FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026, 04:09
On Tuesday, the DA announced contenders for the party’s top leadership positions. But it hasn’t been an easy week following a forced candidate withdrawal and a leak of the party’s finances.
South Africa’s shrinking taxpayer base could force SARS to increase enforcement, raise taxes, or consider new measures like a wealth tax, placing greater pressure on remaining taxpayers and businesses.
Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interest has found former Higher Education Minister, Nobuhle Nkabane, guilty of lying in Parliament about the controversial appointments of the Sector Education Training Authority chairpersons.
TB can be cured, but it is still spreading in South Africa at alarming rates. One reason could be that some people with TB disease but without TB symptoms may unknowingly be passing on the bug. In this special briefing, Spotlight unpacks what we do and do not know about asymptomatic TB.
Massmart is considering closing about 20 Game stores across Gauteng, the Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal as part of a broader restructuring plan.
Nine-time Major champion Gary Player has commended over 100 000 fans for their support as LIV Golf South Africa made a record-breaking debut, capturing the spotlight in the golf world this past weekend.
Learn how the planet’s tiniest heroes matter for our future. Discover the important role of bees in nature’s balance.
The call for SETA reform must not translate into another drawn-out process of reviews, consultations and diluted interventions. What is required now is decisive, structural change, real accountability, and swift implementation, writes OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage.
South Africa’s best restaurants have been revealed, celebrating excellence across the country.
The rand is set to remain volatile as the Iran war persists, with the local currency facing pressure from all angles.
TB is strongly associated with poverty. Transmission is facilitated in poorly ventilated, crowded settings such as underground mines, busy workplaces and densely populated urban areas
Farmers in South Africa are heading into the winter planting season with surging diesel prices and tightening supplies — triggered by the Middle East conflict — threatening production in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest commercial wheat-growing industry.
Rising fuel costs are pushing more South Africans to consider hybrid vehicles rather than fully electric cars, according to a Yazi study.
Sibusiso Dyonase has put up his hand for the position of DA leader. Previously, City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was unopposed.
Johannesburg is facing a severe crisis as unpaid municipal bills have surged to R71.9 billion, undermining infrastructure investment and threatening the city’s financial health.
Netcare expects to report solid results for the first half of its 2026 financial year, despite some pressure in the medical scheme industry.
Every year, hundreds of turtles strand along the Western Cape coastline over five months. But a network of 2 000 people is helping rescue the endangered sea reptiles and transport them to safety at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town.
A corruption case from 2016 could be the reason South Africa faces a fuel supply crunch if the conflict in the Middle East persists.