News South Africa

Scientists believe footballs could be designed to reduce the impact of heading after new research discovered the action caused a previously unreported pressure wave energy transfer to the brain.

Reasons for the disappearance of great white sharks from South Africa’s coastlines explained, and what it means for ocean balance.

Our leaders are not furniture. Furniture does not loot diamonds, mismanage treasuries or unleash militias. Furniture does not cling to power with brazen arrogance. But in Zimbabwe, officials behave as if they were carved into the mahogany of government itself

Scott Bessent backs co-ordinated action between G20, IMF and World Bank

The Gauteng DoH has issued an alert following a rise in malaria cases

Disgruntled legal practitioners accuse the state attorney’s office of sidelining black lawyers.

Labour unions at the Prasa have tabled a demand for a 15% salary increase.

President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today.

The Trump administration has released new data on the country’s HIV/AIDS work abroad. It is claiming the numbers are good news, but many HIV experts say they paint a worrisome picture.

The Trump administration has released new data on the country’s HIV/AIDS work abroad. It is claiming the numbers are good news, but many HIV experts say they paint a worrisome picture.

Ecologist Iroro Tanshi is one of six winners of the international Goldman Environmental Prize.

Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering the sales of arms to Sudan’s defence ministry on behalf of Iran.

The country’s biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe’s borders.

Hull’s creative scene has a new home, with green screens, cameras and a mini radio studio.

New European border rules have caused delays at airports across the continent, affecting flights.

The Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition, Parks Tau, has gazetted major changes to the Consumer Protection Act targeting spam calls.

ANC launched the party’s local government roll-call intervention in September last year.

Senior ANC leaders are set to outline progress on the party’s Local Government Action Plan…

Steenberg says his mayoral campaign will be launched ahead of the local government election

The complaint on this matter was submitted to the Public in October 2023.

British judoka Emma Reid wins silver to clinch the first European Championships medal of her career.

A high-scoring, if lop-sided round of Prem fixtures included a thriller at Sandy Park and Saracens-inflicted pain for Sale

Jack Draper is thankful his injury is nothing too serious after pulling out of two clay court events in the run-up to the French Open in May.

St Mirren defender Alex Gogic describes as “disgraceful” abuse goalkeeper Ryan Mullen has received from their own fans following their 6-2 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat by Celtic on Sunday.

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silenced

Universities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.

The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme...

Bab’ Phakathi got his happy ending after recovering some of his belongings, with the help from the ‘X-Repo’ team at Moja Love.

The motive behind the murder remains unknown.

The suspects are expected to appear in various magistrates’ courts across Mpumalanga on Monday, 20 April.

While the Viljoens fight the shoplifting charges in Florida, with their next court date set for May 2026, several experts have noted that the more pressing matter is their immigration status.

Internal democratic process has always been a problem for Cope since it was founded in December 2008.

Vox, a well-established retail ISP, is expanding its services to the wholesale market through aggregation.

The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.

The move by NTT Data comes as hyperscalers expand their Johannesburg footprints to serve cloud and AI workloads.

The panel will also be used to support the needs of the National Traffic Information System, says the Road Traffic Management Corporation.

A timeline for the GT-R’s arrival hasn’t been announced.

Ford has officially launched the updated Territory SUV in South Africa.

The R3-per-litre fuel price relief measure the government implemented in April will come back to haunt motorists, one way or another.

Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

Evie Solomon has started a support group for women due to her experience while being diagnosed.

Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.