The timing of this El Niño event – unfolding at a rapid pace after the fading of its polar opposite La Niña, which typically drenches this region – could hardly be worse as it is looming against the backdrop of surging fuel and fertiliser prices triggered by the almost three-month long Iran conflict.

I am aware of the benefit of exercise and the inherent danger in driving and dietary overindulgences, and that my insurance company really does have my safety at heart – but I’m not always rational.

Tripling the Metro Police’s boots on the ground and placing a vehicle in every ward forms just one part of DA mayoral candidate Retief Odendaal’s plan to improve safety and security in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Committee reports reveal a municipality caught between exhausted budgets, contractor pricing chaos and a growing streetlight backlog — with no fix in sight.

Starbucks terminated a worker-facing AI programme for automating inventory counts this week, nine months after deploying it across its North American stores, according to ‌an internal newsletter reviewed by Reuters and two people with direct knowledge of the situation.

In the wake of the ruling that the new fixed tariffs are unlawful and invalid, a concerning mischaracterisation of the case has emerged. The ratepayers now offer their account – and an open door to the mayor and mayoral committee.

A new study from Durban shows how at risk taxi drivers are to life-threatening heat stress, and not just during once-off extreme events. Long-term exposure to rising temperatures in their mini buses may end in kidney burnout.

The securitisation of the Marange diamond industry in Zimbabwe represents a deliberate political strategy to engineer an ‘architecture of opacity’ for regime survival and elite enrichment.

Wet, cloudy, cool and warm conditions are forecast for most parts of the country, but cold in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service.