
The alien plant that South Africans secretly love
Discover why a striking alien plant often found next to roadsides and misty forest edges in Mpumalanga, wins hearts across South Africa.
SUNDAY, 22 MARCH 2026, 19:28

Discover why a striking alien plant often found next to roadsides and misty forest edges in Mpumalanga, wins hearts across South Africa.
An 18-year-old has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his four-year-old brother to death in Walmer, the Eastern Cape, during the early hours of Sunday.

South African prisons are increasingly being used as low-cost scam centres where inmates and guards run basic fraud operations that exploit citizens.
White nationalists and Christian Zionists are among those who regard the conflict launched by Israel and the US as a sign that the end of the world and the second coming of Jesus Christ is drawing near.

Discover why Boikie Monareng pushed a wheelbarrow across South Africa, raising anti-bullying awareness and support for disadvantaged youth.

Ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Jorginho goes viral with a social media post alleging singer Chappell Roan’s security guard made his daughter cry.

The Fuels Industry Association has confirmed that the national fuel supply remains stable, with no widespread shortages.

The boss of Centrica says it is “too early” to speculate but if oil costs continue to rise, homes will be hit.

PC Bradley Corke, 27, had been critically injured in a collision on Thursday, said Kent Police.
Nearly 30 years after South Africa’s Constitution promised dignity and equality for all, too many women continue to live in fear and face violence. Ending this crisis requires urgent, coordinated action from government, civil society, the private sector and communities to turn rights on paper into safety and justice in practice.

Makashule Gana questions whether rapid growth in bookmaker licences is being adequately regulated

Steve Reed says there is “no specific assessment” Iran is capable of hitting the UK, after Israel claimed it now could.

South Africa is experiencing a dramatic decline in the nuclear family setup, which has significant societal and economic ramifications.

Two more bodies have been recovered from the Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, bringing the number of miners recovered to three after a mud rush trapped five miners underground on February 17
A legal dispute now before the courts highlights a rapidly emerging fault line in South Africa’s energy transition: intensifying competition among renewable energy developers for scarce grid connection capacity.
After the staggering success of the inaugural LIV Golf South Africa event, organisers confirmed its return and a date change for the 2027 edition.

The SABC has dismissed claims that political pressure influenced its decision not to recommission its current affairs programme ‘Face the Nation’, insisting the move was part of standard programming changes

Rare sites and improving infrastructure mean that industrial properties in one coastal province are now selling for well over R200 million.