Despite keeping World Cup hopes alive, Banyana Banyana need a reset

Banyana Banyana’s hopes of qualifying for a third-ever Fifa World Cup remain firmly alive after a 2-1 win over Nigeria in the first playoff round. The South Africans have now advanced to an intercontinental playoff phase…

Watch — SA’s sports funding crisis exposed as athletes pay the price

Sextortion is corruption, says Public Protector Gcaleka

CAMPUS CHAOS: Court orders Manamela to reinstate NSFAS board, suspending Mathebula

NSFAS administrator Prof Hlengani Mathebula’s appointment has been suspended by the Pretoria High Court, which ordered the reinstatement of the board after the court cited “bizarre” conduct from Mathebula’s past at SARS …

Nine-hour power outage to hit parts of Durban

Residents in parts of Durban will face a planned power outage on Monday, 17 August. Here are the affected areas.

MADLANGA COMMISSION: Woolworths shopper, patient Suliman Carrim faces criminal charges after final commission no-show

The Madlanga Commission will lay criminal charges against ANC member and businessman Suliman Carrim after he repeatedly failed to appear and refused an independent medical assessment. The move ends months of wrangling ov…

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial set to resume in October over alleged role in July unrest

EXPLORATION HALTED: ConCourt ends Shell’s Wild Coast oil and gas lifeline in victory for coastal communities

Apex ruling overturns order that gave companies another chance to preserve an “unlawfully” granted offshore exploration right.

Ramaphosa's meeting with Perez family exposes government hypocrisy on IDF service

What young women need to know before choosing a career in financial advice

Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills eight

El Niño heatwave, or an El Niño water crisis?

As South Africa braces for a strengthening El Niño heatwave, experts warn the real risk this summer may not be the heat itself, but what it does to the country's water supply.

CORRUPTION-BUSTING: Theatre of consequences — Madlanga Commission needs an extended run

In a country weary of inquiries without consequences, acclaim for the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Alleged Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System — the Madlanga Commissio…

Zambia suspends vote counting nationwide citing violence

Zambia stops election vote count amid violence fears

Zambia has suspended election vote counting nationwide after the electoral commission reported violence targeting polling staff.

Why 25 million retail clients and a trusted billing relationship may matter more than owning fibre in the ground.

The R19 billion Powerball winner nobody will likely ever meet

Someone in Illinois just won a R19 billion ($1.04 billion) Powerball jackpot, and thanks to state law, the world may never learn who they are, unlike South Africa's own approach to winner privacy.

Bank robberies fell to just two incidents in 2025 while digital banking claims climbed to R2.4-billion.

Sundowns train with Kaizer Chiefs’ Kappa ball, but is it unusual?

Mamelodi Sundowns have been using Kaizer Chiefs' Kappa ball in their training sessions this week, and this has raised a few eyebrows.

UK buyers pay record R15.9 million for Cape Town penthouse

A new Cape Town apartment development has attracted almost R350m in sales, including a record R15.9m penthouse bought by UK residents.

The oil major won’t be allowed to renew an exploration right off South Africa’s rugged Indian Ocean Wild Coast, the Constitutional Court ruled.

Who should control SA's medicine supply? Boards could be held liable for rubber stamping excessive paycheques under Companies Act.

TCS | Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha on beating Starlink to South Africa

Van Zyl Botha explains how Herotel is bringing Amazon Leo to South Africa ahead of its bigger rival, Starlink.

The damage is in the accounting rather than at the trading level, but shareholders face a big swing from profit to loss.

OpenAI sheds senior execs in pre-IPO refresh

A wave of top OpenAI executives — including Sam Altman's top deputy, a longtime chief operating officer and the chief revenue officer — has left in the span of a month as the company retools its leadership ahead of an ex…

America has more majority-minority rural counties than urban and suburban ones

Data: U.S. Census, USDA; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The U.S. is projected to become majority-minority in 2046, but hundreds of rural pockets crossed that demographic benchmark years ago, an Axios analysis finds. Why…

Data center backlash echoes fossil-fuel politics

Willie Nelson has become an unlikely barometer of America's biggest infrastructure fights. He once protested the Keystone XL pipeline and fracking. Today, he's fighting data centers. Why it matters: The American icon's l…

AI scrambles the political map

The search for a winning message on AI is pushing candidates and lawmakers into unexpected political territory. Why it matters: With the midterms approaching, AI is creating alliances across party lines while opening fis…

GOP finds its next progressive target in Minnesota

Republicans have a new name on their growing list of progressive midterm targets: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, fresh off a landslide Senate primary win. Why it matters: With President Trump's approval ratings in th…

Scoop: Key W.H. national security aide Andy Baker is departing

White House deputy national security adviser Andy Baker is leaving the administration in the coming weeks. Why it matters: Baker, who also served as national security advisor to Vice President Vance, was among the staffe…

Middle East conflict derails group's consumer recovery hopes.

With a drop of between 18% and 23% expected for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026.

‘I'm a big, big fan of what AI brings to the party, but just a good old-fashioned expert is the right person to give you advice’ – Andile Jonas, head of marketing at Momentum Savings.

South Africans are increasingly being targeted by AI-generated fraudsters who sound just like bank employees.

Brent for October settlement rose 1% to $87.95 a barrel as of 7:47 a.m. in London.

Borrowing costs at decade highs threaten the investment and consumption that have sustained economic growth.