Pumps run dry at many petrol stations across South Africa
Many fuel stations across South Africa have run out of diesel, and in sporadic cases, petrol, prompting stakeholders to call for action.
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Johann Rupert’s golden child winning big as South Africans invest in luxury jewellery
South Africa’s 2025 luxury market is shifting toward “smarter” buying, with consumers favouring high-value, investment-worthy brands, including some owned by billionaire Johann Rupert’s Richemont.
Property defect warning for homebuyers in South Africa
Homebuyers in South Africa must now be extra cautious, as a High Court ruling confirmed that marketing terms such as “stunning” are not legal guarantees, and that estate agents are not liable for undisclosed latent defects.
R135 million Cape Town landmark sale under the spotlight
With the R135 million sale of the Cape of Good Hope Centre now pending, the buyer faces strict zoning, compliance, and financial regulations.
News24 | How Limpopo doctors made provincial history by separating conjoined twins
After eight hours of complex surgery, a team of doctors in Mankweng, Limpopo, has successfully separated conjoined twin boys in a first-of-its-kind surgical procedure in the province.
Gwede Mantashe, Iran, and the strange Strait of Hormuz claim
South Africa may be spared from a potential fuel shortage thanks to its longstanding ties to the Iranian regime, said Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.
City Lodge bows out of Newtown
Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators
South African state-owned giant spent 5 years chasing ghosts
PRASA’s “ghost” employees continue to be a matter of concern for the utility, with the Special Investigating Unit currently conducting an investigation into the matter.
Small group of elites successfully turned tax money into Bentleys and Lamborghinis
Connie Mulder, head of the Solidarity Research Institute, said a BEE enabled a small group of people to successfully turn tax money into Bentleys.
Due process in exile ignored
In spite of a US court judgment, individuals are removed on short notice, without clarity about their destination. Once abroad, they are detained without access to counsel
Tourism must be SA’s defining story
Although global instability may temporarily redirect travel flows, the real opportunity lies not in benefiting from conflict elsewhere but in ensuring that South Africa becomes a destination the world actively chooses, whether there is conflict in other regions or not
NHI is bugbear of the upper crust
It is the political and economic fightback of those who have long enjoyed the luxury of world-class care where wealth buys life, dignity and speed, while the poor are forced to queue, wait and too often die in silence
Order at the border: Illegal migration and the state’s responsibility
A responsible approach to the migration question must recognise the dignity of migrants and the state’s governance responsibilities
News24 | Five arrested in connection with kidnapping, murder of SAIIA’s Steven Gruzd
Five suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Steven Gruzd, the head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs.