International giant launching new stores offering lower prices than Checkers and Pick n Pay
With plans to expand across South Africa, Walmart has been found to frequently outprice its biggest retail competitors.
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South African homeowners hit with surprise fines
Municipalities are intensifying inspections and imposing steep, often back-dated penalty rates on properties used outside their approved zoning, catching many homeowners off guard and exposing them to unexpected costs.
Chinese vehicles gain serious traction in SA’s used market
AutoTrader’s latest pricing and mileage figures highlight a decisive shift in buyer behaviour as Chinese brands convert sceptics into confident second-hand shoppers
Major shift in Cape Town’s luxury property market
Cape Town’s luxury property market saw a shift in 2025, with rising prices, increased sales above R50 million, and a growing preference for discreet off-market transactions now defining buyer behaviour as demand outpaces supply.
Real MK Party founder accuses Jacob Zuma of using the party as a personal piggy bank
In a blistering attack on the current leadership of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, expelled founder Jabulani Khumalo has accused former President Jacob Zuma of “hijacking” the organisation to fund his private lifestyle.
One of South Africa’s most important companies going from zero to hero
Transnet has halted its decline and improved rail and port performance, but sustaining the turnaround depends on private sector investment, with concerns that state control will continue to limit efficiency and growth.
News24 | Storm in a (Yorkie) teacup: Consumer fights to get money back after tiny dog grows too big
The smaller a dog, the heftier the price — but a consumer failed to get back what she believed she had overpaid when her “teacup Yorkie” turned out bigger than she’d hoped.
News24 | Two-week blackout looms as two power line towers collapse in Nelson Mandela Bay
The collapse of two major 132kV power line towers, allegedly due to vandalism, poor infrastructure maintenance and strong winds, has led to extended power outages in several areas in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.
Happiness is a choice we make every day
If we are truly in control of the choices we make each day, then we have far more influence over our own happiness than we sometimes realise.
News24 | Seawater pasta, R7 000 omelettes: 5 chaotic dishes from Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s kitchen
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the eldest son of the Beckhams, has turned his culinary misadventures into internet gold, blending privilege, food, and unintentional comedy.
Msaki, Jesse Clegg drop final single before joint EP release
South African musicians Msaki and Jesse Clegg released ‘Untimely Disclosure’, the final single from their collaborative EP ‘Entropy’, which is set to debut on February 27.
Germany pushes back against South Africa’s electricity minister
Days after South Africa’s electricity minister questioned the benefits of a $10 billion climate-finance pact between the country and some of the world’s richest nations, Germany lauded its success.
The small town crowned the best in South Africa
Barrydale in the Western Cape has been crowned South Africa’s best small town, cementing it as one of the top places to live in the country.
WEATHER: Heatwave sticks around, rain targets TWO provinces
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Saturday, 24 January 2026.
It would cost R400 billion to fix South Africa’s water crisis
73% of water authorities in South Africa have “poor” or “critical” water systems, and the cost to rectify the situation far exceeds the department’s budget.
South Africa’s summer of extremes
Floods, wildfires and water shortages: This is a warning of the real costs of climate change, experts say
AWAITING FATE: Malema has to wait three months to hear if he’s going to jail as court dissects pre-sentencing report
While the defence’s pre-sentencing report pushes for a non-custodial sentence, the State seems intent to throw the book at EFF leader Julius Malema, asking for a lengthy term of imprisonment for illegally firing a weapon at an EFF birthday celebration in 2018.