SPAR plummets to a 16-year low
SPAR’s share price plummeted to its lowest levels since 2010 on the back of poor financial results and leadership instability.
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One thing costs South Africa R50 billion a year
South Africa’s credit rating does not fully reflect its underlying fundamentals, resulting in significantly higher borrowing costs.
News24 | Fire breaks out at Cape Town International airport, evacuations under way
Parts of Cape Town International Airport have been evacuated after a fire broke out near the international terminal.
Hilary Duff pays tribute to Lizzie Maguire and Revenge of the Nerds star Robert Carradine
His family says the actor took his own life after living with bipolar disorder for nearly two decades.
WATCH | Court orders accused in Mpumalanga schools scandal to remove face masks
‘No accused will wear a mask in this court,’ said magistrate Patrick Morris
Legal woes pile up for Joburg woman accused of duping homebuyers
The legal troubles facing a Johannesburg woman accused of duping hopeful homebuyers are piling up, with a third fraud case added to the growing list of cases against her.
News24 | Ekapa mine disaster: Mud clearing operation to recover bodies, expects Mantashe
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister said rescue teams are preparing to start removing mud at the mine as efforts intensify to recover the bodies of miners now believed to have died in a mudrush last week.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Tutu at Berlinale reclaims ‘the Arch’ from myth and mystery
Tutu, which made its global debut at the Berlinale, received a special mention in the documentary awards and won the peace film prize at the Berlin film festival that closed on Sunday, 22 February 2026.
REFILL REVOLUTION: How community refill stores are rethinking retail in a system that punishes the poor
As South Africa’s cost of living weighs on millions of households, a retail revolution – built on refillable containers and a fair price per gram – is offering an innovative, community-driven answer to an issue that grants and the minimum wage have failed to solve.
Branson unveils Virgin Active’s new high-end wellness hub
A R100 million investment sees Virgin Active launch a premium “social wellness” club in Cape Town.
South African government ignores calls to reject key Trump ally
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has accepted the credentials of new US ambassador to South Africa and well-known conservative activist Leo Brent Bozell III, despite calls to reject Trump’s top choice for the job.
I reported rape in Hong Kong, now I could face prison
Isabel Rose, 25, was arrested hours after she reported being raped to Hong Kong police.
South African taxpayers pay more for less
The Treasury’s fiscal consolidation efforts are paying off in terms of South Africa’s financial health, but are seeing taxpayers pay more for less.
WATCH LIVE | Businessman Brown Mogotsi appears before ad hoc committee
Controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi will on Tuesday appear before parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system.
In maps: Tracking the war with Russia
How Russia’s gradual gains in the face of fierce Ukrainian opposition have affected the front line in recent months.
Boko Haram attack kills 15 in northeast Nigeria village, say residents
At least 15 people were killed and several homes burnt in an attack by Boko Haram Islamist militants on a village in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria, residents said on Monday.
My heart belongs with Buhle B, not Liema, says Tumi the Barber
‘Big Brother Mzansi’ evictee vows to win back his ‘LOML’.
A year of upheaval sets the stage for Trump’s state of the union address
US President Donald Trump will use his state of the union address on Tuesday to sell his turbulent, norm-breaking second term to American voters who will decide in November whether his Republican Party retains control of Congress
Godongwana to miss a huge opportunity
South Africa’s Finance Minister is unlikely to formally adopt a fiscal anchor in this week’s budget, opting to wait until at least October to introduce the rule aimed at curbing public debt, according to a Bloomberg poll.
News24 | Only 3 in ten Grade 1 to 3 pupils can read at grade level, report reveals
Only three out of 10 pupils in Grades 1 to 3 can read at their grade level in their home languages.