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A final investment decision on Namibia’s first major offshore oil development hinges on the imminent conclusion of negotiations with the government.

A senior advertising agency executive who quit after a viral video of him making inappropriate comments to two women at the recent Cannes Lions International Festival in France – while allegedly drunk – has booked himself into rehab.

As family, friends and industry colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of veteran actor Seputla Sebogodi, his long-time ‘Generations’ co-star, Katlego Danke, shared heartfelt memories.

Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula allegedly confirmed to businesswoman Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu during a meeting at Johannesburg’s InterContinental Hotel that requests for money made in her name were genuine, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard on Thursday.

“You are out of order. You must behave yourself.” SAFA president Danny Jordaan erupted in anger when pressed on when the association would appoint a new Bafana coach, with Hugo Broos’s contract expiring in days.

A March and March cleanup in the Durban CBD descended into chaos on Thursday as police and participants clashed.

The defence in the trial of alleged criminal kingpin Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala on Thursday challenged the State witness’ version of events by arguing that not a single spent 9mm cartridge was recovered from the August 2022 crime scene, despite an earlier testimony that the witness fired at least 15 shots.

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MK Party MP David Skosana said he would open a criminal case against embattled Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Andrea Johnson on Friday.

KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has given the troubled eNdumeni Local Municipality, near Dundee in northern KwaZulu-Natal, until 31 July 2026 to pass its 2026/27 budget, or face dissolution.

It was widely expected that the SA Reserve Bank would increase the interest rate for the second consecutive time, but it was kept unchanged.

Daveyton residents, led by the Greater Benoni Organisation, gathered under the March and March banner for another weekly protest on Thursday, but the movement appears to be losing steam in the area, with the crowd beginning to dwindle.

Former defence minister and ex-National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial has heard how former military contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu allegedly received a request for R300 000 that she was told was intended to assist the senior ANC politician with a personal matter.

The family of veteran actor Seputla Sebogodi would not be drawn into drama related to his burial, and instead asked for time to grieve and focus on giving him a dignified send-off.

A federal judge cast doubt on Wednesday on claims by approximately 69 000 people alleging that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder ‌and other talc products caused ovarian cancer.

JSE-listed Mr Price’s new German acquisition, NKD, has helped boost its first-quarter sales growth to over 45%.

Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania’s coast, scientists and activists say.

The Electoral Commission of SA is anticipating that the number of candidates standing for election in the 4 November polls could surpass the 100 000 mark.

PA leader Gayton McKenzie has launched a fresh High Court bid to have the Western Cape government’s long-running investigation into his controversial Central Karoo fundraising campaign declared unlawful, arguing that, legally, the probe expired nearly three years ago, making every investigative step taken since then invalid.

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the eviction of 161 unlawful occupiers from Transnet-owned land in Woodstock and Salt River in Cape Town.