Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to take Greenland from Denmark and also threatened Colombia and others despite facing criticism for the brazen attack on Venezuela.

An off-duty female police constable fought off two armed men who allegedly attacked her outside a shop in Humansdorp on Sunday.

Each year, the team at Business Maverick choose the top stocks we think are worth investing in over the next year. We ‘invested’ R10 per stock for 10 local stocks in December 2024 and ended on 17 December 2025 with R144.10: a portfolio return of 44.1% year on year. Over the same period, the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index gave investors a return of 36.7%.

Mbali Shinga, the KwaZulu-Natal executive council member for social development, recently played a pivotal role in preventing Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe party from seizing control of the provincial legislature by casting a crucial vote against a motion of no confidence.

As South Africa navigates persistent insecurity alongside democratic contestation, the reliance on crowdsourced law enforcement raises uncomfortable questions.

Trying to play it safe is what cost Bafana Bafana at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Their tactical approach was often cagey and conservative; they did not play like a team that finished third in the previous edition.

Trump’s actions in Venezuela are going to be a major milestone in the fundamental change we are seeing in the global order. This may be remembered as the start of the end of an international order based on rules.

Johannesburg residents are bracing for another period of low water pressure and limited supplies as Johannesburg Water performs Phase Three of its scheduled maintenance operation. The organisation has also advised that residents affected by contaminated drinking water in Bezuidenhout Valley wait for the all-clear.

Staff shortages at South Africa’s Air Traffic & Navigation Services caused major disruptions as many travellers made their way home after the festive season.

Defending SA20 champions MI Cape Town hold belief in a SA20 playoff spot despite three big defeats in their opening four matches.

European leaders have given a low-key response to US President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela as they seek to avoid riling him on other critical issues — from Ukraine to Greenland.

Britain has demanded Elon Musk’s social media site ‌X explain how its AI chatbot Grok was able to produce undressed images of people and sexualised images of children, and whether it was failing in its legal duty to protect users.

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A man was arrested overnight for vandalising the personal residence of US Vice President JD Vance in the Midwestern state of Ohio, officials said on Monday.

Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters”, though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country’s judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of sometimes-deadly protests.