
Breaking cycle of foreign aid, corruption
The US has provided more than $200 billion in foreign assistance to Africa, yet the continent loses an estimated $88 billion each year through tax evasion, money laundering and corruption
SUNDAY, 01 FEBRUARY 2026, 23:24

The US has provided more than $200 billion in foreign assistance to Africa, yet the continent loses an estimated $88 billion each year through tax evasion, money laundering and corruption

The weekend plenum will tackle leadership succession and priorities, amid growing unease over the party leader’s pending sentencing and its implications for stability and elections

Moya is her quiet insistence that excellence, faith and African high art can hold grief without spectacle

In this candid conversation, Lady Zamar opens up about the making of ‘Emperor Eclipse’, her creative process and what life after healing means to her

Senona this week admitted to being close friends with businessman and alleged cartel leader Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala but denied any involvement in his business activities

Smaller parties in the coalition running the metro accuse the ANC mayor of failure to address chronic service delivery problems in Johannesburg and not consulting them enough
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has survived another day after a no-confidence motion against him was deferred. City councillors were focused on debating whether to create a position for the first deputy mayor, weighing the R1.2m cost and the necessity of the new post amid rising living costs.
In response to serious audit failures, Nelson Mandela Bay commits to an action plan focused on improving governance, financial management, and infrastructure maintenance.
An industry that once employed almost 32,000 people and generated more than R7-billion per annum has been halted by inaction within the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Something has to be done, or South African filmmaking will be killed off – perhaps forever. Part one of, yes, a series.
A R46m borehole project, rendered inoperable by theft and vandalism, is just one example of how Nelson Mandela Bay’s water infrastructure is slowly crumbling and putting immense strain on the city’s dwindling water supply.
The Nelson Mandela Bay council has rejected two motions tabled by DA councillor Ondela Kepe, aimed at securing accountability for ongoing metro streetlight issues.
The Proteas have beaten the West Indies by six wickets at Centurion in the second T20 clash between the two sides and with that, taken the series.
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Friday, 30 January 2026.
A decade of talk, five years of building and nothing to show for it as Franschhoek High School, where Swimming SA’s High Performance Centre was to have been built, is a decaying wasteland.
A lack of vaccines, new strains of disease and the unopposed spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has Eastern Cape farmers on their knees, praying they do not see a second outbreak of the financially devastating disease.
Mayor Babalwa Lobishe faces intense scrutiny over a controversial R25m transformer lease, raising questions about governance and accountability as two ANC figures confront mounting allegations.
The City of Cape Town has passed an adjustment budget that will see R115m spent on building a security wall on the N2 ‘Hell Run’, as well as pedestrian crossings, improved lighting, landscaping and access control.

South Africa risks losing preferential access to the US market under a key African trade pact that’s before Congress, though the economic impact would likely be limited even if the country is excluded.