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Freight and road transport operators at the Port of Durban have been pushed to the financial brink nine months after ICTSI took over management of the Durban Gateway Terminal DGT.

The DA has, in the past, correctly criticised the ANC for protecting implicated cadres and deploying them into government positions. Adriaan Basson asks why, then, has the party even vaguely found itself in a similar situation?

Ask what’s one of the best cars I’ve ever driven, and my answer will undoubtedly be some Porsche model. A recent drive in the new 911 GT3 Touring has just made it to my top picks of the year. Janine van der Post explains why...

A 59-year-old high-ranking police officer was arrested, allegedly at a strip club in Sandton, Gauteng, on Monday.

Bafana Bafana striker Cassius Mailula is happy to be back in the national team fold after three years on the sidelines following his move to Toronto FC, where he struggled for game time.

Picture this: Your morning starts with coffee on a seafront terrace, the Indian Ocean doing its thing in front of you, and a day by the zen pool.

A legal battle over a proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga has morphed into something much bigger than a fight over mining a protected area, to include the question of protections for civil society to challenge decisions in the public interest.

The Economist’s editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes speaks to CDE’s Ann Bernstein about the biggest technological revolution in history, China’s bifurcated economy, Europe’s slide, and why a handful of individuals will determine the future. Despite this, she still sees the glass as half full.

Theatre-maker Zimkitha Kumbaca brings ‘Confessions of a Blacklisted Woman: She Bellows’ to the Alexander Playhouse in a season that reunites original cast members.

Vehicle-tracking records place a state-owned white Audi, linked to Judge Portia Phahlane, at venues where a former court interpreter alleges the judge secretly met Michael Sandlana and agreed to help him win the International Pentecostal Holiness Church succession battle in return for bribes.

With a cash pile of more than R22 billion and zero debt, investment giant Remgro is exploring a potential push into healthcare for lower-income groups and contemplating new acquisitions, possibly in agriculture and infrastructure.

AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit is pursuing the criminal prosecution of ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula for falsely accusing an innocent school principal, Jaco Pieterse, of rape.

An iconic landmark in Kalk Bay, Cape Town, has turned a kiddies’ tidal pool into a deck for diners and bands, resulting in an icy reception from locals with whom relations are already rocky.

Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a record supermajority in the Duma, authorities announced on Monday, following a tightly controlled three-day election in which parties critical of the Kremlin or the war in Ukraine were barred.

At just two years old, Ethan Msithini-Zimunya has already developed a dynamic personality and is such a friendly little boy that he will give a thumbs-up to almost everyone.

Formula 1 might not be on the cards for local fans yet, but the international endurance racing championship has confirmed an SA debut with a 24-hour race at Kyalami.

Pitso Mosimane’s second coming as Bafana Bafana head coach has officially moved from the planning stage to the training ground, with the new coach confirming his completed technical team and welcoming his players into camp ahead of a demanding start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

An Eastern Cape family has made a desperate appeal to the public to help locate their relative, who has been missing ever since being kidnapped at his home in March.

The Hawks’ investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of three South African Navy sailors during a submarine exercise off Kommetjie in 2023 remains ongoing, with no indication of when it is expected to be concluded.

Deadly Dozen Johannesburg brought together seasoned hybrid athletes and first-timers. For fitness enthusiast Godwin Ahmed, his first race delivered plenty of intensity.