THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2026, 16:36
Former ANC policy guru Joel Netshitenzhe has advised that South Africa needs to maintain a “strategic posture” as the balance of power in geopolitics appears to be shifting in favour of China.
Standard Bank has gone live with Smart ID application and renewal services at four of its branches, with it planning to expand the rollout to 30 branches by the end of the month.
With the recently launched Galaxy S26 series, Samsung unveiled a breakthrough feature that is set to change the way users experience privacy on their phones. Building on decades of display innovation, the AI(artificial intelligence)-powered Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces the mobile industry and world’s first built-in Privacy Display – a revolutionary technology that protects personal […]
With the Reserve Bank determined to anchor consumer inflation at 3.0%, the chances for the next interest rate move being a hike have dramatically risen.
North West businessman Suliman Carrim told the Madlanga commission he lost R8.4 million after funding Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s healthcare company, alleging he was misled by both Matlala and Brown Mogotsi
An Israeli airstrike and tank shelling killed six Palestinians, including two women and a girl, in separate attacks in Gaza City on Sunday, the deadliest incidents in Gaza since the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran began a week ago, health officials said.
Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka said she received a personal “welcome back” message from SARS boss Edward Kieswetter upon her return to South Africa in 2025.
The call for the establishment of the university has reverberated across multiple levels of government, from the Presidency to various national ministries and the Gauteng Provincial Government.
South Africa’s National Aids Council, Sanac, has asked local drug companies to submit applications by April 7 to make generic versions of an anti-HIV jab that could end Aids by 2043 in the country. The original version of the once-every-six-months shot, known as lenacapavir, is produced by the US pharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences. Sanac will submit a shortlist of successful applicants,...
African Bank has appointed veteran banker Zweli Manyathi as its next chief executive as the lender enters what its board describes as a consolidation phase following several years of expansion and acquisitions. The bank announced that current group chief executive Kennedy Bungane will step down after five years in the role, during which he led […]
Two brothers of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers visited the sex offender’s former New Mexico ranch for the first time to demand the Trump administration release unredacted documents to reveal the identities of men their late sister alleged sexually abused her at the property.
Music Festival at Wakkerstroom promises to strike a high note for a magical 15th anniversary weekend.
G7 finance ministers will on Monday discuss the possible release of emergency oil reserves, a French government source said, in response to surging oil prices resulting from the Middle East conflict.
One local asset manager is betting on SPAR at a time when many others are turning away, based on an often overlooked part of the retailer’s operations.
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, while the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sent oil prices surging and Asian stock markets into a nosedive.
NSFAS acting CEO Waseem Carrim acknowledges financial strain and ongoing accommodation crises but plans to stabilise the entity, manage housing directly to reduce protests, and ensure landlords are paid. He dismissed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s suggestion of closing NSFAS over outsourcing failures.
China on Monday condemned the “evil designs” of Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai’s rare visit to Japan over the weekend, on a trip he said was to support the island’s baseball team and was private.
A synagogue in the Belgian city of Liege was damaged by an explosion early on Monday, Belgian broadcasters VRT and RTBF reported, citing local police.
Capitec has launched its first in-branch smart ID self-service terminal, as part of its collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs.
The mid-term presents the entity with an opportunity to analyse its performance, re-evaluate and recalibrate operations towards its planned goals.