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Why switching Forex brokers at the right time can be a game-changing decision most traders delay too long
Most South African traders spend years refining entries, indicators, and risk rules, but they often ignore the one decision that can quietly reshape everything: who they trade through. In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Durban, it is common to see traders blame the market for poor fills or frustrating spreads, when the real issue is […]

South Africa’s new electricity crisis
While President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrates the end of loadshedding, the plan to fix a new electricity crisis, load reduction, is falling behind schedule and proving more difficult.

International giant taking on Checkers and Pick n Pay with new stores across South Africa
Walmart will launch 21 new stores in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape, offering South Africans lower prices than those at Checkers and Pick n Pay.

Face-to-face with a pangolin: Free AR app launches for World Pangolin Day
Users can project a life-sized Temminck’s ground pangolin, ask questions about its ecology and threats and learn about conservation challenges such as illegal poaching, habitat loss and dangers from electric fencing. The app is free to download and supports pangolin rescue and rehabilitation

Sibiya denies receiving 20 impalas from Cat Matlala
Deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya said that when he found out the impalas were from Cat Matlala, he stopped the delivery

One thing South Africa can do to avoid financial collapse
Putting a fiscal rule in place will help South Africa stay on a good path and avoid the near-financial crisis it has faced in the past few years.

What South Africa needs to win the war on crime
Ian Cameron, Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, said South Africa needs more than the army deployment to win the war on crime.

The South African bank moving R5 trillion every single day
Standard Bank’s corporate and investment banking arm processes trillions of rand in daily payments, underscoring its immense scale as it deepens its presence across Africa.

Smart Money – Cogence CEO Jonel Matthee-Ferreira on the company’s 2026 investment outlook and the AI bubble
Jonel Matthee-Ferreira is an asset management veteran with nearly two decades of experience in the finance industry.

Western Cape leaves all the other provinces in the dust
South Africa’s housing recovery remains uneven, with the Western Cape continuing to outperform all other regions through faster sales, stronger price growth, rising building activity and robust home loan approvals.

Julius Malema says he does not hate white people
EFF leader Julius Malema said he does not hate white people. However, he hates the system and capitalism, which have taken from black people.

‘My Father’s Shadow’ makes history with Bafta Outstanding Debut win
The British-Nigerian drama claimed the prize for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, with brothers Akinola Davies Jr and Wale Davies taking home one of the ceremony’s most closely watched honours
News24 | SA20 delayed to accommodate England tour as Test cricket returns in SA summer
The start to the fifth season of South Africa’s marquee franchise tournament, the SA20, will be delayed to accommodate England’s visit in the summer.
News24 | Special Forces general accused of killing Hawks officer remains on bail – court
Brigadier-General Solomon Lechoenyo, the recently appointed head of the South African National Defence Force’s Special Forces, will remain out on bail after the Randburg Magistrate’s Court ruled that he and five co-accused did not violate their bail conditions.
News24 | The biggest loser from Trump’s new tariffs could be Britain
After boasting for months about its preferential trade deal with US President Donald Trump, the UK is at risk of becoming the biggest loser in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down his global tariffs.