Countries

6,739 foreign academics: Parliament turns spotlight on staffing at SA universities

Johannesburg – South Africa’s reliance on foreign academics has come under renewed parliamentary scrutiny, with universities defending international recruitment... Read more

31 Aug

Countries

Zuma, Mbeki lose ConCourt bid to remove Khampepe from TRC inquiry

Johannesburg – Former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki have failed in their bid to have retired Justice Sisi... Read more

31 Aug

Countries

Springboks switch Kolbe to full-back for third All Blacks Test

Johannesburg – South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has made four predictable changes to the team that started a... Read more

31 Aug

Business

Fuel shock: Petrol rises by R1.34, diesel by up to R3.15 from Wednesday

Johannesburg – South African motorists are set for another painful month at the pumps, with petrol prices increasing by... Read more

31 Aug

Countries

R200k bail for alleged Tembisa Hospital syndicate boss Stefan Govindraju

Johannesburg – Businessman Stefan Joel Govindraju has been granted R200 000 bail following his first appearance in connection with the... Read more

31 Aug

Business

Major South African bank back on the market after R2.8bn deal fails

Johannesburg – Bidvest Bank remains classified as a discontinued operation after the planned R2.8 billion sale of the South... Read more

31 Aug

Countries

Seychelles holiday ends in arrest as alleged R600m Tembisa Hospital syndicate boss is nabbed

Johannesburg – A 37-year-old businessman identified by investigators as the alleged head of a major Tembisa Hospital procurement syndicate... Read more

31 Aug

Business

South Africa ranks among Africa’s 10 most expensive diesel markets

Johannesburg – Malawi has emerged as the African country with the highest diesel prices in August 2026, with motorists... Read more

31 Aug

Countries

12-year-old flees on foot after motorcycle crashes into car

Durban – A 12-year-old boy fled on foot after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a vehicle in... Read more

31 Aug

Business

Africa’s biggest refinery threatens to cut petrol supplies amid Nigeria import row

Lagos – Africa’s largest oil refinery, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, is considering restricting petrol supplies to major Nigerian marketers... Read more

31 Aug