AMBASSADOR APPOINTED: Ramaphosa taps fishing buddy Roelf Meyer as US ambassador
Meyer’s negotiating nous and affable personality make him the perfect choice.
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NHI is not the distraction — piecemeal solutions cannot resolve urgent health system issues
Achieving universal health coverage can never be realised through piecemeal reforms that tinker at the margins of a fundamentally unequal system. Incremental fixes may address isolated inefficiencies, but they leave intact the structural fragmentation, inequitable financing and misaligned incentives that define the status quo.
Ex-Bafana Bafana star on how he ran away from Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs failed to secure the services of this now former Bafana Bafana star at a very young age many years ago.
High petrol and diesel prices push critical South African industry to breaking point
Rising fuel prices in South Africa are driving up operating costs in the logistics sector, with some smaller operators on the brink of closure as a result.
HONOR Teases the upcoming HONOR 600 Lite
Designed to elevate everyday use, the upcoming device combines sleek design, advanced AI photography, and reliable long-lasting power. Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR today announced the upcoming launch of the HONOR 600 Lite in Mzansi. The launch will be revealed soon, as HONOR South Africa gets ready to impress Mzansi once again with a stylish design […]
Key businesses shutting down one by one across South Africa and taking 35,000 jobs with them
Most of South Africa’s smelters have shut over the past 15 years due to rising electricity prices and unreliable supply, with only a few surviving through discounted power deals.
News24 | Pope Leo warns of democracies sliding into ‘majoritarian tyranny’ after Trump attack
Pope Leo warned of the risk of democracies sliding into “majoritarian tyranny”, in a letter issued by the Vatican two days after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff on social media.
Ramaphosa names apartheid-era negotiator as new ambassador to the United States
President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen Roelf Meyer, a former chief government negotiator during talks to end white minority rule in the 1990s, to be his country’s next ambassador to the United States.
University capture: A decades-long problem
Previous councils failed to act and hold the vice-chancellor accountable. They bear responsibility for many of the challenges now facing Fort Hare
Bad news for South Africans who want to dump Eskom and get solar panels on their roofs
Two major developments over the past few months could present a significant risk to South Africa’s electricity sector reforms and the price of solar panels in the country.
News24 | Nkabinde Inquiry witness list shrinks as Booysen withdraws
The Nkabinde Commission faces mounting challenges as retired Major General Johan Booysen withdraws from testifying, further depleting the evidence leaders’ witness roster.
News24 | Veteran political negotiator Roelf Meyer named as next US ambassador
Veteran political negotiator Roelf Meyer has been appointed South Africa’s new ambassador to the US, the presidency has confirmed to News24.
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News24 | Iran war ceasefire talks could resume in 2 days, as Trump pushes for ‘grand bargain’
Talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, US President Donald Trump said, after the collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports.
ZULULAND WHODUNNIT: KZN’s Ghost Mountain, muti and the mystery of missing UK tourist Lorna McSorley
British tourist Lorna McSorley (71) went missing in Mkuze, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2025, leaving a swirling jumble of tales about superstition, body parts, ferocious wild animals, treachery and murder.
TRC Roulette : Old spook habits: The Crime Intelligence head and the secret TRC recordings
A clandestine 2004 recording by former Crime Intelligence head Raymond Lalla reveals tensions regarding TRC prosecutions, illustrating the ongoing struggle for justice post-apartheid.
Gold at R78,000 an ounce: SA is sitting on the world’s most expensive missed opportunity
The world is panic-buying the one asset that performs when institutions fail. South Africa owns more of it than anyone else. You can guess how this ends.