MONDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER 2025, 02:42
There is always something happening in Johannesburg. The city can move at a pace that overwhelms even those who live in it, yet the truth is that not everyone knows where to go, when to show up, or how to tap into its rhythm.
Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early on Thursday in a sweeping attack the US special envoy on Ukraine said undermined President Donald Trump’s peace efforts.
The recent platinum price rally has brought relief to South African miners, but is below levels needed to support new production, Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne said on Friday.
Imports are undercutting prices and demand for SA-made vehicles while export demand is also under pressure
Egypt’s central bank resumed its interest rate-cutting cycle on Thursday, slashing its overnight rates by a faster-than-expected 200 basis points, the third reduction this year as inflation cooled and growth surged.
On Thursday, News24’s Jeff Wicks launched his latest book in Cape Town. The Shadow State is an investigation into the assassination of whistleblower Babita Deokaran.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos picked Orlando Pirates midfielder Relebohile Mofokeng in the squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria in Bloemfontein next week to boost his confidence.
The Chery empire keeps growing, with iCAUR to become the Chinese group’s latest brand when it launches locally in the middle of 2026 with a range of electric and range-extended vehicles that can achieve more than 1,000km between fill-ups.
Join Ignition TV presenter Francisco Nwamba as he test drives the latest Kia Sorento.
While commuters in parts of Ekurhuleni were left stranded without transport to work on Friday morning due to a taxi strike, Gauteng transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela was expected to meet with the South African National Taxi Council.
Springbok assistant coach Tony Brown says the desire to win by New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park is the right tonic to boost the Rugby Championship clash next Saturday.
In news that still has climate activists blinking like they’ve been hit with tear gas at a Budget vote protest, Dr Dion George, formerly lost in a jungle of spreadsheets, is now South Africa’s actual minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment. Yes. That environment. The one that’s currently overheating, flooding, drying out and being auctioned off to oil and gas companies.
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez was fired on Wednesday after resisting changes to vaccine policy advanced by US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jnr that she believes contradict scientific evidence, a close associate said on Thursday.
Party’s treasurer-general dismisses allegations of foreign financing as reason to increase tariffs.
Social grant payments to millions of beneficiaries will not be disrupted, MPs told
More than 300 MK Party supporters brought traffic to a standstill on Durban’s South Coast road on Friday before their blitz on businesses employing foreigners.
An urgent court interdict has been granted enabling the Western Cape government to “act decisively” to protect commuters and curb violence in a deadly clash over routes between minibus taxi associations in Cape Town.
Commuters in Ekurhuleni have been dealt another blow as the city has now suspended municipal buses due to disruptions linked to the taxi industry strike.
Rescuers safely brought two elderly hikers to safety after they got lost in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve near Rooiels.
A group of South African teens this week showcased their Vuka Learn app designed to help school pupils access study materials more easily.
Germany has told its nationals to leave Iran and refrain from travelling there to avoid getting caught in retaliatory acts by Tehran over Germany’s role in triggering UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.