Iran is reviewing a US proposal to end the war in the Gulf but has no intention of holding talks to wind down the widening Middle East conflict, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Two US House committees on Thursday are set to consider sweeping aviation safety reform legislation to address 50 recommendations issued after a January 2025 collision between an American Airlines AAL.O regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people.

Stories did the rounds last year that National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was going to be arrested. He brushed these off as a smear campaign. Now the stories are becoming real: he faces criminal charges over a dodgy R360m tender tied to corruption-accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.

The historic Botha Sigcawu Building in Mthatha has become a monument to the government’s lack of maintenance after a fire tore through the structure — despite repeated concerns raised over the condition of the building.

Gwede Mantashe says South Africa’s fuel supply is secure despite panic buying and scattered diesel shortages, but reports from farmers, businesses and some filling stations suggest logistics snags, rationing and alleged stock withholding are squeezing operations and stoking inflation fears

A police officer who claimed to be Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s girlfriend, another in charge of cops’ wellbeing and an officer who excelled in the unit that terminates employment, are among a group arrested in connection with tender fraud linked directly to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola now also faces charges in this saga.

Banks insist that digital fraud is almost always the customer’s fault. Court records, withheld audit logs, and the confidentiality agreements that silence victims may tell a more complicated story.

Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s appearance in court on Wednesday underscores what the Madlanga Commission is revealing — capture begins by cultivating political insiders who unlock the machinery of government.

Administrative chaos ahead of the Division 2 Water Polo World Cup has left the sport reeling, with teams announced two months after trials, the men’s team revised three times and only one training camp scheduled for a week before departure.

For months, parents of students at Dukathole LSEN School have voiced serious concerns over a deteriorating learning environment, and now two official government reports have validated their protests and concerns.

Every year South Africa remains dependent on fossil fuels is another year in which distant conflicts, global price shocks and geopolitical instability dictate the cost of bread, transport and electricity.

Most of the newly protected land comes from private owners, signalling a shift towards stewardship-led conservation across the province.

As we launch Democracy on a Tightrope in South Africa, we are struck by how familiar the global democratic landscape feels in both of our countries.

South Africa’s health sector is in crisis due to underfunding and unregulated private costs. A unified public-private rescue plan is needed: clear debts, fund staff, regulate prices and invest to achieve universal coverage.

Africa’s digital future hinges on effective governance and combating cybercrime to foster economic growth, trust, and innovation while addressing significant gaps in digital literacy among leaders.

Five years since the establishment of the Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa’s Just Transition seems to be faltering. A new groundWork report warns that while climate policy frameworks exist, entrenched fossil-fuel interests and weak implementation are leaving communities behind.

Scientists have a vital role to play. But they cannot arbitrate values, nor legitimise them by implication. When they attempt to do so, they risk overstepping their authority and end up narrowing, rather than enriching, the debate.

For South African investors, the impact of the Middle East conflict is not an abstract concept, but is showing up in the market through higher oil prices, inflation fears, rand weakness and a sharp reshuffling of winners and losers on the JSE. Let me be clear – this is not the time to make dramatic moves in your investment portfolio. However, you may want to understand what is being repriced,...