FRIDAY, 17 APRIL 2026, 19:20
New legislation and proposed legislation aim to limit political influence in government departments and to protect whistleblowers. However, writes Busisiwe Mavuso, they don’t go far enough.
Oil tankers are steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a US blockade following failed peace talks between the US and Iran over the weekend, shipping data showed.
Following a heated exchange over local ownership laws, SA’s presidential spokesperson delivered a blunt message to the Pretoria-born tech billionaire.
New polling suggests most South Africans would not use race as a deciding factor when choosing the country’s president.
One of South Africa’s top asset managers has warned that an open and competitive electricity market may leave Eskom with mostly non-paying customers.
Business owners in Cape Town’s informal economy are threatened with violence and even death as part of extortion rackets.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has not been accredited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs in Washington, deepening a rift with the US.
US President Donald Trump told reporters that he is “not a big fan” of Pope Leo XIV, after the global leader of Catholics made a plea for peace.
Oil surged while stocks and bonds fell after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, heightening tensions with Iran following the collapse of weekend peace talks.
Despite a warm reception for US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell last week, South Africa’s finance chiefs have been snubbed ahead of a G20 meeting in Washington.
Many small businesses in South Africa’s informal sector remain unregistered and outside the tax system often due to administrative burdens or a lack of data available to SARS.
As the DA concludes its federal congress with a renewed focus on attracting a diverse pool of voters, black delegates argue that the party’s challenge lies not in appealing to black voters but in overcoming what they describe as “stigma” and narratives propagated by political opponents.
Nationalist Viktor Orban, who has ruled Hungary for 16 years, on Sunday conceded defeat to conservative Peter Magyar in parliamentary elections.
The newly-elected leadership of the DA signals a generational change within the party
Remgro, the company founded and chaired by billionaire Johann Rupert, has revealed that its top executives have sold R52 million in shares.
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