
Mercedes South Africa CEO calls it quits
The CEO of Mercedes-Benz’s South African unit is set to take up a new role in the company’s global operations later this year.
FRIDAY, 03 APRIL 2026, 17:41

The CEO of Mercedes-Benz’s South African unit is set to take up a new role in the company’s global operations later this year.

Narges Mohammadi’s brother says he fears her life is in imminent danger and she needs to be transferred to a hospital.

Dr Johnstone Makhubu has been announced as SARS boss Edward Kieswetter’s successor.
Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs have adopted new strategies to evade arrest as the Springs gold rush continues unabated.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu as commissioner of the South African Revenue Service for a period of five years with effect from May 1.
Star athlete Prudence Sekgodiso was notably absent at this year’s World Indoors. Not wanting to repeat the mistakes of last year, Sekgodiso is prioritising recovery as she eyes a measured return to the outdoor season.
In his nine years as a Liverpool player, Mohamed Salah rewrote history by breaking numerous records. He has a couple of months to add more gloss to his record-breaking stint in England.
Rwanda and the International Monetary Fund have reached an agreement on a new 38-month extended credit facility worth $250m (R4.25bn), aimed at supporting the country’s economic policies and reforms, they said on Thursday.

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Three ANC councillors quit the ANC in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night and defected to the Patriotic Alliance.

Eyewitnesses claim to know driver, accuse him of being intoxicated
Star South African batsman Rassie van der Dussen on Thursday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.

South Africa’s insurance gap has reached about R50.4 trillion, reflecting a growing shortfall in cover needed to protect households from death, disability, or critical illness.
Steven Gruzd’s passing leaves a gap in the fraternity of skilled, thoughtful South African political scientists. This author now has unfinished work he had looked forward to pursuing with the deceased.
Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has reached unprecedented levels since the start of the war with Iran, with NGOs and opposition figures denouncing an environment of impunity.
South African motorists are bracing for heavy traffic on national routes heading into the Easter long weekend, with authorities reporting a significant decrease in road accidents despite what is typically “one of the busiest” and “high-risk periods on the roads in our country”.
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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says improved tax compliance is strengthening fiscal stability