THURSDAY, 26 JUNE 2025, 22:21
South Africa’s controversial Crime Intelligence unit is facing a fresh scandal. Its head, Dumisani Khumalo, has been arrested. While still a developing matter, the arrest has echoes of what happened to a former head of the division, Richard Mdluli, who is now a convict.
Anna Wintour, the legendary editor of US Vogue, is stepping down as editor of fashion bible US Vogue after 37 years in her role, according to US media.
After the abrupt termination of American aid, the health system in central Mozambique descended into chaos. In part one of this special series, Spotlight and GroundUp explained how children with HIV had been abandoned by US-funded case workers. Now in part two, we describe how the funding cuts affected hospitals, where key staff were dismissed and deliveries of new medicines were halted. In the...
Depending on who you believe, consumer confidence is back, but with one crucial qualification — it’s still negative.
The Western Cape government is threatening to dissolve the Knysna council, which has made headlines over political instability and service delivery problems.
Obviously, gold as a safe haven means that more and more people have been buying gold over the past couple of years. But underneath that is what central banks are doing.
In a strongly worded statement in Parliament on Thursday, DA leader John Steenhuisen has given President Cyril Ramaphosa a ‘48-hour ultimatum’. But then what?
Eskom, Nersa and the Ministry of Energy and Electricity must explain why energy-intensive smelters deserve these deals – and why other commercial, industrial, manufacturing and mining customers, and ordinary consumers, should foot the bill.
A Gqeberha High Court judge has acquitted a Louterwater farmer of murder after he shot an armed intruder during a late-night break-in. But Stephanus Samson was convicted of kidnapping, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice for the decisions he made in the hours that followed — including disposing of the body and shooting at a surviving suspect he thought he’d killed.
An analyst said high unemployment, the disproportionate and violent police response to protests, and the abductions and disappearances of government critics were radicalising young Kenyans.
Digital access or regressive tax? TymeBank, Capitec and Minister Leon Schreiber weigh in as Department of Home Affairs identity verification fee hike becomes law.
Kenya’s under-fire government on Thursday condemned protests across the country during which at least 16 people were killed and thousands of businesses ruined as “terrorism disguised as dissent”.
Unless the ANC cleans house within 48 hours, ‘all bets are off’, warns the Democratic Alliance leader.
The African continent deserves balanced trade relations with the United States US and other economic regions, based on mutual respect and benefit. However, to achieve this Africa must be given the room to reform critical aspects of its economies
Young people discuss how they feel about the Met Police following the strip search of Child Q.
Tabarre Hospital in Port-au-Prince is a sanctuary for trauma survivors. But violence is threatening its existence.
Britain’s Oliver Tarvet reaches the Wimbledon singles main draw – which will contain the highest number of home players for 41 years.
Coastal blaze triggers evacuation orders, days after state of emergency declared over fires on Aegean island of Chios.
Constitutional panel ratifies bill to cease cooperation with IAEA after US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
Iran refuses to dismantle its nuclear programme and it’s still impossible to verify the damage done by air strikes.