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Leon Kluge wins top honours for South Africa at Asian flower show
Leon Kluge claims Grand Gold and Best on Show at a major Asian flower show, marking another proud moment for South African design.

Soweto Derby: When are the tickets going on sale?
Orlando Pirates will be the home team for upcoming Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs, and here’s when you can get your tickets…

The ANC’s generational rupture: Change choices for new organisational design
South Africa is demographically young. Roughly 19 million of its population are under 35. The median voter is urban, digitally connected and economically insecure

Soweto Derby cancelled: Chiefs Legends vs Pirates Masters
Durban football fans were set for an exciting weekend with Bafana Bafana and Panama on Friday, and the Soweto Derby on Sunday BUT…

Will the Bank of England cut interest rates in April? Don’t hold your breath
The latest inflation figures look steady on paper. But they were collected before the Middle East conflict erupted, and the numbers that follow could tell a very different story.

The April fuel cliff: Why South Africa’s policy paralysis costs us more than the Middle East war
This breakdown reveals that a significant portion of the fuel price sits within domestic policy control. The government cannot stop a war in the Middle East but it can intervene in the domestic cost structure

ANC internal crisis exposes drift from founding ideals
Factional battles in the ANC raise urgent questions about leadership, legitimacy and whether the party can renew itself

Inside the EFF Free State plot to remove Maluti-a-Phofung mayor
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick

The future of the forecourt is not fuel-led – diversify or decline: Nedbank
South Africa’s forecourt sector is facing pressure as declining fuel demand, rising costs, and intensifying competition reshape the industry. Insights from the latest Forecourt Retail Report 2025/2026, presented at a Nedbank-hosted media briefing, highlight how convenience retail is fast emerging as the sector’s primary growth engine. The session began with an economic overview by Nedbank...

Bafana Bafana meet Panama after 21 years!
The last time Bafana Bafana met Panama was in 2005 when the two nations played in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Let’s revisit that encounter…

Lordkez brings R&B-rooted sound to Cape Town International Jazz Festival debut
Blending R&B, soul and jazz, Lordkez arrives at CTIJF with a clearer sense of identity and a growing reputation as a compelling live performer.

Nedbank Montreux Jazz Festival – Music has the power to unite, inspire and uplift
“Music has the power to unite, inspire, and uplift. Supporting Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek reflects Nedbank’s commitment to creating shared value for artists, audiences, and communities.” — Buli Ndlovu, Executive Head: Personal & Private Banking Marketing, Nedbank. What inspired Nedbank to partner with the Montreux Jazz Festival as it launches its first African edition? The […]

FIFA World Cup: Bafana Bafana’s possible opponents revealed
Bafana Bafana have two possible opponents for the FIFA World Cup, and they will know their fate after Tuesday’s finals.

Unisa plans airport training hub
South Africa’s largest distance learning university is taking a bold step into aviation, aiming to blend theory with real world experience.

Hollywood keeps foretelling same script as history
Donald Trump is not Harry Truman, 2026 is not 1945 and Iran is emphatically not Japan

Back to love: Judith Sephuma on legacy, music and the long road home
From global stages to intimate performances, Judith Sephuma shares what has sustained her career and what she hopes to build

Montreux Jazz Festival makes African debut in Franschhoek
A legendary Swiss festival meets the Cape Winelands as Montreux launches its first African edition in Franschhoek with global stars and jazz visionaries

Our royals must rise to occasion
The culture, traditions, customs and land of their nations are not relics to be admired. They are living inheritances to be defended

Pilane Bubu and the work of remembering through folklore
Through its KinFolk theme, the Folklore Festival returns to the work of connection, bridging generations, regions and disciplines to reimagine how South Africa remembers, archives and sustains its cultural voice

The Évian surrender: how France sold out South Africa (and its own soul)
Macron personally invited Ramaphosa to the G20. Now the invite’s gone, Pretoria and Paris can’t agree on why.