58+ min ago   (352+ words) By Stephanie Van den Berg The Hague — Nicaragua told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday that Germany’s arms exports to Israel violate the 1948 Genocide Convention and humanitarian law and urged the court to allow its case against Berlin…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (771+ words) Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told the Pretoria high court how she first met the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) logistics contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu and how they had bonded over their shared calling as traditional…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (459+ words) The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra has officially launched its landmark 2026 national tour, Mzansi Meets the World. Marking a milestone, the tour serves as the Orchestra’s fifth anniversary concert tour, bringing together world-class international virtuosos and South Africa’s finest orchestral talent…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (464+ words) MultiChoice has finally launched a sports-focused package for its popular DStv platform, a move that signals the likely pressure that the company is under to regain its lost customers. For years, DStv customers have clamoured for a way to subscribe…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (389+ words) China’s removal of tariffs on qualifying African goods is already lowering the cost of exporting to the country, with early shipments showing savings for businesses, Standard Bank says. African exporters from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria are among those…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (621+ words) Postapartheid South Africa is defined by many stories. There’s our perverse fascination with the five-minutes-to-midnight story. There’s the hollowing out of the parastatals story, which segued into the Eskom story, which became a kind of frightening, lights-out bedtime story. There’s…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (796+ words) South Africa’s constitutional democracy owes a great deal to public-interest litigation. Organisations such as Section27 have stepped in where the state has failed, securing textbooks for schoolchildren, defending access to health care and standing beside communities that could never afford expensive…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (836+ words) Emerging markets such as South Africa could be the next major driver of growth for the data-centre industry, with a development pipeline almost twice the size of current global operating capacity. However, energy and water constraints are key risks to…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (556+ words) Confidence among agricultural businesses edged into positive territory in the third quarter of 2026 after languishing below the 50-neutral mark for two consecutive periods, though concerns linger about a drought due to El Niño and the effect of ongoing geopolitical tensions…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (493+ words) Cameron Hanekom came off the bench with just 19 minutes remaining, but the loose forward made his presence felt in the Springboks’ 29-24 win over the All Blacks in Soweto on Saturday. He was part of the rolling maul from which hooker…...