On Wednesday, Cape Town was in the third day of a severe heatwave, with temperatures soaring into the high 30°C and exceeding 40°C in several areas. Business Maverick’s Neesa Moodley reported a high of 43°C in Vredenburg on the West Coast, while Don Pinnock of Maverick Earth recorded the same in Newlands. Navigating the sweltering conditions, photojournalist David Harrison captured locals...

The US ambassador to South Africa’s diplomatic rebuke follows his remarks that he ‘didn’t care’ about South African court rulings on the Struggle song ‘Kill the Boer’, and that the phrase constitutes hate speech.

Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a suspected domestic violence incident after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife and 3-year-old son, attempted to kill four others and then turned the gun on himself.

As global health priorities shift, the emphasis on strong leadership becomes crucial. Countries must embrace ambition and reimagine their development agendas amid fiscal constraints.

Higher storm claims in Australia may have dented OUTsurance’s interim numbers, but strong South African underwriting, leaner costs and growing premium income helped lift earnings and dividends. Chief executive Marthinus Visser says even a war-driven mix of inflation and slower growth should be navigable.

Two BRICS members, Iran and the UAE, are on opposite sides of the conflict, preventing the bloc from taking a unified position.

Tottenham Hotspur are in a rut from which they seemingly are unable to emerge. Their Champions League loss to Atlético Madrid marked a sixth successive defeat across competitions.

Major electricity outages in Nelson Mandela Bay are linked to corroded pylons on the Chelsea-Summerstrand-Arlington 132 kilovolt line. Authorities say R35-million is urgently needed to replace the line and prevent further power failures.

The ANC will soon be compelled to move into election mode across the country, telling voters why its leaders deserve another chance in many councils. For the moment, there appears to be little indication that the party is focused on what it will take to retain a fraction of the local government power it currently has.

At a memorial service in Soweto’s historic Regina Mundi Catholic Church, family, comrades and political leaders remembered former Cope leader Mosiua Lekota as a fearless freedom fighter, principled politician and lifelong activist who remained deeply concerned about the country’s social challenges until his final days.