While the Gamtoos River Valley still needs to assess the extent of the damage caused by its biggest flood in recent memory, one farmer took to the raging waters in his rubber duck to bring supplies to people cut off from their communities.

The South African agricultural sector is highly competitive and has doubled in size, yet it has failed to create jobs at the scale the country needs or include smallholder farmers in its orbit of opportunity. A new approach is needed to move beyond the current dual economy model and unlock a more inclusive growth path through strategic investment and empowerment.

The original investment decision – South Africa’s largest private investment at the time – was predicated on cheap and reliable power, but those posts have since shifted significantly.

The Junior Springboks won the 2026 U20 Rugby Championship after a 29-29 draw with arch-rivals New Zealand in Gqeberha on Saturday, but were sent a timely reminder that they might not be as good as they think they are.

Joburg’s budget and financial documents are not as elegantly laid out online as those of the Mother City, but it’s difficult to decide whether that is a malicious decision or simply another signal of the deep distress eGoli is in.

Household contents insurance covers the items inside your home, unlike building insurance, which covers the structure, writes Thekiso Anthony Lefifi.

In the run-up to South Africa’s November 4 local government elections, the battle for voters is shifting sharply to social media – with young people a prime target, mistrust surging and viral fakery and mischief harder to detect. The Electoral Commission’s outreach deputy CEO, Victor Shale, answers questions about the troubling reality at ground zero.

Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald, a Freedom Front Plus veteran and former leader of the party, has found himself embroiled in suspicious online political support networks.