16+ min ago   (867+ words) Johannesburg’s City Power is plagued by a R44bn backlog, rampant vandalism and severe revenue losses and is now deferring critical infrastructure projects as its financial crisis deepens. To make things worse, the entity is not bringing in enough money to make…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago   (382+ words) Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won the Tour de France’s final mountain stage on Saturday, riding clear to victory in Alpe d’Huez after American Sepp Kuss crashed twice in the closing kilometres. The EF Education-EasyPost rider completed the 170.9-km route from Le…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago   (336+ words) The EFF has deployed almost its entire top leadership to contest the biggest metros, with party leader Julius Malema unveiling a slate of high-profile mayoral candidates during the party’s 13th anniversary celebrations and local government elections manifesto launch in Thohoyandou in…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (572+ words) The government’s long-promised overhaul of policing has officially moved from the drawing board to implementation, with 140 of South Africa’s highest-crime police stations set to become testing grounds for sweeping reforms aimed at restoring public confidence in the SAPS. Acting police…...

18+ hour, 7+ min ago   (254+ words) China said on Saturday it has imposed penalties of nearly 5.2bn yuan (R12.92bn) on Trip.com Group, which operates the country’s largest online travel platform, over claims of monopolistic conduct. Trip.com, which runs Ctrip and Skyscanner among other brands, was said…...

20+ hour, 31+ min ago   (339+ words) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected a complaint by human rights group FairSquare against Fifa president Gianni Infantino, saying the matter fell outside the jurisdiction of its ethics commission, an IOC spokesperson said on Friday. FairSquare said it would…...

20+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1098+ words) The EFF is heading into the 2026 local government elections convinced it has emerged stronger from its post-2024 setbacks, banking on an expanded organisational footprint, a renewed membership drive and a sharpened electoral strategy to position itself as the country’s next…...

22+ hour, 37+ min ago   (531+ words) Mental Health Month reminds us that mental health is just as important as physical health. It is an opportunity to confront the stigma surrounding mental illness, encourage open and honest conversations, and reaffirm our shared responsibility to ensure that no…...

23+ hour, 2+ min ago   (138+ words) Eskom has engaged legal advisers to advise it on a new domestic medium-term note (DMTN) programme as it looks to raise billions of rands from the domestic debt capital markets to fund critical infrastructure and operational needs. The power producer…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (389+ words) Lubanzi Dube from Gauteng has emerged as the first black South African in 26 years to win the prestigious World Startup Forum Championship, held in Switzerland last weekend. At 12, this was Lubanzi’s first innovation making shoe soles and shoes, and he…...