WEDNESDAY, 04 MARCH 2026, 13:10
In the face of fossil fuel lobby pressures, climate scientists assert that South Africa’s carbon tax is vital for emissions reduction and protecting the environment for future generations.
KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested a suspect for allegedly extorting money from the owner of a security company.
Newsday is taking a break, which means we will not publish any articles over the next few weeks.
Although South African consumers are financially stronger due to rising real incomes, increasing spending on online gambling is diverting money from essentials like groceries.
The same structural failures that sustain the HIV epidemic also sustain tuberculosis
Eswatini’s finance minister, Neal Rijkenberg, is part of the family that owns Montigny, the timber company seeking to relocate the community. For residents fighting to remain on their ancestral land, the battle is not only against a corporation, but against a politically powerful figure whose financial interests are rooted in the very soil they are being asked to leave.
Decent work will not be delivered by market fundamentalism. It will be won through organised struggle, democratic planning and a decisive shift in whose voices matter.
Within only eight years, the value of the illegal mining industry has ballooned from R7 billion to R60 billion by 2025 despite efforts from government to curb the crime.
South Africa’s carbon tax remains intact, but concerns linger about corporate lobbying and its alignment with urgent economic needs amid ongoing climate discussions.
The KwaZulu-Natal South Coast is attracting semigrating homeowners seeking lifestyle benefits, affordable coastal property, and strong investment potential.
Matimba Mabonda, a chemical engineering master’s student at the University of Cape Town, has built a three-bedroom house using soil and waste materials such as plastic and glass.
Cape Town has officially become home to Africa’s first Ladurée, as the iconic 163-year-old French luxury pâtisserie opened its doors at the V&A Waterfront this week.
Lucy was having trouble getting any of the R2 000 she’d paid to Hi-Fi Corp after her lay-by agreement lapsed. That’s when Wendy Knowler took up the case.
The quaint tourist town of Riversdale, known for its natural beauty, will soon become the first town in South Africa to supply all of its own electricity.
SARS has intensified trust oversight, making it clear that all resident trusts must register for income tax and submit annual returns from inception, regardless of income, assets or activity.
The closure of Middle East airspace is causing significant flight disruptions at airports across South Africa, affecting passengers travelling with Emirates and Qatar Airways.