TUESDAY, 17 MARCH 2026, 19:29
The United States, which stopped providing military and financial assistance to Ukraine under President Donald Trump, has asked for Kyiv’s assistance in protecting its bases from Iranian retaliatory strikes in the Gulf.
Liza Albrecht, who died of cancer at 51, blazed a trail as the first woman editor of an Afrikaans Sunday newspaper while wielding her signature wit and irreverence to challenge power and transform journalism with a passionate spirit that warmed the lives of readers, colleagues, and friends alike, writes Jan-Jan Joubert.
A man rammed his vehicle into a synagogue in the Detroit metropolitan area in Michigan on Thursday, before engaging in a shooting with law enforcement. He was later found dead in his car.
The Shoprite Foundation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have jointly funded a robotics laboratory in Dullstroom to expand access to coding and digital education for learners in under-resourced schools
Four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels were fined R400 000 and released after a coordinated operation by officials and the police
A troupe of Joburg’s street performers explain how they became ‘silver men’, what paint they use and how they navigate traffic.
A heatwave is expected in parts of the Eastern Cape until Monday, while heavy rain is forecast for Mpumalanga, according to the South African Weather Service.
Ambassador Bozell told a room of South African business leaders he doesn’t care what their courts say. He was not speaking as a diplomat. He was performing for an audience six thousand miles away.
US Ambassador Bozell’s first public engagement began promisingly, but ended in him being issued a diplomatic reprimand by the South African government. The lesson to be imbibed? Avoid obvious pitfalls in the way things are discussed and bear in mind that being a successful media critic and a successful ambassador are two different breeds of cats.
In this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi discusses newly appointed US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, and the recent rebuke from Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola. Drawing on her own experience of living abroad, from the United States to London, she offers four tips on what it means to enter a new society as a guest, why understanding local sensitivities matters,...
Agoa was designed to give investors predictability – yet its benefits are now threatened by the turmoil of shifting US trade rules.
South Africa’s investment in mineral exploration dropped for a seventh consecutive year, despite the government’s ambitions to arrest the decline.
Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef have different responsibilities as Kaizer Chiefs co-coaches, and here is what the pair focus on…
Nelson Mandela Bay’s electricity committee collapsed after ANC councillors walked out when the department head left, amid ongoing citywide power outages.
High-profile wildlife trafficker and owner of Voi Game Lodge Chu Dang Khoa appeared before the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Thursday following his arrest for alleged wildlife crimes.
South Africa’s stock benchmark has fallen 10% since peak in late February as investors pull away from overheated markets while conflict in the Middle East drags on.