
FIFA World Cup: Mexico vs Bafana Bafana head-to-head
Mexico and Bafana Bafana will meet for the fifth time in their history on Thursday, but how did the previous matches end?
MONDAY, 22 JUNE 2026, 10:24

Mexico and Bafana Bafana will meet for the fifth time in their history on Thursday, but how did the previous matches end?

Why the interest on our monthly loan payments may soon be calculated differently as South Africa replaces JIBAR with ZARONIA.

The government has approved the e-toll debt write-off, ending collections and closing a long-running chapter for motorists.

Discover the memorable small town in Mpumalanga where police outnumber residents and history waits around every corner.

The diplomatic effort follows Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on Sunday, in which he announced a raft of measures aimed at tackling illegal immigration, including immigration courts, intensified deportations, labour migration quotas and tighter border controls.

Narratives portraying South Africa as xenophobic are troubling. The claims ignore the reality of our daily interactions, our constitutional values and the extensive regional partnerships that underpin our development agenda

Crossing into private sessions through drones, hidden cameras or leaks violates the spirit of competition

In South Africa, conversations around pet cancer awareness rarely include the animals quietly sharing our homes and our lives. Yet cancer remains one of the leading health concerns affecting pets globally and according to the South African Animal Cancer Association (SAACA), many pet owners are unaware of the signs linked to early cancer detection in […]

Sport psychology also builds resilience and emotional skills that support long-term participation and enjoyment, says Dr Michelle Bach, lecturer and senior clinical psychologist at the NWU’s Centre for Health and Human Performance.

What is presented as connectivity is, in truth, a recalibration of power, one that risks subordinating the continent’s political destiny to the algorithms and profit motives of foreign corporations

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Wednesday, 10 June 2026.

Middle East tension has pushed up energy prices and boosted demand for South African coal, raising questions about climate commitments and exports

Gauteng experienced a notable 15% decrease in murders and a 9.9% drop in rape cases but kidnapping increased by 1.6% and sexual assault by 5.2%

Johannesburg’s World Cup legacy draws a picture of decline from 2010 pride to 2026 pressure, with financial strain clearly visible.

Poachers are also targeting South Africa’s rare plants. Recent arrests reveal a growing crime to which all of us might be complicit.

Bafana Bafana mentor Hugo Broos will go into the 2026 FIFA World Cup as one of the oldest coaches, but who holds that record?

Hugo Broos has returned to Mexico for the first time in 40 years, but this time he will lead Bafana Bafana as head coach.

Two of the continent’s premier game reserves – Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve and South Africa’s Kruger National Park – stand on the frontlines of species loss, working tirelessly to protect wildlife under the shadow of rising extinction threats. Yet they also reveal how different leadership approaches to park management can shape conservation success, advance inclusivity, and...

The Kenyan court’s decision should be read well beyond Kenya. Across Africa, governments will need to negotiate such arrangements with greater care, more transparency and a firmer sense of constitutional discipline and national interest

African music megastars Tyla and Rema are scheduled to perform at the World Cup’s opening ceremony in Los Angeles. But while African music and soccer are welcome at the tournament, many African fans and journalists, it would seem, are not.

Migration outcomes are largely determined by the quality of the systems into which migrants enter. When any one of the systems underperforms, the pressures become amplified. When several fail simultaneously, migration become politically explosive