FRIDAY, 24 APRIL 2026, 16:01
The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained as the end of a ceasefire approached.
Three years after Cloete and Thomas Murray were gunned down in a brazen hit, Jeff Wicks and Kyle Cowan discuss why the police have made no progress.
For millions of people on the continent, motorcycles provide the most affordable and accessible form of transport, while also creating livelihoods for riders and small businesses
As AI adoption accelerates, organisations are rethinking the network infrastructure required to support data-intensive workload. Against this backdrop, Huawei’s OptiX Club 2026, hosted in Johannesburg focused on the role of optical networks in enabling faster, smarter digital environments. The event brought together more than 120 customers, partners and industry stakeholders to explore how AI...
South Africa’s industrial policy debate often revolves around targets – ownership thresholds, localisation quotas, supplier development metrics and transformation scorecards. These are the ceilings of the system: visible, measurable and politically resonant. What receives far less attention is the floor. According to Thabo Moodie, chief operations officer at Oricred, the recurring fragility...
21 April marks World Creativity and Innovation Day — a day recognised by the UN to celebrate creation. In light of this, Sara Grobbelaar highlights a recurring pattern in the healthcare system. South Africa spends billions on imported health technology while broken equipment sits idle in public wards. The cycle is not inevitable but breaking it will take more than good intentions
At the launch of the Reading and Literacy Strategy 2026–30, reading was framed as fundamental to the entire schooling experience. The notion that reading is the air that we breathe captures this succinctly.
South Africa and Mexico are almost identically priced as travel destinations, which is excellent news if you are tired of the dollar eating your lunch.
Traffic once again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington imposed separate blockades, with Iranian vessels continuing to test the US shutdown, tracking data showed on Monday.
Brazil’s two-time World Cup winner Cafu said on Monday he believes this year’s tournament is the perfect time for the five-time champions to take back the crown for the first time for 24 years.
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Tuesday, 21 April 2026.
Days of Our Lives actor Patrick Muldoon, best known for playing Austin Reed on the soap opera, died from a heart attack.
The ANC also warns against the ‘parachuting’ of leaders into municipal positions without proper organisational processes
The United States has proposed plans to rebuild Rafah, a city in southern Gaza that was flattened by two years of Israeli bombardment.
Mkhwanazi has been charged with fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice