MONDAY, 13 JULY 2026, 01:13
President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared Iran and the US are on the verge of agreeing on a deal to end the Middle East war, but a litany of sticking points has delayed finalising an accord and will complicate its implementation, analysts say.
Partly cloudy, cool to cold conditions are forecast for most parts of the country, with drizzle in parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent application for a stay of his impeachment inquiry.
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Bafana Bafana legends and South Africans in general were left speechless, perplexed, and some even lashed out after a disappointing display by the national football team in their 2-0 loss to co-hosts Mexico in the World Cup opener in Mexico City on Thursday.
The surge in cargoes from fuel makers in places like Texas and Louisiana has been so strong that the US has become one of South Africa’s top sources of petrol and diesel, according to data from energy analytics companies.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX began its first day as a public company on Wall Street on Friday after the biggest initial public offering in history, with the polarising entrepreneur promising he will take humanity to Mars.
Ukraine will hike military wages and seek to recruit more fighters abroad, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, as the army faces a staffing shortage after four years of war with Russia.
South African dive instructor and marine teacher Silindile Mbuyazi has been named the 2026 Wayfinder Award recipient and is set to receive the award at the National Geographic Explorers Festival on 18 June in Washington, DC.
The US Supreme Court blocked Alabama from executing a death row inmate by using nitrogen gas, in a rare last-minute intervention after a lower court ruled the method was likely unconstitutional.
Stellenbosch-based artist Portchie died on Friday morning at the age of 62.
The rand strengthened by about 2% overnight after US President Donald Trump cancelled planned strikes on Iran, saying that a peace deal could be signed this weekend.
Sung Kang is one of the most popular actors in the Fast and Furious movie franchise, and there is hardly a petrolhead who doesn’t know him. Cape Town showed up in numbers to welcome the star with the coolest cars this side of SA, and he loved it, writes Janine van der Post.
Despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, South Africans are likely to get worthwhile relief when they buy fuel in July.
Desirée, the 45kg, 4.3-metre-long, southern African python, had to be airlifted to the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital last month.
US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Kharg Island, Iran’s oil infrastructure hub.
The symptom of Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 loss to Mexico on Thursday is the individual mistakes that the team made, however, the cause lies in how the team prepared for this World Cup, writes Njabulo Ngidi.
As the city buckles under financial mismanagement and crumbling infrastructure, should business be stepping in?
When the whole world was watching, Bafana Bafana players went into hiding after losing their opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2-0 to Mexico at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday.
Mexico’s 2-0 victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener was a gift of Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos’ loyalty rather than what the hosts did on the Azteca Stadium pitch on Thursday, writes Njabulo Ngidi.
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