Countries

South Africans are far less tolerant of migrants than before – hotspots, drivers and solutions

Steven Gordon, Human Sciences Research Council Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities (such as Tshwane and Johannesburg)... Read more

10 May

Countries

11‑goal thriller keeps Sundowns ahead in title race

Johannesburg – Mamelodi Sundowns hammered Siwelele 7-4 in a historic South African Premiership match on Saturday to maintain a... Read more

10 May

Countries

Middle East crisis stalls South African sub-Antarctic relief mission

Johannesburg – Fuel shortages due to the Middle East crisis have delayed by several weeks an annual mission to... Read more

9 May

Botswana

Botswana mourns ex-president Festus Mogae, dead at 86

Gaborone – Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae, who led the southern African country for a decade from 1998, winning... Read more

9 May

Countries

Is abandoning a baby in a safe box a crime or an act of love? Court to decide

The Gauteng High Court is hearing a case on whether “baby saving boxes” are legal. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks... Read more

9 May

Business

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

By Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to... Read more

9 May

Countries

‘No person above the law’, Ramaphosa says after ConCourt ruling

Pretoria – The Presidency has formally acknowledged the Constitutional Court’s ruling in the case brought by the Economic Freedom... Read more

9 May

Business

South African‑born Nathan Kirsh now Africa’s third‑richest

Cape Town – South African-born billionaire Nathan Kirsh has overtaken Johann Rupert as the wealthiest South African-born businessman after... Read more

8 May

Business