Senior police official Hilda Senthumule says she regrets that she did not have the foresight to check the background of criminally accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala before she called him to sponsor an award for the country’s top police officers.

Civil society groups say Johannesburg’s failure to spend billions allocated for infrastructure repairs reflects deeper governance problems — even as burst pipes, failing electricity networks and deteriorating roads become increasingly common across the city.

March 10 (Reuters) – Some airlines in Asia and Europe raised fares, added fuel surcharges or adjusted schedules on Tuesday as the Middle East conflict drove jet-fuel costs sharply higher and disrupted key air routes.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the 10-day-old war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Road Accident Fund faces an imminent financial crisis, threatening a R400bn hole in the national budget due to mounting debt and mismanagement.

The plan is for South Africa to anchor the southern African power pool with nuclear baseload. The problem is that the chosen projects may not be able to sustain this grand ambition.

Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma account for 4% of all deaths in South Africa and poverty is the main underlying driver of these diseases, say experts.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg handed two members of the notorious Fastgun gang in Westbury life sentences on Tuesday.

A court in Cape Town has ruled that the arrest last month of fugitive gym trainer Stanslav Stamenov was above board. He was detained about a month after Daily Maverick revealed that he was working in the city while wanted in Romania for drug trafficking.

Without funding for rusted pylons in Nelson Mandela Bay, the city faces a potential blackout crisis that could cripple businesses and disrupt the local economy.

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Amid a global scramble for fuel, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has said there is no immediate risk of fuel shortages in South Africa.

Elon Musk’s estimated $839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of $20.1 trillion.

French automaker Citroën will add a new SUV-coupé model to its South African model range in just a few weeks.

An assessment of South African retailers has found that 87% of the products analysed would be classified as unhealthy when combining ultra-processed food markers and that which is high in fat, salt and sugar.

With the 2026 local elections on the horizon, the IEC is addressing the dangers of AI-generated misinformation while promoting credible voter registration strategies.