
Cape Town to crack down on Airbnbs and other short-term rentals
The City of Cape Town has proposed new amendments to its Rates Policy, including a letting bylaw aimed at the city’s booming short-term rental market.
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The City of Cape Town has proposed new amendments to its Rates Policy, including a letting bylaw aimed at the city’s booming short-term rental market.

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said the Iran war’s impact on oil prices has validated wariness over inflation, without giving a clear signal on what that means for interest rates.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is to head a team to fight organised crime across the country.
Having spent more than $5-billion in five years on the LIV Golf project, Saudi Arabia appears to be reshaping its entire sports investment portfolio.
Celebrating Johannesburg’s resilience, this week’s lineup features Maria McCloy’s curation, the launch of the Atlas of Uncertainty, and a shift toward more inclusive, family-friendly events.

During the same parliamentary hearings, the Reserve Bank of Malawi disclosed that investigators had traced 72.6 billion kwacha linked to financial flows associated with the Amaryllis deal

Illicit cigarettes make up about 60% of South Africa’s market, according to research from the University of Cape Town, raising alarm over lost tax revenue and growing public health risks

In the late 1980s, as the Indian state responded to Kashmiri demands for self-determination with overwhelming military force, a new form of warfare emerged in the valleys and villages of Kashmir. The systemic use of sexual violence as a weapon of occupation to humiliate communities, terrorise families and break the will of the people became […]

When actors within a state engage with a foreign power and that engagement produces economic pressure on the state, the law must determine how such conduct is understood

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The call for freedom of expression, including LGBTIQ+ rights, is a fundamental human right vital for safety and dignity
Bellarmine Mugabe, the youngest son of late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, has pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and being in SA illegally.

South Africa’s 2026 music gig guide is here. Prepare for epic live shows from Boyz II Men, Maxwell, Tamia, UB40 and more.

South Africa’s governments have failed to complete the socio-economic transformation promised after 1994, the country’s new ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, says.

Goldman Sachs this week became the latest major Wall Street firm to file for a Bitcoin ETF – joining a growing roster of institutions racing to package cryptocurrencies for mainstream investors.

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The Nkabinde Inquiry has dismissed former National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi’s application to obtain legal advice while still under cross-examination.
Eskom has sealed a wage deal with unions representing about 75% of its employees for 7% increases over each of the next three years.