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Hot and humid conditions are expected in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, while severe thunderstorms with heavy rain are forecast in five other provinces, according to the South African Weather Service.
In a striking display of loyalty amid adversity, Boitekong residents in the North West delivered glowing testimonials about their ward councillor Thabang Rampou during ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s Thursday visit, even as they navigate daily battles with water shortages, power cuts, and poor roads.
South Africa’s economy is showing signs of having bottomed out with gradual improvement driven by reforms, better power stability, and fiscal consolidation.
As the 2026 academic year looms, South Africa’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector finds itself at a critical crossroads. While campuses prepare to welcome thousands of students, a profound leadership vacuum and a chronic shortage of specialist educators threaten to undermine the very institutions tasked with solving the nation’s skills crisis.
The rand may clock another year of gains supported by easing interest rates, with firmer public finances also boosting South Africa’s domestic economy.
A 16-year-old boy was one of two people who were shot dead while a woman was seriously wounded in what police suspect to be gang-related shootings in Valhalla Park, Cape Town, on Wednesday.
South Africa’s increasingly delicate balancing act between Western partners and its BRICS allies is back in focus as foreign warships assemble in Cape Town for a multinational naval exercise led by China.
Toyota driver Lategan says it was one of the most difficult stages he had to open.
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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations belonged to the underdogs, with the likes of Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo shining. In the 2025 edition, order has been restored with heavyweights such as Egypt, Cameroon, Morocco, Algeria and Senegal vying for overall success.
US and South African officials reached an agreement during a closed-door meeting in late December to allow the US to continue its effort to bring white South Africans to the US as refugees, an internal meeting summary reviewed by Reuters showed.
South Africa’s property market is rebounding as easing interest rates, a stronger rand, and renewed confidence draw wealthy regional buyers to luxury estates.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia informed Parliament that suspended police officers received R25 million over an 18-month period.
Trump’s US price-cut deals mean launches of new medicines may be delayed
The United States’ decision to withdraw from the UN.‘s key climate treaty is a “colossal own goal” that will harm the US economy, jobs and living standards, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said on Thursday.
Russia on Thursday accused the United States of stoking tensions and threatening international shipping with its seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic a day earlier.
Battery may overheat when charged to high level, National Consumer Commission warns
Bayern Munich look set to stretch their unbeaten Bundesliga run against VfL Wolfsburg
Kouga municipal authorities have issued an urgent evacuation order after raging and uncontrolled fires, urging residents to leave affected areas immediately.