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Caught red-handed: Cape Town cops arrested in R3,000 corruption sting

Cape Town – Two law enforcement officers in the Western Cape have been arrested for alleged corrupt...

15 hours ago

WATCH | Floods shut classrooms: Limpopo learners stranded as rivers swell

Limpopo – Thousands of pupils in Limpopo were unable to attend the first day of the 2026 school yea...

15 hours ago

Disbarred lawyer Malesela Teffo gets major new role — Head of Intelligence at FOSA

Johannesburg – Disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo has been appointed as Head of Intelligence at the ...

16 hours ago

KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concerns

Circumcision has been shown in large clinical trials to be effective at reducing the risk of HIV transm...

18 hours ago

Why people from Lesotho cross the border illegally

With passports delayed for weeks and sometimes months, many Basotho say they are forced to cross rivers i...

18 hours ago

33 kids snagged in Beitbridge taxi: BMA’s latest border interception

Limpopo – Border Management Authority (BMA) officials intercepted 33 undocumented minor children, aged ...

21 hours ago

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Business

WATCH | Ramaphosa touches down in U...

12 Jan

Discovery Health apologises, refund...

12 Jan

JET-SET CABINET SHOCKER! GNU minist...

11 Jan

‘He is ignorant, out of touch...

7 Jan

Roof blows off Lesotho airport — ...

7 Jan

AFCON lights up Morocco as tourism ...

6 Jan

Mantashe slams ‘sit in the su...

5 Jan

Africa’s Moment: Building Res...

5 Jan

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Boxing shake-up: SA tech star joins Golden Gloves board

Cape Town – In a landmark move for South African boxing, Golden Gloves, Africa’s biggest bo...

8 Dec, 2025

PSG scores big: Economic veteran Johann Els joins as chief macro strategist

Cape Town – Els joins PSG with over 35 years’ experience spanning economic strategy, financ...

4 Dec, 2025

Engineering Whiz Vivashan Muthan takes the helm of RS South Africa’s export empire

Johannesburg – With a career spanning engineering, business development, and sales leadership ...

17 Oct, 2025

Zutari goes global — Cape Town firm makes top 100 in world engineering rankings

Cape Town – Zutari, a leading buildings and infrastructure engineering and advisory firm, has ...

11 Sep, 2025

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politics

DA credit card scandal? Steenhuisen cleared by internal report

Cape Town – The DA has announced that it will institute a formal disciplinary inquiry into allegations ...

yesterday

MK Party makes big changes: Molefe takes top treasury role, Makhubele out

Durban – Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has been promoted to Treasurer General of the MK Party follo...

yesterday

Lamola faces criticism from DA over exercise ‘Will for Peace’

Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has sharply criticised Minister of International Relations and...

yesterday

Ex-minister George accuses Steenhuisen of using power for personal gain

Cape Town – The DA is facing internal tensions after former Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment...

yesterday

Renew or perish! ANC unveils desperate plan to win back voters

Rustenburg – South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC), the once-proud party of Nelson M...

12 Jan

JET-SET CABINET SHOCKER! GNU ministers blow R450m on luxury travel as millions go jobless

Cape Town – ActionSA has accused ministers in South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) of ex...

11 Jan

World

Danish foreign minister heads to White House for high-stakes Greenland talks

Washington – Denmark’s top diplomat visits the White House on Wednesday in a high-stakes at...

19 hours ago

US official says Venezuela freeing Americans in ‘important step’

Washington – Venezuela on Tuesday started freeing jailed Americans, said a US official, who haile...

19 hours ago

Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters

Paris – US President Donald Trump warned of unspecified “very strong action” if Iranian...

19 hours ago

IS-linked rebels kill 19 in DRC ambush

Bunia – Fighters linked to the Islamic State group have killed 14 government soldiers and five ci...

19 hours ago

Sudan recovers 570 artefacts looted during war

Port Sudan – Sudanese authorities displayed ancient figurines, ornate vases and scarab-shaped amu...

20 hours ago

Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election

Kampala – Ugandan authorities shut down internet access nationwide on Tuesday, two days ahead of ...

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Technology

Venezuelans regain access to social network X after yearlong block

Caracas – The social network X was once again accessible in Venezuela on Tuesday, more than a yea...

19 hours ago

Morocco tests floating solar panels to save water, generate power

Tangier- Sun-baked Morocco, grappling with its worst drought in decades, has launched a pilot project aim...

yesterday

SK hynix to spend nearly $13 billion on new chip packaging plant

Seoul- South Korean chip giant SK hynix said on Tuesday it would spend 19 trillion won ($12.9 billion) bu...

yesterday

Google’s Gemini seeks edge in AI for online shopping

Washington – Google on Sunday unveiled a new iteration of its professional Gemini AI suite geared...

12 Jan

EU orders Musk’s Grok AI to keep data after nudes outcry

Brussels – The EU executive on Thursday said it ordered Elon Musk’s Grok to keep data relat...

9 Jan

Google, Character.AI agree to settle suits involving teen suicide

San Francisco – Google and startup Character.AI have settled lawsuits filed by families accusing ...

8 Jan

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Arts and Leisure

LOOK | Shimza spreads hope as 3 000 learners receive school shoes

Cape Town – Award-winning DJ and music producer Ashley “Shimza” Raphala has once again stepped ...

13 hours ago

Nonku Williams celebrates daughter Nothile’s outstanding matric pass

Cape Town – South African entertainer and The Real Housewives of Durban star Nonku Williams took to...

yesterday

LOOK | Lady Du launches wine brand

Cape Town – South African amapiano star Lady Du has launched her own wine brand, Sip of Piano, addi...

10 Jan

DJ Bongz breaks silence on salary claims at Durban nightclub

Cape Town – Music producer and owner of Views Night Club in Durban, DJ Bongz, has publicly addresse...

8 Jan

‘I’m still healing’ – Makhadzi shares emotional recovery after horror crash

Cape Town – South African dance music star Makhadzi has opened up about her recovery after survivin...

8 Jan

Matching posts from Siya Kolisi and Rachel set social media buzzing

Cape Town – Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and Dutch influencer Rachel John have set social media bu...

7 Jan

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Sport

Dortmund outclass Bremen to tighten grip on second spot

Berlin – Serhou Guirassy scored his first league goal since October as Borussia Dortmund beat Wer...

19 hours ago

Iwobi hails Nigerian ‘unity’ with Super Eagles set for Morocco AFCON semi

Rabat – Nigeria star Alex Iwobi on Tuesday hailed coach Eric Chelle for creating a team spirit whi...

21 hours ago

Bono the wall! Morocco’s goalkeeper stars as Atlas Lions eye AFCON final

Rabat – While Brahim Diaz scored in five straight matches and steered Morocco to an Africa Cup of N...

yesterday

No World Cup, no problem? super eagles soar into AFCON semi

Rabat – If there was a moment that summed up Nigeria’s failed World Cup qualifying campaign,...

yesterday

Troubled Man Utd crash out of FA Cup against Brighton

Manchester – Manchester United’s problems mounted as the managerless Red Devils crashed out o...

yesterday

Salah and Mane meet again with AFCON final place on the line

Rabat- Three years after they last appeared together, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah meet again on Wednesda...

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Latest from African Decisions

Remote access

Two major forces in the African development financing arena are collaborating to boost rural development ...

11 Mar, 2025

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The continent’s efforts to strengthen its resilience to climate change have been given a boost with a U...

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11 Mar, 2025

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4 Mar, 2025

Watershed moment

Three African cities have been selected to participate in a CAD29 million three-year climate adaptation p...

4 Mar, 2025

Lights on

A US$157 million loan will help Cape Town, South Africa’s second-biggest city, to improve its electrici...

4 Mar, 2025

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Latest from Mining Decisions

Shining example

Gold has been one of the best-performing commodities globally amid economic downturns and geopolitical up...

29 Jan, 2025

Natural selection

Diamonds may be going through a rough patch, but their exclusivity and uniqueness will prevail

29 Jan, 2024

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25 Jan, 2023

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1 Feb, 2021

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South Africa boasts the largest reserve base of manganese in the world, and with demand from China contin...

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