Historic Cape Town hotel reportedly sold for R240 million
Buyers have reportedly purchased the once eye-catching but now rundown Ritz hotel on the popular Atlantic Seaboard for about R240 million.
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Fears grow of fourth cocoa supply deficit, says StoneX
Dry weather in Ivory Coast and Ghana and a disappointing cocoa harvest for the 2024/25 season are reinforcing fears of a fourth-consecutive supply deficit for the commodity, consultancy StoneX said on Wednesday.
Chinese navy drill near Japan sparks concern and protest
Japan has made the rare decision to release a map disclosing Chinese military movements.
Iran launches missile attacks as Israel strikes nuclear sites
Iranian missiles damage Israeli hospital while Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites amid escalating conflict.
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift messages can be included in legal case
Lively’s team had claimed they were irrelevant to the ongoing legal case but the judge disagreed.
POLITICS: Floyd Shivambu looks to form new party — just 10 months after joining MK
In the wake of his removal as secretary-general of the uMkhonto Wesizwe party, Floyd Shivambu said he was accused of plotting to dethrone Jacob Zuma, and alleged that the former president is surrounded by ‘political scoundrels’ who are siphoning off millions from the party.
News24 | Former MKP secretary-general Shivambu announces ‘consultations’ to form new party
Former MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has announced the beginning of a process to form a new political outfit, after he was accused of trying to overthrow former president Jacob Zuma.
Toyota clears the air on insurer’s lawsuit over 2022 Durban floods
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) says it has nothing to do with a lawsuit brought by its insurer against several government bodies in connection with the devastating floods that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal in 2022.
‘Everyone knows what Dortmund are capable of’: Sundowns brace for step up at CWC
‘We might be underdogs but where we come from, people know who Sundowns are,’ says Divine Lunga
Shivambu says he was removed as MK Party G-S based on a ‘rubbish’ intelligence report
Floyd Shivambu says he was axed as the MK Party’s secretary-general on the basis of a questionable ‘intelligence report” that suggested he was working to secretly to take over the party.
Hurricane Erick upgraded to Category 4 storm as it approaches Mexico
The United States National Hurricane Center has warned of the risk of ‘life-threatening flooding and mudslides’.
Stormzy: Lead acting role was uncomfortable but I loved it
The rapper made his lead acting debut in his new film Big Man, released under his new film company.
Shivambu plans to start a new party – without resigning from MKP
Former uMkhonto we Sizwe Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu says he will begin engaging with South Africans on the process of forming a new political party to contest the 2026 local elections.
The chronicles of a rookie racing driver — part five
Phuti Mpyane pins his hopes on a grippy item on his car entering this weekend’s GR Cup clash at Pretoria’s Zwartkops Raceway
Israel attacks Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor as Iran strikes Israeli hospital
Iranian media report air defences were activated in the area of the Khondab nuclear facility, formerly called Arak.
VINDICATED: Lungi Ngidi’s redemption: How he silenced critics in Proteas’ historic victory at Lord’s
Lungi Ngidi says that despite the furore that followed after his inclusion in the World Test Championship final against Australia, he backed himself to deliver for his country.
What are the risks of bombing Iran’s nuclear sites?
Destroying Iran’s stores of enriched uranium would bring danger for people nearby but not trigger another Chernobyl.
HIGHER EDUCATION SAGA: Advocate Terry Motau slams minister over claims he chaired controversial Seta appointments panel
‘She knows I was not part of this thing. I don’t know how she goes on and says I was appointed as a chair and did not attend meetings,’ says Motau after Minister Nobuhle Nkabane named him as the chairperson of the independent panel that oversaw controversial Seta board appointments.
Amber heat health alerts issued as temperatures above 30C likely
Alerts have been issued across England and will come into place at midday on Thursday.