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South African homeowners and tenants have legal protections against excessive noise, enabling them to address disturbances.
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Stellenbosch lose Steve Barker to Tanzanian giants
Steve Barker has left Stellenbosch FC after eight years with the club to pursue his coaching career in Tanzania.
News24 | Mweb email users urged to act fast as archived messages at risk of being lost
Mweb is moving its email clients to a more modern platform, but their archived emails aren’t coming with them. Clients using their archive folder will need to move quickly to save or attempt to recover what they want to keep.
Old Mutual retirement warning
South Africans are being urged to focus not only on how much they need to save for retirement but also on the choice between different annuity products once they stop working.
Drop off and collection chaos at South Africa’s busiest airport in peak tourist season
With millions of travellers set to pass through OR Tambo International Airport during December and January, the airport has closed its drop-off and collection areas.
THE WEEKEND WRAP: State of our beaches; surprising success of grade repetition in SA schools; and Knysna’s last elephant
SA beaches that are safe to swim this summer; why grade repetition may be working, and the last elephant still walking Knysna’s forests. All in the Weekend Wrap.
Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association
Innovations across mobile, home entertainment, home appliances and semiconductors earn multiple CES® 2026 Innovation Awards
South Africa goes from zero to hero in a year
South Africa’s volatile, pessimistic first half of 2025 flipped into a far more positive second half as years of reform and fiscal consolidation finally took hold, signalling a potential end to the country’s “lost decade.”
The South African actress who starred in a sci-fi cult classic
Born in Upington, Alice Krige began her career at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
WEATHER: Severe storm warning issued in parts of SA this WEEKEND
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Saturday, 20 December 2025.
News24 | Joshua knocks out Paul to win Netflix boxing bout
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua scored a sixth round knockout of YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their lucrative Netflix-backed bout in Miami on Friday.
SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC
This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning
News24 | Erika Kirk, widow of influential activist, endorses JD Vance for 2028 presidential run
The widow of murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has endorsed JD Vance for president in 2028, firing an early starting gun on the White House race, and offering the backing of the influential youth organisation founded by her husband.
News24 | Miami talks aim to salvage Gaza ceasefire as US demands Hamas disarmament
A top Hamas official said Friday talks in Miami to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire must aim to end Israeli truce “violations”, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged the group’s disarmament.
MARKET ACCESS: Municipalities grab short end of Nersa electricity market liberalisation
Unbundling electricity distribution and opening up the market to multiple sellers is the next hangover the South African economy is going to have to endure, and municipal revenue is currently the biggest headache.