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Late veteran equestrian Enos Mafokate hailed as a pioneer and nation-builder
Kgosi ya Dipere, as he was fondly known, the King of Horses, died at the age of 80 on Thursday.
Emmanuel Mbense case: Witness links an accused to murder-charged former cop Sotheni
SA Rugby denies unfair ticket practices amid Competition Commission probe
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Ad hoc committee split on Mchunu’s directive to disband PKTT & protecting cartels links
While some parties said Mchunu’s directive was not a
Finance regulator penalises 3 Africa Bitcoin Corporation executives for manipulating shares
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority said the three coordinated their trades in September 2022, creating an …
ANC pins proposed Premier Foods closure on govt's lack of foresight
On Thursday, the party tabled a motion to interrogate the reasons behind the closure, saying that the governme…
Marathon man Zverev goes distance again to reach US Open third round
The German star, who had finished a five-set first round battle in the early hours of Wednesday morning, was a…
Keep them locked! Cape Town rolls out over 2k baboon-proof bins
The first batch of 2,200 lockable bins will be distributed in high-conflict areas, with another 3,800 to follo…
Cop arrested in Mpumalanga for alleged links to diesel truck hijacking syndicate
The SAPS Flying Squad member was handcuffed in Secunda on Friday morning while preparing to go to work.
Migrants camped outside Durban’s Home Affairs refugee office plead for temporary shelter
On Thursday, violent clashes broke out at the camp after March and March protestors held a demonstration near …
Local govt elections 2026: How did the ANC fumble its candidate list?
The ANC’s candidate-list failure in parts of the Eastern Cape has raised questions about the party’s organisat…
Voters are getting wiser: Why delivery could matter more than party loyalty in November
Political analyst Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast says South Africans are increasingly judging parties on wheth…
Ramaphosa can’t claim ‘reputational harm’ to avoid impeachment proceedings: Opposition parties
They said that he owes South Africans answers about what transpired at his Phala Phala farm in 2020 when more …
MK Party accuses Ramaphosa of using 'Stalingrad tactics' to delay Phala Phala answers
The MKP is one of four parties opposing Ramaphosa’s application, arguing that impeachment is not about prosecu…
STUDENT FUNDS: NSFAS’ R10bn hole — housing costs blamed as universities left in the lurch
NSFAS blames rising accommodation costs for its yearly budget shortfalls, while universities report that unpai…
THE A-Z OF VENISON: Annatjie Reynolds, a Karoo legend in her own lifetime
If you need a faucet fixed, you call a plumber. If you need something wired, you call an electrician. And if y…
CAPE CLASSICS REVISITED: Miller’s Thumb — still Jolly ’n Sane after all these years
A happy return to the beloved and now veteran City Bowl restaurant where everything is still the same and they…
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Spa Weekend: A bawdy girls’-night-out comedy for undemanding (yet predictable) escapism
Comedy Spa Weekend may be as predictable as they come, but that doesn’t mean it’s not lightly entertaining thr…
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC and DA in dead heat across key metros as MK dominates eThekwini
The latest Ipsos poll reveals a fierce, neck-and-neck battle between the ANC and DA in major South African met…
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (Reuters) - An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepa…
South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports say
SEOUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) - South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation …
Volkswagen flags 50,000 job cuts across group as board approves turnaround plan
BERLIN/FRANKFURT/MEXICO CITY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's supervisory board on Thursday approved a transfo…
US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition
Sept 4 (Reuters) - US Vice President JD Vance said that the United States was investigating a deadly strike on…
LIGHTHOUSE SAGA: Probe clears publisher at centre of DBE textbook catalogue row
A leaked Department of Basic Education presentation says an independent investigation has found no wrongdoing …
JUDICIAL FOCUS: Phala Phala review puts ‘paid work’ and business interests under spotlight
What constitutes paid work, and how this differs from dividends, emerged as a key issue in the Western Cape hi…
BILLING CRISIS: City Power disconnects NGOs helping thousands of vulnerable children
Following a R44m intergovernmental dispute, City Power has cut electricity at the Children’s Memorial Institut…
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: SA carmakers are tired of waiting for the love
Our automakers are not feeling the love that an industry representing 5% of the country’s GDP should be feelin…
OPEN SECRETS ANALYSIS: Unaccountable 00048: The consultants revolving door — BCG welcomes Bain’s boys
Several former members of the Bain team that worked on the South African Revenue Service (SARS) project during…
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER: International acclaim for Gqeberha author’s screenplay, For the Love of Man
A psychological thriller screenplay, written by a journalist and author from Nelson Mandela Bay, is making wav…
CONSUMER TRENDS: Kasinomics — Competition Commission casts new light on SA’s township economy
There’s a notion that the informal rural and township economy is the most lucrative in the land. This Competit…
Enough talk — it’s time to make literacy a right in South Africa
Literacy must be legally recognised and enforced as an immediate constitutional right rather than just an outc…
We can finally ensure 500,000 miners are paid out for silicosis and TB — here’s the problem
Nearly half a million miners are owed compensation for silicosis and tuberculosis claims but getting the money…
Collaborative governance — election buzzword or game-changer for municipalities?
True collaborative local governance needs to move beyond superficial community consultation toward active, joi…
The whisky ad and the Women’s March: When the struggle becomes a marketing campaign
A whisky advertising campaign that used the 1956 Women’s March and the voice of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to s…
A prison sentence should never become a death sentence
A sentence of imprisonment is a deprivation of liberty for a specified period, with rehabilitation and reinteg…