PLAYOFF BOUND: Lions break new ground while Stormers and Bulls tread familiar URC path
Three South African sides have made the URC quarterfinals, but hosting a final in South Africa would require a unique set of results.
WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026, 05:06
Three South African sides have made the URC quarterfinals, but hosting a final in South Africa would require a unique set of results.
‘Political fixer’ makes his first court appearance over alleged fake assassination plot

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North West businessman Brown Mogotsi will apply for bail on 25 May in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court after being arrested on charges of defeating the ends of justice over an alleged staged assassination attempt in Vosloorus
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The US-Israeli war with Iran has already cost companies around the world at least $25 billion – and the bill is climbing, according to a Reuters analysis.

African fintech is tied to the continent’s underlying financial realities, because solving those challenges is where many of the sector’s largest opportunities still sit.

The DA has appointed veteran MP and former prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach as its new chief whip in the National Assembly.

The extortion case of taxi boss Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni has been struck from the court roll, and a warrant has been issued for the arrest of prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba, who was a no-show.

The Pretoria-born billionaire’s Starlink expansion continues in East Africa, despite recent regulatory rejections in South Africa.
Nthabiseng and Gregory Mkhize have spent six years turning an abandoned Soweto school field into a certified organic farm, and they are just getting started.
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has no reason not to believe his side can go to the Caf Champions League final second leg in Morocco against AS FAR and secure victory.
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has no reason not to believe his side can go to the Caf Champions League final second leg in Morocco against AS FAR and secure victory.

Sources said the dominant tone of the meeting was that Ramaphosa should not be punished for a crime that took place at his home and that the ANC needed to protect the office of the president

Tshwane mayor calls for overhaul of system of debt collection and revenue sharing

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Gauteng Gambling Board CEO Karabo Mbele has been fired with immediate effect for serious governance failures and gross misconduct.