4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (730+ words) There is a train that comes from Namibia and Malawi. There is a train that comes from Zambia and Zimbabwe" So sang Hugh Masekela in his iconic song Stimela. Bra Hugh was doing more than lamenting the fate of migrant…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (799+ words) Naspers-owned Takealot is by far the most popular e-commerce platform in South Africa, while China remains consumers" preferred source of imports of consumer goods, cementing the deepening trade between Beijing and Pretoria. These are findings of the latest edition of…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (514+ words) Lobbying is not new. It has existed in South Africa for decades, often operating quietly through business organisations, industry bodies, trade unions, civil society organisations and, most significantly, politically connected individuals. What is new is not the practice itself, but…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (710+ words) Public debate about the events of June 30 has, more than before, cast migration into South Africa as an entirely negative phenomenon. Lost in the process is that South Africa's democratic era has been marked by deepening regional integration within Southern…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (432+ words) Pretoria and Accra mutually postponed President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to Ghana, according to people familiar with the matter, rejecting reports that the delay was tied to attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. A planned session of their bilateral commission…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago  (913+ words) King of Ama Mpondo ase Mnyandeni Ndamase Ndamase is due to lead a regional diplomatic drive to tackle growing tensions over migration, with Zimbabwe becoming the first stop in an effort by South African monarchs to engage SADC heads of…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (431+ words) Pretoria and Accra mutually postponed President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to Ghana, according to people familiar with the matter, rejecting reports that the delay was tied to attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. A planned session of their bilateral commission…...

15+ hour, 12+ min ago  (652+ words) Kwa Zulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) is threatening legal action to shut down the 100th Comrades Marathon next year, saying it has not sanctioned the 2027 edition of South Africa's most famous road race. The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA), which cancelled its affiliation with…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago  (627+ words) Joburg executive mayor Dada Morero says the National Treasury has confirmed the metro's R97. 1bn budget for 2026/27 is fully funded, as South Africa's biggest-budget municipality regularises nearly R2bn in unauthorised, irregular and wasteful (UIFW) expenditure. A further R6. 4bn is before the boards of city…...

19+ hour, 42+ min ago  (651+ words) Mbekezeli Mbokazi's agent Basia Michaels has revealed there have been enquiries from prestigious clubs for the Bafana Bafana and Chicago Fire defender after an impressive maiden Fifa World Cup for the 20-year-old. Mbokazi was one of the standout performers for…...