FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 04:44
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and his “long-time good friend” Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by US President Donald Trump.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will award Erasmus with the Order of Ikhamanga during an investiture ceremony.
South Africa must translate its macro stability into household relief. As belts increasingly tighten, this is no longer a technical matter, but an ethical and constitutional one.
More secretive deals to accept deported third-country migrants from the US degrade democracy and don’t serve African countries, writes Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo in ISS Today.
Consumers deserve transparency when interacting with AI systems, as undisclosed automation impacts trust, communication, and decision-making during conversations with companies.
South Africans abroad can catch Fokofpolisiekar and Die Heuwels Fantasties live in London, Belgium and Amsterdam this May. Two of South Africa’s biggest Afrikaans bands are reuniting for a special UK and Europe tour.
According to MoneyWeb, online betting is becoming bigger and bigger across Africa, with gross gaming revenue projected to reach R225 billion ($13.5 billion) by the end of 2026, more than double its 2023 level. Right at the tip of Africa, in South Africa, the country is contributing heavily to these staggering figures. Grand View Research reported […]
A cache of leaked documents has exposed a sprawling foreign influence network operating across 34 African countries, revealing how Africa’s political space is being quietly reshaped through disinformation, elite capture and engineered narratives. The revelations force a reckoning with the continent’s own vulnerabilities and with the manufactured solidarities that have seduced parts of...
Hive Hydrogen South Africa said it’s selected Topsoe to supply it with about $1 billion (R16.6 billion) in equipment for its green ammonia project at Coega in the Eastern Cape.
The prosecutor who failed to attend the Mpumalanga court for the R2.2 million Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni extortion and money laundering case is set to meet with National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) officials on Tuesday.
Roelf Meyer is set present his credentials to Donald Trump this week, in a critical mission to repair fractured diplomatic relations.
A shooting at a mosque complex in southern California killed three people, with two suspected teenage gunmen later found dead in a car from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.
The new Mazda 3 is a driver’s car that offers old-fashioned reassurance
A federal jury ruled on Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders, delivering a decisive victory to the ChatGPT startup and ending one of Silicon Valley’s most closely watched courtroom battles.
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Tuesday, 19 May 2026.