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Daily Maverick · 1m ago · South Africa
The City of Johannesburg has pushed the release of records detailing R4.07bn in alleged financial misconduct beyond the 4 November elections, after an admitted nine-day administrative delay and an extension calculated in ‘court days’. A separate R45.16bn UIFW…
Daily Maverick · 1m ago · South Africa
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on Sunday.
Daily Maverick · 3m ago · South Africa
Oct 4 (Reuters) - Britain is considering imposing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports amid concerns that Beijing is flooding the market with state-subsidised cars, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday.
Daily Maverick · 6m ago · South Africa
The 2027 Cricket World Cup, to be co-hosted by South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe, is a golden opportunity for Cricket South Africa to boost its dwindling financial resources.
Daily Maverick · 11m ago · South Africa
The former chief of staff to Sport Minister and Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie is the new CEO of Cricket South Africa’s incumbent ticketing vendor. This follows the sale of Ticketpro to a women-owned empowerment consortium with links to the PA,…
SABC News · 29m ago · South Africa
Parliament's portfolio committee on International Relations wants DIRCO to explain the demarches
SAPeople · 41m ago · Saffas Abroad
It's a damp start to the week across much of South Africa this Monday. The post Here is today’s weather by province: Disruptive downpours expected in Willowmore and Jansenville today appeared first on SA People .
SABC News · 45m ago · South Africa
The arrests of the accused were announced a year later.
Daily Maverick · 54m ago · Sport
news24.com · 4h ago · Sport
Daily Maverick · 5h ago · South Africa
From Gauteng apartments and South African offices to Polish industrial assets and US shopping centres, Emira’s diversified portfolio keeps investors focused on what management buys next.
Daily Maverick · 5h ago · South Africa
The PIC says resilience, oversight and long-term investment can protect public wealth through market shocks — because every rand entrusted to it has a name, and every one of those names deserves an answer.
Daily Maverick · 5h ago · South Africa
It seems the Public Investment Corporation CEO is on a charm offensive with South Africa’s news media, and even Daily Maverick is on the list of olive branch recipients.
Daily Maverick · 6h ago · South Africa
What happens when consumers stop browsing and send AI agents to shop for them? Amazon’s abrupt ban on Meta’s Muse exposes the brewing battle for online retail dominance.
Planet Rugby · 6h ago · Sport
Daily Maverick · 6h ago · South Africa
On World Teachers’ Day, South Africa honours 485,000 educators — celebrating their impact while calling for less bureaucracy, better support and safer schools.
Daily Maverick · 7h ago · South Africa
Eric Gardiner and Mamello Raboroko are bringing a South African flair to gaming. Now they want to empower other young people to do the same.
SA Cricket Mag · 7h ago · Sport
Daily Maverick · 7h ago · South Africa
Synecdoche is an unusual word but capable of some heavy lifting. Applied to the baboons of the Cape Peninsula it’s particularly appropriate. It means a part which represents a whole. In arguments over raided kitchens, fences and the removal of troops there’s a…
Daily Maverick · 7h ago · South Africa
Andile Lungisa went from ANC mayoral hopeful to candidate list casualty after the party’s vetting process raised questions about his eligibility. Now he wants the courts to decide whether the ANC had the right to remove him.
Daily Maverick · 7h ago · South Africa
Cape Town has unveiled plans to replace its unfinished Foreshore freeways with a new bridge and tunnel, while unlocking 15 hectares for housing, public space and a new neighbourhood. But the cost, funding model and engineering risks remain unclear.
Daily Maverick · 7h ago · South Africa
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now viewed the party as "a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism".
Daily Maverick · 7h ago · South Africa
Next month’s election is likely to reveal that the ANC has fallen further, but the real question is about the rate of decline.
Daily Maverick · 7h ago · South Africa
Oct 4 (Reuters) - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on Sunday that he would rename the company's AI unit to SpaceXSI, following US President Donald Trump's push to use the term "super intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence."
SAPeople · 8h ago · Saffas Abroad
Debt-laden Argentina is launching a $350,000 citizenship-by-investment programme to attract foreign wealth. The post South American giant sells citizenship for R6 million appeared first on SA People .
Daily Maverick · 8h ago · South Africa
EFF president Julius Malema promised Nelson Mandela Bay residents free water and electricity, bigger RDP houses, more social grants and free school meals and uniforms – pledges that stretch well beyond the powers and responsibilities of local government.
SABC News · 9h ago · South Africa
The charge has been waived, but the legal requirement to register the system remains.
Daily Maverick · 9h ago · South Africa
A conservationist has opened a criminal case alleging tonnes of road-building waste were dumped beside the Baakens River, burying kingfisher nests and potentially killing eggs and chicks during breeding season.
SABC News · 9h ago · South Africa
South Africa has been represented by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also the chair of SADeC.
Planet Rugby · 9h ago · Sport
SABC News · 9h ago · South Africa
Mohsen Paknejad has been the oil minister since August 2024.
SABC News · 10h ago · South Africa
The province is also to temporarily halt the granting of liquor licences to taverns.
SABC News · 10h ago · South Africa
The campaign comes just weeks before the local government elections.
SABC News · 11h ago · South Africa
Lesufi says municipalities in the province will implement the directives given by Ramaphosa
SABC News · 11h ago · South Africa
Mbalula says the ANC remains intact and more than ready to contest the LGE.
news24.com · 11h ago · Sport
SAPeople · 12h ago · Saffas Abroad
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Monday, 5 October 2026. The post WEATHER: Rain expected to sweep across several parts of SA. appeared first on SA People .
SABC News · 12h ago · South Africa
Catch the Elections 360 debate in Ekurhuleni tonight at 19:00 on SABC News Channel and SABC Plus.
SABC News · 12h ago · South Africa
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi says these measures have been put in place to curb substance abuse.
SABC News · 13h ago · South Africa
"You lost to us because we've got your best player at Barcelona and he's a genius."
SABC News · 13h ago · South Africa
IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa has also stressed the need to align public infrastructure.
SABC News · 13h ago · South Africa
The billboard was removed from the N2 after officials threatened legal action.
SABC News · 13h ago · South Africa
COSATU says it appreciates beneficiaries will continue to enjoy their full medical cover benefits.
LiveScore · 13h ago · Sport
Daily Maverick · 13h ago · South Africa
South Africa’s devastating gender-based violence crisis demands early classroom intervention rather than reactive legal measures. Such initiatives have been successful in several countries, including Sierra Leone.
SABC News · 14h ago · South Africa
Three sources told Reuters that govt forces have regained control of the capital of Tigray.
SABC News · 14h ago · South Africa
Verstappen led home the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli.
SABC News · 14h ago · South Africa
Mamabolo was speaking during the campaign trail at Seshego near Polokwane in Limpopo.
Rugby365 · 15h ago · Sport
SABC News · 15h ago · South Africa
They met on the margins of the African Forum in Egypt.
SABC News · 15h ago · South Africa
UL says it is saddened following the discovery of a body of a student outside the campus.
SABC News · 15h ago · South Africa
The debate comes amid growing international pressure to protect children online.
SAPeople · 16h ago · Saffas Abroad
The decision to allow main blood components brings a historic shift for South African healthcare and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The post Jehovah’s Witnesses ease ban on blood: What the church now allows appeared first on SA People .
Ruck.co.uk · 16h ago · Sport
Daily Maverick · 17h ago · South Africa
In November, you will make the choice that directly shapes the reality in which you live for the next five years, and that choice is starkly binary: vote for governments that pull our municipalities back from the brink, or vote to continue down the path of…
SABC News · 17h ago · South Africa
Boitumelo Mashita was buried in Thembisa, East Rand on Sunday.
SABC News · 17h ago · South Africa
38 motorists have been arrested in Newcastle in northern KZN for various traffic law violations
SABC News · 17h ago · South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement last week of a four point plan to fight GBVF last week.
SABC News · 17h ago · South Africa
Angie Motshekga says privately chartered flights were procured to access remote areas.
SABC News · 17h ago · South Africa
University of Limpopo (UL) female student found dead near campus perimeter fence
SABC News · 18h ago · South Africa
South Africa has not introduced a national ban on social media use by under-16s.
Daily Maverick · 18h ago · South Africa
His all-round ability keeps improving and it’s rare among his generation of SA cricketers.
SAPeople · 18h ago · Saffas Abroad
Former Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar-Wheatley has ended her services at Africa Bitcoin Corporation following a 20-year FSCA debarment. The post Ex-Miss South Africa leaves Africa Bitcoin Corp after share manipulation sanction appeared first on SA People .
SABC News · 18h ago · South Africa
OCA President Sheikh Al Thani declared the Games closed at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
SAPeople · 18h ago · Saffas Abroad
Universities in South Africa are gaining global recognition, with UCT, Wits and Stellenbosch ranking among the world's best. The post Three South African stars rank among the world’s best universities appeared first on SA People .
Daily Maverick · 18h ago · South Africa
New sanctions against South Africa and the placing of white crosses on the National Mall in Washington, DC last week speak to a deep connection between white nationalist politics of both South Africa and the US.
SABC News · 18h ago · South Africa
If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes, the top two will face off on October 25.
SABC News · 18h ago · South Africa
100 members of Taipei's LGBTQ+ community protested after police raided a gay bar in Taiwan
Wales Online · 19h ago · Sport
SABC News · 19h ago · South Africa
Many municipalities in the province are experiencing a collapse in basic services
Daily Maverick · 19h ago · South Africa
South Africa is battered by violence, corruption and division. Yet beneath the grief, a stubborn spirit still breathes — refusing to surrender hope and its future.
SABC News · 19h ago · South Africa
eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba is expected to brief the media on the metro's water crisis
Planet Rugby · 19h ago · Sport
SAPeople · 19h ago · Saffas Abroad
A digital ID will bring South African identity services to smartphones, with biometric security and user-controlled information sharing. The post Digital IDs: How South Africa’s new identity system will work appeared first on SA People .
Daily Maverick · 20h ago · South Africa
The young mountain bike rider’s stellar Go2Sea performance earned him more than applause: a bike of his own and support to pursue his racing ambitions.
SABC News · 20h ago · South Africa
Twelve women’s bodies were dumped in various locations across Ekurhuleni since July this year.
SABC News · 20h ago · South Africa
Mauritius was selected as AfCRA’s headquarters following a competitive process.
Daily Maverick · 21h ago · South Africa
Littering might not seem as important as collapsing infrastructure, corruption, community safety and struggling municipal finances, but it is.
SABC News · 21h ago · South Africa
France's Foreign Minister visited the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bunia.
SABC News · 21h ago · South Africa
The gathering brings together heads of state and governments of the AU bureau
Daily Maverick · 21h ago · South Africa
Decades before Ernst Roets lobbied the US, a little-known Kempton Park woman linked the AWB to global neo-Nazis – a story that sheds light on international support for the farm murder cause.
SABC News · 21h ago · South Africa
The ANCWL is expected to hold National Day of Prayer in honour of GBVF victims in Ekurhuleni
SABC News · 21h ago · South Africa
The teen’s bodies were discovered by their mother when she returned from work on Friday.
SABC News · 21h ago · South Africa
In June, Marc Marquez extended his contract with Ducati until 2028.
SABC News · 21h ago · South Africa
ACDP accuses the SECTION 22 committee of having malicious intentions.
novanews.co.za · 22h ago · Sport
SABC News · 22h ago · South Africa
Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane is expected to launch LGE manifesto in Mangaung
SABC News · 23h ago · South Africa
Fourty-two-year-old Nomfesane Mjobo's body was found in Kempton Park last month.
SABC News · 24h ago · South Africa
Warnings that the conditions could increase risks to agriculture, water resources, food security
SABC News · 1d ago · South Africa
At least two bullet-riddled bodies were discovered in Mashobota, Mpumalanga on Monday.