1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (956+ words) By Lebone Rodah Mosima Speaking as the third annual Embassies Business Fair and Conference drew to a close, Vuhosi Consulting Group CEO Telavukosi Mabasa said the event was aimed at positioning South African SMMEs to take advantage of opportunities under…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago   (399+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared 4 November 2026 a public holiday to allow South Africans to participate in the Local Government Elections. The declaration was made in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act, with Wednesday, 4 November declared a public holiday…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (611+ words) Smallholdings and farms will not provide safe havens for criminal syndicates, Deputy National Commissioner for Policing Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili said on Wednesday after an intelligence-driven operation uncovered a clandestine mandrax manufacturing laboratory in Erasmia, west of Tshwane. The laboratory…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (946+ words) Illicit trade across 12 industries cost the economy an estimated R126 billion in lost gross domestic product and R68 billion in potential tax revenue in 2024, while displacing about 87,500 formal jobs. This is according to the recently released “Illicit Trade in South Africa” report,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (405+ words) About one in three service-delivery complaints logged by Gauteng residents went unresolved in the 2025/26 financial year, even as the Office of the Premier achieved 85% of its annual performance targets and spent 99% of its budget. A total of 66,926 complaints were recorded…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (201+ words) Ramaphosa: No place for criminals, corruption or political interference in SAPS Inside Politic Ramaphosa: No place for criminals, corruption or political interference in SAPS On Sunday, we held the South African Police Service National Commemoration Day, as we do every…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (597+ words) Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the team still has unfinished business against New Zealand despite taking an unassailable lead in their four-Test series with a dramatic 29-24 victory at FNB Stadium on Saturday. The win in Soweto put the Springboks 2-1 ahead…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (544+ words) The Springboks took a 2-1 lead in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series on Saturday after beating the All Blacks 29-24 at FNB Stadium in Soweto. South Africa recovered from falling behind twice and produced a powerful second-half display, with Jesse Kriel and Malcolm…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (432+ words) The country’s poorest households are bearing the brunt of electricity price increases that have far outpaced inflation, with cumulative electricity inflation reaching 100.5% since January 2020 while water inflation has climbed to 85%, according to the latest Competition Commission Cost of Living Report....

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (713+ words) Speaking at the annual Rabinowitz Lecture at the University of Cape Town on Friday night, Madlanga said the country’s apartheid history could no longer be the sole explanation for those failures, three decades into democracy. “The truth, though, is that…...