
Are Sundowns preparing for life without Peter Shalulile?
Peter Shalulile has scored 107 goals for Sundowns since his arrival in 2020 but this beautiful chapter appears to be nearing its end.
THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026, 09:30

Peter Shalulile has scored 107 goals for Sundowns since his arrival in 2020 but this beautiful chapter appears to be nearing its end.
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The EFF leader said the ANC should know that it would never win the elections outright in the foreseeable future

Economist Dawie Roodt argues that all governments fear capital markets, as investors can quickly drive up borrowing costs and push a state into a debt crisis to force a change in policy.

For many African public intellectuals such as Steve Biko, Leopold Senghor, Kenneth Kaunda, Julius Nyerere and Kwame Nkrumah, political independence represented more than the transfer of formal authority from colonial administrations to newly sovereign states

The University of Fort Hare faces a governance crisis after vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu was placed on precautionary suspension. Councillors warn of contested authority, procedural strain and risks to institutional integrity in the Eastern Cape university
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Two people were killed, and two others were seriously wounded during a shootout in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday afternoon.
Cape Town cricketer Tristan Perez, 24 – accused of murdering his girlfriend, Elana Brooke, 46 – has been granted bail of R5 000 by the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.

New immigration reforms are set to make it easier for skilled professionals and their spouses to live and work in South Africa.

It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS and SANDF are deeply compromised institutions in need of wholesale reform if South Africans’ trust in them is to be restored

The Chris Hani Commemoration that marks 33 years of honouring the legacy of a key anti-apartheid leader takes place on 10 April in Mpumalanga.

Coverage of Ukrainian children often fixes blame on Russia and leaves the conduct of the Ukrainian government in the background, even though the evidence of exploitation, forced separation, weak oversight and institutional damage inside Ukraine’s own system is extensive and public

Checkers has launched a new feature on its Sixty60 platform – an AI shopping assistant that will curate a personalised smart basket for customers.
Three forces are reshaping the global economy – South Africa is well-positioned for all of them, writes Alistair Ruiters.

Transnational commitments are celebrated, while attachment to the nation‑state is treated with suspicion

Aviation expert Guy Leitch has raised serious concerns regarding the validity of SAA’s 2025 financial results, in which they claimed to be making a profit.
Thai authorities seized assets worth 8.3 billion baht (R4.2 billion) belonging to people behind an alleged money-laundering network linked to transnational cyber scam operations in Cambodia.

Steve Barker has collected his second successive Coach of the Month award in Tanzania following Simba’s impressive run in March.

Chelsea Flower Show 2026 will showcase Leon Kluge’s ‘Life after Fire’ garden, inspired by Cape wildfires and fynbos renewal.

An affordable rental flats project, Ubuntu Terrace 1, has officially broken ground in Cape Town, marking a milestone in township housing development.