The Gauteng government and the South African National Taxi Council have condemned taxi-related violence after an e-hailing driver was killed in Soweto last week. However, their statements ring hollow.

Pep Guardiola is determined to regain Manchester City’s menacing aura after a disappointing 2024/25 campaign in which the team won no silverware.

The government has both an opportunity and an obligation to demonstrate leadership by urgently overhauling our whistle-blower protection framework in line with the G20 High-Level Principles.

The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court has ordered that attorney Zoleka Ponoane be struck from the roll after she convinced a magistrate to let her write the judgment in a case in which she was representing a number of men against the minister of police.

This is a delicious weeknight pasta supper that’s easy to make. Mine is a simplified version, but you could enrich it with butter or even cream — or both — for a more luxurious result.

VATICAN CITY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Pope Leo plans to visit Lebanon, the country's senior Catholic official announced on Wednesday, in what could be the first visit outside Italy by the new leader of the global Church.

The ability to shape sentiment on social media has become a currency of influence. Digital virality, not ideological consistency, determines access. Influence is no longer won through democratic mandate, but through algorithmic popularity.

‘In African families, losing weight invites suspicion. “Are you okay? Are you sick?” they’ll ask. Gain weight? “Oh, you’re happy and being taken care of.” That’s the framework many of us grew up with,' says comedian Celeste Ntuli.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is forking out more than R2.5m a month for its swanky Cape Town headquarters, but the building’s ceiling has collapsed, floors have been flooded and staff say unsafe conditions persist. Unions are now demanding proof that the space is safe before returning.

A balance of sweet and sour notes suits pork perfectly. This recipe melds an old South African braai tradition with the sweet and sour concept from Chinese cuisine.

The multi-award-winning and iconic ensemble’s collaboration with Nduduzo Makhathini and Mbuso Khoza is yet another reminder of their timelessness.

Women face uneven burdens outside the workplace that affect their professional advancements. Gender-based violence, in particular, remains a stark reminder that gender inequality is not only an economic issue.

When it comes to retirement, good planning can make a significant difference to your retirement savings as well as to the income you can get from your various savings pots.

Women crocheters and cutters are transforming discarded plastic into vibrant products that create income, dignity and community.

Aug 21 (Reuters) - The California Senate on Thursday was set to act on newly drawn political maps aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Donald Trump hopes to gain from a Republican redistricting plan in Texas.

The obesity epidemic will hit South Africa hard on top of our high HIV burden, but advocate researcher and scientist Dr Nomathemba Chandiwana says she is ready to fight back harder. She speaks to Spotlight about her journey from working in state hospitals to transitioning into obesity medicine, ...

BERLIN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Germany's prosecutor general said on Thursday, adding that he would be brought before a German judge after being transferred.

A secret under-layer explains why songbirds’ colourful feathers look so damn good.

The Springboks held their last big training session for the week on the Cape Flats on Wednesday when residents got a rare close-up of their rugby idols.

Last year, suspected Cape Town gang boss Peter Jaggers and an associate were reportedly kidnapped over international drug dealings at sea. Weeks after that, R250m of cocaine was seized in a Western Cape coastal town. Investigations into these cases continue.

The Patriotic Alliance might not have won any wards but it gave the ANC and the DA significant cause for concern in the latest by-elections. The ANC clung on in a historically safe seat in Knysna, while the PA also made deep inroads in the town of Vanrhynsdorp in the Matzikama Municipality where ...

It may fumble its final moments but Weapons builds on the successes of filmmaker Zach Cregger’s previous effort Barbarian, harnessing many of the same techniques to create a more sophisticated, polished and consistently engrossing horror film. Weapons shows that it’s entirely possible to craft a ...

It was at an 18th century Georgian manor house outside London that Japanese lawmaker Rui Matsukawa began to have serious doubts about America’s commitment to defending her country.

Your journey in and around the Northern Cape town of Springbok begins at the Springbok Lodge & Restaurant on Voortrekker Street. Long-established as a private tourism information centre that sells food, books and rooms, this establishment hums in the spring when the legendary northern Namaqualand...

Aug 19 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack late on Tuesday knocked out power to areas of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region under Russian control, the Moscow-installed governor said.

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Aug 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk was ordered on Wednesday by a federal judge to face a lawsuit by voters accusing the world's richest person of defrauding them into signing a petition to support the U.S. Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway.

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WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday announced the first major overhaul of her office since its creation, slashing personnel by more than 40% by October 1 and saving more than $700 million per year.

TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Israel’s military announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City on Wednesday and called up tens of thousands of reservists while the government considered a new ceasefire proposal to pause nearly two years of war.

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has said it will assess applicants for US work, study and immigration visas for "anti-Americanism" and count any such finding against them, sparking concern about implications for free speech.

New Johannesburg MMC Sithembiso Zungu insists he’s innocent, yet records show site stoppages, contempt of court and a Hawks probe shadowing his rise to control billions in city contracts.

With inclusive economic growth, the Rainbow Nation dream is possible, but can an ANC-dominated dialogue deliver?

OPINIONISTA: SA agriculture set for recovery in 2025, but it will be uneven

As countries fail to adopt a treaty to throttle plastic pollution globally, the story of Eastern Cape herders tackling the scourge of throwaway nappies in communal grazing unwittingly exposes a new form of pollution sweeping in across the region. Airborne microplastics may be to a critical SADC ...

MONTREAL/TORONTO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Air Canada's AC.TO unionized flight attendants reached an agreement with the country's largest carrier on Tuesday, ending the first strike by its cabin crew in 40 years that had upended travel plans for hundreds of thousands of passengers.

Delays and disruptions plagued the programme, the facilitation often lacked the professionalism demanded by the moment, and the choice of speakers and facilitators seemed more about superficial political choreography than intellectual and technocratic depth.

The past few months have seen an unprecedented attack on Black Economic Empowerment. Strangely, the voices that you would expect to defend it have been oddly muted. If we accept that BEE has too many problems to work properly, it is time for a proper national debate on what could replace it.

Shadrack Sibiya, the deputy commissioner of crime detection, was told to take leave last month in an unprecedented policing scandal. Now he’s hit back, saying Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has found him guilty before allowing him to defend himself.

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela’s appointment of administrators to three Setas has drawn flak from the DA and EFF, who say the administrators are implicated in corruption, are ANC cadres and are incapable of doing the job.

Almost 10 years ago, at least 144 mental healthcare patients died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Now the NPA is considering the prosecution of two top officials for just two of the deaths, a decision that has angered the families of the victims.

The use of imagery is well interred within the history of the ANC. When Nelson Mandela came onto the scene, wearing smart suits, it’s legitimate to read some of his identity from the clothes that he wore. This is the third in a five-part series on Mandela’s leadership.

The organisation that aims to bring Kenyan workers to South Africa to process Afrikaner ‘refugees’ bound for the US laid off more than 100 South Africans last year.

There are 10 changes to the Springbok squad for the return match after losing the Rugby Championship opener against Australia.

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Without urgent and coordinated responses from domestic institutions and regional actors, Malawi risks descending into a cycle of contested legitimacy and democratic decay.

The legal liquor industry is a major contributor to injury, disease and death in South Africa. Studies point to alcohol as a factor in 60% of femicides, half of all homicides, two-fifths of rapes and a quarter of traffic fatalities due to driver error.

After a four-month shutdown, the Libhongolethu Integrated Public Transport System is back on the Cleary Park-Gqeberha route in Nelson Mandela Bay, with municipal officials touting safety upgrades and expansion plans. But a visit to the stations reveals a service still wrestling with vandalism, ...

Across South Africa, women have stepped up to create safe spaces in their communities that offer support and counselling to those in need.

The City of Johannesburg has confirmed that the controversial former Johannesburg Property Company boss Helen Botes no longer works for the city.