Cape Town International Airport has been thrown into chaos as a powerful second cold front barrels into the Mother City, bringing relentless heavy rain, howling winds, and dangerously low visibility. Several inbound flights have been diverted to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded, delayed, or rerouted as the extreme weather…
Discount retailer Boxer has declared its first annual dividend since its landmark JSE listing in 2024, underpinned by stellar financial results that saw turnover surge past R46 billion and trading profit climb 14.3%. The company also announced the creation of 3,400 new jobs over the past financial year – a powerful testament to its aggressive…
Vodacom Group has delivered a stunning financial performance for the 2026 financial year, reporting a 34% surge in annual profit to R26.7 billion, driven by explosive growth in its pan-African operations – particularly in Egypt, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The results, announced on Tuesday morning, underscore a fundamental shift in the telecom giant’s earnings profile, with…
The Free State Provincial Government has successfully concluded a strategic international working mission to the Republic of Italy, led by Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, in a concerted effort to unlock new investment, expand tourism opportunities, deepen agricultural partnerships, and advance skills development for the province. The week-long mission, which concluded on Monday, 11 May 2026, has…
In a dramatic and defiant address from the Union Buildings on Tuesday morning, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he will formally challenge the Constitutional Court’s recent judgment on the Phala Phala matter by taking it on review, while emphatically stating that he will not resign from office. The president described the court’s findings as containing…
In a dramatic and unexpected twist that has sent shockwaves through the Durban Regional Court, the high-profile trial of alleged 2021 July unrest instigator Bonginkosi Khanyile was abruptly postponed on Monday after a key defence witness—controversial anti-immigration activist Ngizwe Mchunu—became unavailable to testify due to a devastating fire that destroyed his rural homestead over the…
On a balmy evening beneath the stars of southern France, history was written not by gladiators or emperors, but by a DJ from Umlazi. On May 8, 2026, Grammy-winning producer and global dance music icon Black Coffee – born Nkosinathi Maphumulo – delivered his first-ever live orchestral performance in Europe at the breathtaking, sold-out Arènes…
Against the backdrop of recently swollen dams and sodden ground left by weeks of intense rainfall, Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Babalwa Lobishe has issued a measured but urgent plea: do not let the sight of full reservoirs fool you. In a public address delivered from the mayor’s office on Friday morning, Lobishe urged residents,…
In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the upper echelons of South Africa’s law enforcement, two senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers – including a major general in Crime Intelligence and the acting head of the Hawks’ Gauteng provincial team – have been arrested on charges of unlawful dealing in precious metals,…
A suspected kidnapper was shot and killed late Saturday night in a fierce, bullet-riddled shootout with South African Police Service (SAPS) officers after a high-stakes undercover operation to intercept a ransom payment went violently sideways. The confrontation took place on the N2 northbound carriageway near Empangeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal, bringing a dramatic and bloody end…
