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Joe Latakgomo, founding editor of Sowetan and a respected journalist, is remembered by his peers as a ‘gentleman par excellence’ after his death at Kalafong Hospital

Most South African traders spend years refining entries, indicators, and risk rules, but they often ignore the one decision that can quietly reshape everything: who they trade through. In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Durban, it is common to see traders blame the market for poor fills or frustrating spreads, when the real issue is […]

Bellarmine Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwe resident Robert Mugabe, and Tobias Mugabe face charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and firearm possession. Police are continuing their investigations.

Five suspects have been killed during a shootout with the police’s Technical Response Team

Two additional charges have been added to Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze.

The SIU has uncovered widespread corruption within the Department of Home Affairs.

As Italy cracks down on migration, Milan takes a different path — offering shelter and integration to asylum seekers even as the central government tightens borders and funds deterrence abroad.

Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity during a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.

The 38-year-old is sworn in as premier after clinching a narrow victory in October’s election.

President Trump says he is raising global tariffs to 15%. And ahead of the president’s address tomorrow, most Americans say the state of the union is not strong, according to an NPR poll.

Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.

Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.

In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

The rand is “treading water” around R16 to the dollar at the moment, as global uncertainty has markets in a ‘wait-and-see’ mode, and tensions in the Middle East push traders into gold.

US President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to South Africa, conservative activist and writer Leo Brent Bozell III, on Monday presented his credentials to South Africa’s government.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give an update on her plans for the UK economy when she gives a statement alongside an economic forecast on 3 March.

Some Johannesburg residents are hoping to hear how Lesufi intends to deal with unemployment, water

Mogotsi had initially preferred to appear virtually, citing safety concerns.

Ad Hoc Committee draws up 122 questions for President Cyril Ramaphosa

Evidence before the commission shows that Sibiya sent images of distressed impalas to Senthumule.

Curacao will have a new head coach in charge for their World Cup warm-up friendly against Scotland on 30 May after Dick Advocaat stood down for personal reasons.

England and South Africa postpone a T20 international series against each other which was originally planned for next winter.

Police confirm they are investigating after four Premier League players were targeted by online racial abuse at the weekend.

England will take to the skies for their summer fixtures against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina, posing difficult decisions for the team.

The government has set out broad changes it will make to the SEND system in England in the coming years.

Ties to the disgraced financier run deep through the academic world, documents released by the DoJ show

Major institutions of higher education in the US are reckoning with the latest release of the Epstein files after discovering the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with board members, professors and administrators on campuses across the country.

In some cases, professors...

New special educational needs regime to result in far fewer children being given education, health and care plans

UK politics live – latest updates

Hundreds of thousands fewer children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) will be given education, health and care plans (EHCPs) as a result of long-awaited changes announced by the education secretary on Monday.

Bridget Phillipson...

Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earners

UK politics live – latest updates

Kemi Badenoch has faced what could be described as the stuff of nightmares for a UK politician being interviewed about a personal finance policy: being ambushed and contradicted live on air by Martin Lewis.

As the Conservative leader was being...

Thoblie MaKhumalo’s fans speculated whether the man in her new gallery wall includes her father or husband, Musa Mseleku.

An exceptionally small Cape Town apartment has gone viral on social media. Take a look inside – and why locals are irate over it…

Syndicates run by foreign nationals and Department of Home Affairs officials profited almost R200 million through fraudulent visas and permits.

Intelligence sources claim millions were secretly flown to a Boko Haram stronghold.

The commission played an audio recording of Matlala telling police officers that he bought about 20 impalas for Sibiya.

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has received a long-term foreign-currency issuer rating upgrade from Moody’s to Ba2 from Ba3. The Bank’s standalone assessment has also been upgraded to ba3 from b1, and the long-term national scale issuer rating to Aa2.za from Aa3.za. The upgrade reflects the DBSA’s improved funding and liquidity profile, sustainably strong […]

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South Africa’s largest retail motor industry trade union has criticized PG Glass and Glassfit following allegations that both companies engaged in price fixing for over two decades.

An important avenue for tourists in South Africa, the Pilanesberg International Airport, is being rebuilt.

Josephina Finch says the surgery left her with a “gaping wound”.

The medicines regulator is suggesting the minimum age limit for trial should be raised to 14.

The company behind the test said there were positive signs that some of the most aggressive cancers could be prevented.