MONDAY, 22 DECEMBER 2025, 20:22
South African motorists are set for significant relief in January 2026, with petrol and diesel prices expected to fall, driven by sharply lower global oil prices amid a projected 2026 surplus and a resilient rand.
It’s holiday time and people are heading to destinations that were once best-kept secrets, but are now marked by jostling and queues. And instead of leaving time for the unexpected to occur, every minute is planned.
SANRAL said in its annual report that it repaired all potholes within two weeks in 2025.
SANRAL said in its annual report that it repaired all potholes within two weeks in 2025.
Codehesion, voted South Africa’s most trusted software development company in 2025, helps companies fix their software projects and ensure things are done right.
Sustainable Development Goals’ state of play: Why humanity is failing on the journey to 2030
US partiality towards one party risks subverting mediator role in Washington Process
To call Mogadishu ‘garbage’ while extolling Botswana’s diamonds in the same sentence is not diplomacy; it is duplicity
Dec 19 (Reuters) – Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in several cities after the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi late on Thursday, with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/SALEM, New Hampshire, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Police have identified a suspect in last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at Brown University and are investigating a possible link to the murder of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two days later near Boston, a person familiar with the matter said.
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Australia will launch a national gun buyback scheme following the mass shooting in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as hundreds of surfers and swimmers paddled out at Bondi Beach to honour victims.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Congressional Democrats released dozens of new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, a day before the U.S. Justice Department is required by law to release unclassified files from its investigation of the disgraced financier.
SCORE: B From surviving an internal plot inside the ANC to oust him at the party’s national general council (NGC), standing up to incecant attacks from United States bully Donald Trump and staying firm on Israel over its genocide in Gaza, President Cyril Ramaphosa appears to hace cemented his position and may become the first […]
SCORE: D Deputy President Paulus Shipokosa Mashatile, the man tipped to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC president in 2027 and possibly the next leader of South Africa, is a hard worker and a smart politician. Unfortunately, his career has always been dodged by corruption allegations. Although the allegations remain untested and Mashatile has maintained […]
Agricultural exports and rural employment highlight Steenhuisen’s tenure, alongside ongoing disease and regulatory pressures
SCORE: A When tensions between South Africa and the United States erupted over claims made in Washington about the killing of white farmers, Lamola stepped up. He was tasked with smoothing relations to ensure the two countries could continue to benefit from mutual trade, despite ongoing strain caused by US policy decisions, including cuts to […]
SCORE: B+ Finance minister Godongwana’s leadership this year faced its first test during the tabling of the national budget. For the first time, the budget had to be re-tabled over a dispute about a proposed VAT increase, initiated by parties in the government of national unity. The minister was required to strike a balance between […]
SCORE: C+ Tau has had a tough year navigating the global turmoil triggered by US tariffs on several countries. The 30% on South Africa’s exports is certainly not a reflection of the minister’s personal performance. But the reality is that under his watch, not only has the country been slapped with the punitive tariff, it […]