PODCAST | Social responsibility is more than a tick-box exercise at African Bank
SPONSORED | African Bank’s Edna Sathekga-Montse outlines how the organisation has embedded transformation and sustainability into its strategy to create lasting impact
WEDNESDAY, 05 AUGUST 2026, 16:14
SPONSORED | African Bank’s Edna Sathekga-Montse outlines how the organisation has embedded transformation and sustainability into its strategy to create lasting impact

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US President Donald Trump says ‘a lot of progress has been made’ on sealing the deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Arsenal are set to complete their protracted move for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes.

Marcus Rashford is expected to return to Manchester United training in the coming days as debate continues over whether that is a good thing or not.

With Liverpool prepared to make Bradley Barcola their third £100m signing, BBC Sport looks at what the France and Paris St-Germain winger would bring to Anfield.

Emma Lovell was stabbed after confronting two intruders at her Brisbane home on Boxing Day in 2022.

Kate Nash will perform at The Mac as part of the fringe programme for the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Posters for Lee Cronin’s horror film The Mummy depicting a dead child are “too realistic”.
The latest book from Distinguished Professor of Education Jonathan Jansen is part memoir and part case study, examining what it takes to turn around a working-class school – and South Africa’s education system.

Kim Hutchison says she was “petrified” to see a man in just shorts at the end of her bed in a Dundee Travelodge.

The upcoming local government elections are an opportunity for Emfuleni residents to elect accountable leaders who will address these systemic failures.

Daughterhood penalty is the economic cost of a daughter becoming her family’s financial lifeline and care coordinator

Nothing like a hair cut to cue in a new era and singer Elaine has done exactly that.

Ex-Idac boss accused of ignoring internal warnings on unsubstantiated corruption charges

Testimony details cash-only payments, no EFTs

The trial-within-a-trial for alleged underworld figure Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused was postponed to August 31 after the state was unable to call its next witnesses.
Aug 5 (Reuters) – Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with waves of ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, killing one person, injuring 22 and severely damaging buildings in several districts of the city of 3 million people.
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Britain’s cereal harvest is on track to be the worst since comparable records began in 1984, according to an analysis published on Wednesday, as crops wither after one of the driest and hottest spring-summer periods on record.
A R31-million deal for mobile veterinary clinics has left the government with no completed buses more than a decade later, amid alleged procurement failures, missed safeguards and a stalled legal battle with the supplier. Despite warnings from auditors, millions were paid upfront without proper protections, leaving taxpayers with little to show for the project.