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The Western Cape needs all the rainfall it can get during its current wet season, but it could be left high and dry in a region where memories of the looming ‘Day Zero’ remain fresh.

The rand started the trading week on the back foot, weakening to R16.72/$ from R16.65 on Friday. The local currency has lost more than 1% over the past week.

Iran’s navy fired ‘warning shots’ at US warships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media said, after the American military sent cruisers into the Gulf as part of a plan to help trapped commercial vessels leave.

South African motorists radically reduced their fuel consumption and cut down commuting in April as they felt the impact of surging prices, new data from Discovery Insure suggests.

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry decided to hear the testimony of a Crime Intelligence officer in private, rather than partially in public. This witness was set to address issues surrounding suspicious deaths and controversial ANC-aligned businessman Brown Mogotsi.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the US must reduce its demands on the Islamic Republic, with negotiations stalled over ending the two-month-long Middle East war.

Europeans have “heard” US President Donald Trump’s message of frustration over the Iran war and are “stepping up”, NATO chief Mark Rutte said after Washington announced it would withdraw 5 000 troops from Germany.

The Junior Springboks have one hand of the 2026 Rugby Championship U20 trophy, after two comprehensive wins.