South Africa’s rand continues to see solid gains
South Africa’s commodity-linked rand edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, boosted by record gold prices.
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Mr Price faces new threat in South Africa
Mr Price said online betting and high debt servicing costs are putting pressure on South African households’ disposable income.
Katberg Hotel, between what it was and what it’s becoming
Katberg Hotel in the Amathole Mountains is quietly being restored, balancing history, affordability and renewed Eastern Cape tourism.
Make it stick in 2026: Six behaviours for lasting financial wellness
A new year gives you the perfect opportunity to start fresh and form habits that can improve your overall wellbeing. Achieving financial wellbeing is more than just managing your day-to-day finances to get by.
News24 | Paarl Hospital fire was arson, police confirm as suspect is charged
A man has been arrested and charged with arson for the fire at the Paarl Provincial Hospital on Tuesday.
Police swoop in on critical Johannesburg entity
JDA CEO Themba Mathibe, recently seconded to JOSHCO as acting CEO, was reportedly found with large amounts of cash and arrested.
Body of missing South African MMC found, and deputy president’s son banned from government business
These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 28 January 2026.
Iconic South African educational institution can be shut down
Damelin, one of South Africa’s most iconic private education institutions, is at risk of closing its doors as it faces losing its higher education registration.
The small Western Cape town where South Africa’s poorest people live
SARS’ 2025 tax data shows a tiny town in the Western Cape has South Africa’s lowest average taxable income, highlighting the country’s stark regional inequality.
SPAR faces multi-million rand legal threat
SPAR franchise operators are suing the company for damages linked to disrupted stock deliveries resulting in lower sales and significant financial losses.
ORIGINS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE: Part 2: Human-wildlife conflict, the ‘overkill’ hypothesis and megafaunal extinctions
In Part 1 of this series, we explored the scientific debates around the extinction of dozens of large species outside of Africa during the late stages of what is popularly known as the ‘Ice Age’. If one accepts the ‘overkill’ hypothesis that these extinctions were caused by human hunting, it begs the obvious question: why?
Julius Malema singing “Kill the Boer, the Farmer” slated
EFF leader Julius Malema again sang the controversial song, “Kill the Boer, the Farmer”, while addressing a crowd after his pre-sentencing hearing in East London.
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Amazon AMZN.O on Tuesday appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early.
Trump says Alex Pretti should not have carried gun that was allowed under Minnesota law
Jan 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis, should not have been carrying a gun or fully loaded magazines, comments that put him at odds with gun rights groups and some Republicans.
AMABHUNGANE: PetroSA’s R3.5bn ‘raid’ on student funding
The state-owned fuel company floated a highly suspect scheme to train 5,500 artisans, funded by taxpayers – R1.2-billion would have been diverted to fix PetroSA’s ailing offshore oil rig.