National Commissioner of Correctional Services Makgothi Thobakgale paid an unexpected visit to Nelson Mandela Bay over the weekend, checking that parolees — particularly those convicted of serious ...

The memecoin – that volatile black sheep of the crypto family – shouldn’t be confused with other blockchain innovations we’re seeing mature in the real world.

In just two years, self-taught ice cream maker Thando Volontiya has turned GQ Creamery from a side hustle that started in his flat into one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s best-loved dessert brands. Now, the ...

Since 2023, South African citrus growers have had to spend almost R4bn per year to comply with the additional European Union import restrictions.

AI is now also being used to imitate God, through chatbots that simulate conversation with human users and can be accessed on websites and apps. In other religions, the same development has taken ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered this speech at the First National Convention of the National Dialogue at the University of South Africa in Pretoria on Friday, 15 August.

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High interest rates, driven by the imperative to stabilise prices and attract capital, have suppressed productive investment and contributed to deindustrialisation and mass unemployment.

Under South Africa’s labour law framework, only workers recognised as ‘employees’ qualify for unemployment insurance, paid maternity and parental leave.

In 2023, the Gauteng government promised to act after clashes between e-hailing drivers and the taxi industry at Maponya Mall. Yet on Wednesday, an e-hailing driver was killed and his vehicle set ...

South Africa’s rare plants are under siege. On 3 July 2025, four foreign nationals were sentenced to 15 years for poaching 303 endangered Clivia mirabilis, worth up to R30 million, from Oorlogskloof ...