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Teen boy held at young offenders’ institution dies
The child was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, where he died on Monday.
News24 | South Africa ramps up fuel imports from US as war jolts trade
South Africa is boosting oil-product imports from the US to help replace lost supplies from the Middle East, in another example of how the conflict is reshaping trade and threatening higher costs for consumers.
Drama over former Zambian president’s body as court orders its return
The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has launched an urgent high court application in Pretoria after his body was allegedly removed without permission from a mortuary by South African police and Zambian authorities, escalating a cross-border dispute over his final resting place
Cardoso expects an immediate response against Richards Bay
Sundowns dropped points for the first time this year after drawing with Stellenbosch
Holiday reality: Why your next South African getaway will be substantially more expensive
Planning a South African getaway? Prepare to dig much deeper. From a massive tourism boom to soaring municipal tariffs, costs are surging.
WATCH LIVE | SACP briefs media on ANC’s stance about its decision to independently contest elections
The South African Communist Party is expected to brief the media on Thursday to address the ANC’s remarks regarding the tripartite partner’s decision to go at it alone in the upcoming municipal elections.
READER LETTER | Trump likely to respect Meyer
SA’s new ambassador to the US, Roelf Meyer, at 78, is likely to be received with respect by Donald Trump, who is a year older.
Human rights body mulls asking parliament for binding powers
Institution considers legislative amendment to give its directives legal force
SPOTLIGHT: ‘I’m serving my people’: The pastor running a rural clinic that treats more than illness
Bukhosi Mdletshe is clinic manager at the Ensingweni clinic, and in his words, paying his dues to the community that raised him. Spotlight spent some time with the nurse who is also a pastor.
News24 | Three men arrested for kidnapping, mass murder in KZN
Police have arrested three suspects following the kidnapping and brutal murder of seven people in Newtown, Newark, about an hour north of Durban in KwaDukuza.
READER LETTER | Anger management crucial to our survival
The road rage incident in Gauteng that captured the attention of the nation serves as a grim reminder that anger management is crucial to our survival.
WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues
Murder trial of Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa continues in Pretoria high court
Malawi anti-corruption chief accused of using case files to pressure MPs
Malawi’s anti-corruption chief is accused of using confidential case files to pressure a parliamentary probe into a controversial pension fund deal.
Wounded Mthatha policewoman calls for help as gunmen kill colleague after two-hour wait
A wounded policewoman called for help after gunmen who had parked a distance from the scene for two hours shot dead her detective colleague outside her Mthatha home on Wednesday afternoon.
‘Numb’ Rosenoir berates players after Chelsea’s worst run since 1912
Managers are usually reluctant to eviscerate their players in public, so Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior’s stinging rebuke to his team after Tuesday’s humbling 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion smacked of the words of a man at tether.
New Audi A1 Sportback S line model arrives in South Africa
Audi South Africa has launched the A1 Sportback S line with sporty design upgrades.
Four migrants survive five days at sea after capsizing off Libya: IOM, sources
Four migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean more than five days after the boat supposed to carry them to Europe capsized off Libya, three Libyan sources and the International Organisation for Migration said on Monday.
A few things right and a few wrong about the Tata Curvv
While providing a smooth drive and some great features, the build quality makes the Curvv hard to love
How condoms have become another casualty of Iran war
Warning of higher condom prices has gone viral in China, stoking talk of stockpiling
News24 | Is wine writing working? SA’s most influential vino voices weigh in
A panel of South Africa’s most influential wine voices, including critic Christian Eedes, memoirist Bridgid Hamilton Russell, and winemaker Craig Wessels, will tackle the future of wine writing at Hermanus FynArts on 9 June. Join us.