Although the party has since backtracked on this, the Economic Freedom Fighters’ Deputy President’s recent claim of a R1 billion campaign spend has raised question marks about transparency in South Africa’s political funding.
Growthpoint Properties has launched a R270 million redevelopment of Paarl Mall in the Western Cape, expanding and upgrading the high-performing centre.
Three security guards and a tenant at an apartment building in New Doornfontein, Johannesburg, suffered third-degree burns when a transformer exploded in the early hours of Monday, causing part of the building to collapse.
US President Donald Trump said that Washington was negotiating with Havana’s leadership to strike a deal, days after he threatened Cuba’s reeling economy with a virtual oil blockade.
With improving affordability, lower deposit requirements, and easing interest rates, 2026 is shaping up to be a promising year for South African homebuyers, particularly first-timers.
South African discount retailer Pepkor reported a 12.9% rise in first-quarter revenue to R29.9 billion on Monday, as its financial services revenue surged by 47.6%.
Parties within the GNU say that they were not consulted before the Department of International Relations and Cooperation declared the Israeli Charge d’Affaires persona non grata, a move they say will have economic and geopolitical consequences.
Minister John Steenhuisen said that a court case over the state’s monopoly of the Foot and Mouth Disease vaccines would derail the urgent procurement and rollout of FMD vaccines, a claim dismissed by some agricultural interest groups.
Sonskynhoekie, a white informal settlement on the outskirts of Pretoria, is characterised by extreme poverty and the absence of electricity or running water.