South Africans Abroad: Rulani found guilty in Algeria, sentence revealed
Rulani Mokwena reportedly attempted to leave Algeria with $15,000 which is approximately R250 000 following his departure from MC Alger.
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SA property prices: The unexpected province beating Gauteng, Western Cape
While Western Cape and Gauteng dominate headlines, SA property prices are soaring in one unexpected province.
SARS going after its own employees who take bribes
SARS has made it clear that no one is above the law when it comes to South Africa’s fight against illicit goods entering the country – including its own employees.
News24 | Alleged Bondi Beach killer seeks to gag family names, photos, addresses over safety fears
Family members of a man accused of killing 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach in 2025 fear for their safety after a spate of alleged vigilante attacks, a court heard.
Make or break for Mr Price
Mr Price shares gained as CEO Mark Blair defended the South African clothing chain’s purchase of the retail business of NKD Group, after mounting concerns it may have overpaid in its push into central and eastern Europe.
News24 | Former Iran prince Reza Pahlavi announces truth commission, Israel hammers Tehran, Lebanon
The exiled son of Iran’s last shah announced a new committee to lay the groundwork for a future truth commission in Iran and named a Nobel Peace Prize winner to lead it.
Investors rushing to take their money out of South African bonds
The Iran war sparked the biggest outflow in at least six years from South Africa’s bond market as foreign investors lost their appetite for one of the most popular emerging-market trades of recent months.
SPAR cutting jobs
SPAR plans to implement a voluntary severance programme in certain areas of its business as the retailer looks to cut costs in an increasingly competitive trading environment.
Iraq in talks with Iran to safeguard oil tanker traffic through Hormuz
Iraq’s oil minister said Baghdad is talking to Iran about allowing some of the country’s oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the state news agency reported on Tuesday, as Iraq seeks to ease disruptions to crude exports following recent attacks on tankers in its own waters.
Pollution from Russian strike on Ukraine hydro plant cuts water to Moldovan city
A Russian attack on a hydroelectric plant in southern Ukraine triggered an oil spill and polluted water systems in neighbouring Moldova, with supplies cut completely in the country’s third-largest city, officials said on Monday
UN report says Israeli airstrike on Iran prison is a war crime
The head of a U.N. investigation said on Monday that an Israeli air strike on a prison last year was a war crime, and warned of risks of further repression following the current U.S.-Israeli bombings.
Israel’s Katz says Iran’s security chief killed, Tehran strikes Gulf neighbours
Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday the Israeli military had killed Iran’s security chief and the head of its Basij militia in airstrikes overnight, and Tehran kept up attacks against Gulf neighbours that have pushed up energy prices.
Oscars 2026: The Cape Flats movie that narrowly missed out
A Cape Flats story travelled to the Oscars stage. South Africa’s entry wins global praise despite missing a nomination.
Billionaire businessman the favourite to become South Africa’s next president
Political analyst Frans Cronje said billionaire Patrice Motsepe is the preferred candidate to become the new ANC leader and, ultimately, South Africa’s next president.
News24 | GEPF announces 3.5% increase, but recent retirees must read the fine print
This year, GEPF pensioners benefit from the GEPF inflation rate calculation, explains Maya Fisher-French.