South Africa’s currency weakened from R15.84 to R17.25 against the US Dollar following the war in Iran and related factors.
Police officer Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, also known as Witness F, told the Madlanga commission that businessperson and alleged leader of the Big Five Cartel Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala had mentioned a meeting with Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Nkosi said Matlala had been looking for his credit card in November 2024, which he had left inside a…
Oil futures swung sharply after President Donald Trump said he held discussions about ending the conflict with Iran, though Tehran denied any such dialogue.
Life insurer and investment provider Liberty has notified customers about a security breach that resulted in unauthorised access of their personal information.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the NHI is coming, and will bring an end to South Africa’s public and private healthcare sectors operating in parallel.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued another severe storm warning for several parts of the country.
Human-made chemicals have become woven into the chemistry of the ocean, a major new study has found, offering one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply industrial pollution has penetrated marine ecosystems. Led by Jarmo-Charles Kalinski of Rhodes University and Daniel Petras of the University of California, Riverside, the research, published in Nature Geoscience,…
South Africa’s first batch of the once-every-six-months HIV prevention shot, lenacapavir (LEN) — paid for with the country’s grant from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria — will arrive soon, the health department says, although it’s slightly delayed. Government roll-out is set to start in government clinics within the next couple of…
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with overseas offices across thecontinent, works with African countries to pursue human security and quality growth.In this video clip, titled Co-creative Innovative Solutions with Africa, Dr TANAKAAkihiko, JICA President, outlines JICA’s approaches to addressing the multipledevelopment challenges facing Africa. Moreover, he proudly shares the solutions emergingfrom collective efforts through both…
Recent water outages in Johannesburg are not just a municipal service delivery issue or infrastructural issue, as claimed but a deep systemic issue deeply rooted in the legacy of apartheid. During apartheid, urban planning deliberately prioritised white suburbs with robust infrastructure while Black townships received minimal investment. After 1994, the democratic government inherited these inequities. …