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The US Senate was scheduled to vote later on Wednesday on a resolution to block a host of President Donald Trump's tariffs, hours after the federal government reported that the nation's economy contracted for the first time in three years amid the chaos of the president's tariff policies.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to the National Prosecuting Authority.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to the National Prosecuting Authority.

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana will table a new budget based on updated economic assumptions and revenue projections. Treasury will find savings to allow government to do less with more.

Damaging winds are expected along sections of the Western and Eastern Cape's coastal areas, according to the South African Weather Service.

Damaging winds are expected along sections of the Western and Eastern Cape's coastal areas, according to the South African Weather Service.

A DA-led national government is now within striking distance, but its legitimacy as a "liberator" or "messiah" is questionable, writes Bhekisisa Mncube.

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Some 99.9% of the shareholder votes were in favour of demerging Anglo's platinum business as part of a broader restructuring.

The South African Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) has strongly condemned deliberate acts of misinformation promoted by an influential anonymous right-wing X account that incites racial hatred in the country.

The South African Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) has strongly condemned deliberate acts of misinformation promoted by an influential anonymous right-wing X account that incites racial hatred in the country.

Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane has announced the permanent relocation of hundreds of Umlazi H Section residents.

Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane has announced the permanent relocation of hundreds of Umlazi H Section residents.

Stormers loose forward Deon Fourie has signed on for another season in Cape Town and will be available to play at the start of next season.

US President Donald Trump's senior Africa adviser met with Congolese and Rwandan representatives in Doha on Wednesday, the envoy said, after the two sides agreed to negotiate an end to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east.

The US economy unexpectedly contracted in the first three months of the year due largely to a surge in imports as businesses and consumers stockpiled ahead of the introduction of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

The City of Cape Town is under increasing pressure to extend public participation in its proposed draft budget, but the municipality maintains that legislation requires it to adopt the budget before the new financial year begins.

The City of Cape Town is under increasing pressure to extend public participation in its proposed draft budget, but the municipality maintains that legislation requires it to adopt the budget before the new financial year begins.

In a unanimous ruling, the Constitutional Court declared that barring prisoners from using personal computers in their cells for studying is unconstitutional.