Despite inflation-linked tax bracket adjustments in the 2026 Budget, rising costs mean many South African employees could see little to no increase in take-home pay, or even be worse off.
Eastern Cape economic development, environmental affairs and tourism MEC Nonkqubela Pieters was involved in a car accident on the N2 between KuGompo City and Mdantsane on Thursday afternoon.
Widespread water shortages across the country are being exploited by criminal syndicates that will sabotage infrastructure to create demand for water tankers.
More than 550 Putco buses have been deployed to transport thousands of Zion Christian Church members travelling to Moria in Limpopo for the Easter pilgrimage
World food prices climbed in March to their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Friday.
The US is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, according to seven sources and an internal e-mail, risking a second dislocation of life-saving services in just over a year.
President Donald Trump said the US “hasn’t started destroying what’s left in Iran”, reiterating vows to increase the ferocity of attacks on its infrastructure as countries sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
While the Department of Home Affairs’ extended visa concession provides temporary relief for applicants, it does little to address persistent processing delays, leaving many reliant on legal intervention.
A container ship signalling French ownership has exited the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be the first known transit by a vessel linked to Western Europe since the Iran war all but shuttered the vital waterway.
This week the high court in Pretoria denied bail for advocate Lucas Motshabi, 42, saying his was a flight risk, his wife feared him and the crimes he allegedly committed were serious.
Eskom reported positive improvements to its financial performance, with the utility having received R460 billion in debt guarantees over the past decade, but warned that challenges remain.
The office of the Limpopo premier has confirmed that one of the conjoined twin boys separated in a complex surgical procedure at Makweng Hospital in Polokwane on 29 January has died.
Hyundai said on Friday exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically transit through the Middle East, were being disrupted by the conflict in the region, underscoring growing strains on global supply chains.
Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala says poor and inadequate regulation has created opportunities for corruption and incompetence in South Africa, which slow its economic growth.
Israel has passed a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, codifying practices previously carried out extrajudicially. With conviction rates in military courts exceeding 95%, critics say the measure is a guarantee of death, not justice