of catastrophic global wildlife decline may overstate biodiversity loss in Africa

Labour lawyer Chinette Gallichan was fatally shot outside the CCMA offices in Johannesburg CBD. Civil society groups say the attack represents a threat to South Africa’s rule of law, highlighting rising risks faced by legal professionals in the justice system

A twilight visit to Spier Light Art unfolds into a layered reflection, as two voices capture the power, intimacy and meaning of contemporary South African art

Model Gemma Kingsley, 50, is jailed for conning different men out of large sums of money.

Matlala’s Medicare24 contract was approved during Masemola’s tenure and later cancelled by the police commissioner after reports of poor service delivery and illegal procurement

London Marathon organisers are “looking at the intention” for next year’s event to take place across two days.
With his match-winning performances in the five-match T20 series against New Zealand, wicketkeeper/batter Connor Esterhuizen has handed the Proteas’ technical team a good headache.

The newcomer introduces a sleek SUV coupé body style to the French brand’s local line-up and will compete in the B-segment passenger vehicle market.
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The captain of a Johannesburg-based basketball team has slammed the basketball administration in the country for its “lack of progress”.

Liverpool reporter Aadam Patel analyses what Mohamed Salah’s next move might be following the forward’s announcement that he is to leave the club this summer.