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UCT’s Professor Jonny Peter received the South African Medical Research Council gold scientific excellence award for making a seminal contribution that has had a profound impact on the health of people, particularly those who live in developing countries.
Canal+’s turnaround plan for MultiChoice is progressing well, with many positive developments emerging.
The timing couldn’t be worse for a continent just beginning to recover from two recent global shocks, write the ISS’s Ronak Gopaldas and Menzi Ndhlovu.
The new SARS commissioner faces the daunting task of collecting over R2 trillion in the 2026/27 fiscal year.
After years of legal processes and investigations, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will prosecute people implicated in the deaths of mental health patients during the Life Esidimeni transfers.
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The newly launched Robin’s Nest apartments at Voliere Estate offer one of the last opportunities to buy sectional title property in the highly sought-after town of Stellenbosch.
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.