The opening of The Capital Boardwalk, a new 145-room aparthotel and entertainment hub, marks a major boost to tourism, business travel and job creation in Gqeberha.

South Africa’s Biovac Institute won funding from the European Investment Bank and the International Finance Corporation to expand its vaccine facility in Cape Town that will be the continent’s biggest once completed. 

The real challenge is not how to stop AI, but how to ensure that its power is shaped in the public interest.

SARS is ramping up enforcement on its R500 billion tax debt book through urgent demands and shortening deadlines, leaving taxpayers exposed to escalating penalties, civil judgments, and possible prosecution.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Friday, 17 April 2026.

Two of South Africa’s major labour unions have accepted state power utility Eskom’s 7% wage increase offer, while a third has rejected it and declared a deadlock, demanding a higher raise.

South Africa’s refining capacity has halved since 2020, leaving just three operational facilities that are now crucial for maintaining fuel supply security.

The economic shock from the US–Israel conflict is likely to affect South Africa for up to two years, as higher oil prices, disrupted insurance markets, and uncertainty risk entrenching inflation across the economy.

The historic Zimbabwe bird return sees South Africa hand back sacred artefacts and ancestral remains, building on recent heritage victories.

Ramaphosa has sent the man who helped dismantle apartheid to defend the post-apartheid order against the administration trying hardest to undo it. The choice is shrewder than it looks, and more uncomfortable than Pretoria will admit.