FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026, 11:43
The Auditor-General reveals that significant delays in infrastructure projects are hindering South Africa’s service delivery, with an average wait time now 41 months, affecting President Ramaphosa’s ambitious reform agenda.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in Noelia Castillo’s favour earlier this week.
The UN General Assembly has passed the resolution on transatlantic slavery despite opposition from the US and European countries.
The former duchess was given the honour in 1987 following her marriage to the then-Prince Andrew.
Suffering from heart failure, his lower eyelids discoloured and swollen, apartheid’s killing machine, Eugene de Kock (77), this week appeared at the inquest into the murder of the Cradock Four.
The crew were reporting on an arson attack which targeted Jewish-owned charity ambulances on Monday.
Expecting her fraud trial to begin, a former Nelson Mandela Bay police officer instead found herself in handcuffs – accused of attempting to sway witnesses in a case tied to dozens of fraudulent funeral policies.
More than 100 schools in the City of Ekurhuleni are facing imminent disconnection as a perfect storm of rising tariffs, budget cuts and a broken funding model leaves classrooms without power or water.
There is renewed urgency for Ukraine to get a drone deal done, as the US increasingly focuses on Iran.
If the current Middle East crisis could be brought to an end right now by some ‘deus ex machina’ force, who would be the winners, who the losers, and what might that mean for the future?
As Bafana prepare to host Panama in two international friendly matches at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday and Cape Town on Tuesday, Ronwen Williams said they have done introspection after the Afcon 2025 flop
The Newcastle sweatshop crisis unveils systemic issues within South Africa’s manufacturing sector, highlighting the struggle between legitimate factories and predatory practices that jeopardise livelihoods and community stability.
South Africa’s commissions of inquiry have long stood as pillars of accountability, but growing scrutiny of high-profile investigators is shifting attention from those under investigation to those leading it. As questions about independence and credibility surface, the forensic profession faces a defining test of trust in an increasingly polarised political landscape.
A judge said the right to defence was paramount as prosecutors argued the couple should not be able to use Venezuelan government funds to pay their lawyers.
Transparency matters, so keep records of meetings, property valuations, medical reports and reasons for major decisions.
The alleged mastermind in the R10m murder-for-insurance scheme approached the family of one of her victims, offered to bury him and asked for his death certificate, but they refused as they did not know her.
It comes a day after the police watchdog said it would look into the force’s handling of reports against the influencer.
The partner of one survivor told a public inquiry that authorities have “prolonged their suffering”.
A film quoting voters, mayors and a police officer alleges money and drugs are being offered to pressure people to back the ruling party.
South African wool prices have surged by more than 40% this season, hitting levels last seen in 2018 as global supply constraints — particularly in drought-stricken Australia — push buyers toward niche, high-quality producers.
Move signals Pretoria’s growing isolation from key multilateral forums