Opinion polls will play an increasingly influential role as South Africa heads towards the 2026 local government elections. The writer states that prospective voters should look beyond the figures and headlines bandied around.
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has defended the R192 million cost of rehabilitating Lilian Ngoyi Street, saying the bulk of the work and the money have gone into rebuilding ageing underground tunnels and replacing critical water and electricity infrastructure.
India’s 2026 BRICS chairship will focus on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability ahead of the New Delhi summit on September 12-13, writes Prabhat Kumar, High Commissioner of India to South Africa and Lesotho.
August, National Women’s Month, highlights the urgent need for gender equality and women's empowerment. The writer explores how these principles are essential for societal transformation and global peace. International Literacy Day, September 8, highlights education as a fundamen...
VAT charged on electricity supplied through government's Free Basic Electricity programme is effectively taxing a grant.
A screenshot of the CCTV footage which shows the vehicle ramming into the couple.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has underscored the importance of BRICS member states and invitees taking charge of their economic future. On Friday, during his address at the BRICS Business Forum Leaders' Dialogue, held ahead of the 8th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Ramaphosa emphasised ...
Terricia Govender's friend Sashin Maharaj, her mom Linda Govender, and uncle Selva Govender embarked on an aerial search for her.
A POWERHOUSE CELEBRATES: Ma Mavis Nkosi proudly holds her bouquet of flowers and her award after being named the 2026 Lotus FM Women of Substance Awards winner in the Disability category. For the Welbedacht community activist, the honour marks a powerful moment of recognition aft...
My mother loved to dance. Anywhere. The "night before" functions at the "wedding house" were her favourite. She kept a beady eye on the long trestles serving the supper. The people aimlessly chewing on chicken feet and marrow bones irritated her.
A mystery substance that schoolchildren are buying in R5 sachets and mixing into their school lunches — leaving some of them hallucinating and others with explosive diarrhoea — is believed by police to be nothing more than old cooking oil and leftover sauce.
Captain Zamani Mzayiya was laid to rest in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, on Saturday after he was killed during a police operation in Knysna last month.
A few reported incidents involving powerful AI systems have raised fresh questions about whether the technology could one day become harder for humans to control.
Witnesses in the Anele Tembe inquest have revealed new details about the argument with fiancé Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, the screams and loud bang heard before her fatal fall, and the unusual request for tequila shots after her death.
ANC NEC member Andile Lungisa has approached the Gauteng High Court over his exclusion from the party’s candidate list.
Prof. Vukosi Marivate, Director of the Absa-UP Chair of Data Science and AI, outside the Aula at the University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
Youth Leadership Driving the Careers Day initiative are members of the youth leadership and organising team. Back row, from left: Sgt. Lethukuthula Kathi, Ryan Hwlehings, Chade Louise, Jasmin Richards and Thandolwethu Langa. Front row, from left: Kimberley Govindsamy, Bongeka Mas...
The Pillay family. From Left: Saishnie, Viveka, Vivaganathan, Janet, Megeshni and Tarini.