THURSDAY, 02 APRIL 2026, 05:47
People accused of spying or cooperating with “hostile states” could face the death penalty and confiscation of all assets under a recently enhanced law, an Iranian judiciary spokesperson said, a month into the war with the United States and Israel.
European Union governments should prepare for a “prolonged disruption” to energy markets as a result of the Iran war, the bloc’s energy chief has told countries’ ministers ahead of an emergency meeting on Tuesday.
Discussions are under way for a U.N. investigation into the killing of more than 390 employees in the two-year Gaza war, the head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday, making it the deadliest conflict in the body’s history.
This comes after protests on Monday against the reported coronation of Nigerian national chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko as “Igwe Ndigbo Na East London” descended into chaos with shops looted and vehicles set alight.
Dion put her career on hold in 2022 after being diagnosed with stiff‑person syndrome
Over 85 000 tickets were made available for this Soweto Derby match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs on 26 April.
South Africa will reduce a tax imposed on fuel to offset the impact of surging oil prices on domestic fuel, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said.
An attempt to have the December election of Loyiso Masuku as the ANC Greater Johannesburg region chairperson overturned has fallen flat after the Gauteng High Court struck the matter off the court roll.
Bafana Bafana return to the Mother City on Tuesday, 31 March to face Panama at Cape Town Stadium in what promises to be a packed house.
Heart surgery patients at Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital have a one in five chance of dying from surgery.
The government has little room to soften April’s fuel price shock, as reducing levies would undermine efforts to stabilise South Africa’s debt.
Toyota has announced a series of updates to its long-running Land Cruiser 70 Series range.
The Orange Art Project, a Cape Town nonprofit, is inspiring creativity among foster children by facilitating art sessions run by practising artists in homes across the city.
Tourists from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany clearly prefer the sunny reality of South Africa over exaggerated fears.
The Khampepe commission of inquiry continues in Johannesburg on Tuesday
India-based Varun Beverages has completed its acquisition of South African soft-drink maker Twizza through The Beverage Company.
South Africa throws away roughly a third of all the food it produces every year, about 10 million tonnes, while millions go hungry. On International Zero Waste Day, the question isn’t whether we have enough food. It’s why so much of it ends up in a landfill instead of on a plate, why we don’t understand the full extent of the issue, and what we can do to change it.
The South African economy takes a while to recover from economic shocks, and all hands should be on deck to brace for the impact that will follow new fuel prices on Wednesday morning.
Cape Town wants to break into a global outsourcing industry dominated by India, but it will require overcoming a vast gap in scale and cost competitiveness.
The neglect of Mbongeni Street has had real consequences for my family. In 2007, I was forced to relocate to Miederpark, leaving my son behind, because the street was impossible to use.