A simple act of kindness in the rainy streets of Cape Town has warmed the hearts of millions across the country and even the globe. Chad Nathan’s emotional encounter with a disabled homeless man Sidney Miller has now raised more than R1.7 million for Sidney.

The dual-class share structure outlined ‌in SpaceX’s IPO filing, which grants CEO Elon Musk outsized control, has revived one of Wall Street’s oldest debates — that of corporate governance.

How stolen state weapons are slipping into criminal circulation across South Africa; the journey of three imaginary drops of oil; that box of rooibos in your kitchen could provide you with your just desserts; and how an old “deadly” bottled water hoax has persisted… and shapeshifted.

Scientists warn that increasing global shipping traffic rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope is intensifying overlap with whale habitats off South Africa’s west coast, raising the risk of vessel strikes

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, because he has to stay in Washington for government business.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Saturday, 23 May 2026.

European Union nations moved on Friday towards imposing sanctions on Iranian officials and others responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the EU said.

A Grade 5 pupil was kidnapped outside Allied School in Robertsham, Johannesburg, on Friday morning, in what the school has described as a targeted incident.

Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, damaging winds, and hail are expected in KwaZulu-Natal, while the rest of the country will start Saturday foggy, then cloudy and cold for the rest of the day, according to the South African Weather Service.

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The World Health Organisation has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of ‌Ebola turning into a national outbreak in ⁠the Democratic Republic of Congo to “very high”.