FRIDAY, 01 MAY 2026, 02:23
US President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking the participation of other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters.
Austria continues to fall short in its investigation and prosecution of money laundering despite facing a range of illicit finance threats as a gateway to Eastern Europe, the global financial crime watchdog said in a report on Thursday.
The City of Cape Town’s push to manage passenger rail within the metropole received its strongest support yet from the national Department of Transport, with the launch of the draft National Rail Master Plan on 23 April.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the government are working to restore growth, the Kremlin said, after preliminary official data showed the $3.0 trillion economy contracted for the first time in three years and the central bank called for honest data.
South Korea and Australia have agreed to work together to strengthen energy supply chain resilience and to maintain stable, safe and reliable supply of energy resources, including diesel and LNG, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Jurors at the Old Bailey hear Alfie Coleman, 21, believed in fighting a race war.
The Waikato River race strips sport back to something raw, unpolished and deeply human, where participation outweighs performance. Along a demanding 142km stretch of river, competitors are bound together by breakdowns, resilience and a shared journey, rather than the pursuit of status or spectacle.
Co-coach calls out lack of fight after Amakhosi’s seven-game unbeaten run ends
The Blitzboks have emerged as the team to beat in this season’s HSBC SVNS series, having finally broken their Hong Kong hoodoo. But their resurgence is built on more than results. Under Philip Snyman, South Africa’s (SA’s) sevens side have paired defensive steel with a return to their roots.
A stronger and faster Sonny Baker is ready to put last summer’s difficult white-ball debuts for England behind him.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the 2026 local government elections will take place on 4 November 2026.
The Western Cape High Court has declared key tariff charges in the City of Cape Town’s 2025/26 budget unlawful and invalid.
Volkswagen must fundamentally overhaul its business as tariffs, geopolitical shocks and weak car demand batter the industry, the carmaker said on Thursday, with a sharp first-quarter profit drop underscoring the urgency.
With Moody’s Ratings South Africa bowing out, local banks have a 24-month grace period to transition their credit risk assessments.
Passengers are being advised to find alternate methods of travel to avoid the station.
The PA has once again snatched a ward from the DA in the Western Cape, this time in by-elections in Stellenbosch and George on Wednesday, while the DA has won a ward from the ANC.
The legislation will force criminals to come up from their court cell and attend sentencing hearings.
South Africans are resilient people, but that resilience depends on a belief that institutions still work, and that belief is beginning to weaken.
Islamabad was chosen as the meeting ground, and it received the US and Iranian delegations with respect and with no side quietly favoured over the other.
Tottenham’s Premier League relegation struggles are “difficult to accept”, says former manager Mauricio Pochettino.