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Plans for Cape Town’s first permanent desalination plant have been pushed back to 2036 – almost 18 years after the Day Zero crisis.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had struck a deal with Denmark to give Washington “permanent control” over Greenland’s security that would bar Russia and China from setting up bases in the Arctic territory.

South African workers are already battling unemployment, retrenchment, poverty and the rising cost of living. Former Cosatu general secretaries Jay Naidoo and Mbhazima Shilowa argue that this is precisely the time for the union movement to look outward rather than be consumed by its internal battles.

Cape Town’s celebrities are moving from the entertainment stage to the political platform.

Cape Town’s celebrities are moving from the entertainment stage to the political platform.

Growing up in Gugulethu, Sipho Ngwema thought he understood the men who loitered at corners asking for change. Then his brother, a senior member of the 26s, called from inside prison and corrected him. It was the first lesson in a much bigger argument: that South Africa’s criminal economy has been learning how legitimate power works – and is now using that knowledge to pursue it.

Thanks to their recruitment, Bok availability and Johan Ackermann being in his second year in charge, the Bulls have a chance of finally getting over the line after four URC finals in five years.

As Cape Town rushes to cage two baboon troops before local elections, Francesca de Gasparis argues the city is punishing wild animals for its own management failures rather than addressing the real causes of human-baboon conflict.

Malcolm Marx’s stirring series against the All Blacks is also reflected in his booming personal Test statistics, writes Rob Houwing

South Africa’s air traffic control system is under pressure from staff shortages, equipment problems and other operational constraints, with passengers sometimes experiencing the consequences in the form of delays and disrupted flights. But the airline or airport is not always the cause.

South Africa’s air traffic control system is under pressure from staff shortages, equipment problems and other operational constraints, with passengers sometimes experiencing the consequences in the form of delays and disrupted flights. But the airline or airport is not always the cause.

The FF Plus will go into this year’s local government elections with a mantra of being the “adult in the room” as it seeks to grow, particularly in the Western Cape.

The FF Plus will go into this year’s local government elections with a mantra of being the “adult in the room” as it seeks to grow, particularly in the Western Cape.

The assistant editor for investigations, Pieter du Toit, sits down with investigative journalist Kyle Cowan to discuss the importance of reporting on AfriForum, and what was found.

The assistant editor for investigations, Pieter du Toit, sits down with investigative journalist Kyle Cowan to discuss the importance of reporting on AfriForum, and what was found.

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso used the spotlight of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup to speak out against the scourge of femicide that is gripping South Africa.

Two police officers were shot and killed while responding to a business robbery in Libode near Mthatha, Eastern Cape.

The headmaster of a primary school in Pretoria has stepped down as coach of the Under-9 rugby team after parents accused him of blatantly favouring his relative in Grade 3 both during practice and games.

The headmaster of a primary school in Pretoria has stepped down as coach of the Under-9 rugby team after parents accused him of blatantly favouring his relative in Grade 3 both during practice and games.

After insisting this week that South Africa will not surrender its sovereignty to Washington, International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has embarked on a series of diplomatic engagements in the US that will include sharing a stage with Bernie Sanders.