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President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that where municipalities or officials fail to comply with environmental and water services legislation, the government will use the enforcement mechanisms available to it, including directives, criminal proceedings and, where the law permits, personal liability.

Renewed conflict in the Middle East has caused a swing in the diesel price expectation for August, as has been feared.

A year-long pause should end in stronger political backing, renewed legitimacy and broader ownership of transitional justice, writes Tadesse Simie Metekia in ISS Today.

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is yet to approve the Private Security Sector Provident Fund’s (PSSPF) contentious pick for principal officer amid pushback from employer associations and private security sector unions.

Confusion surrounded the anticipated arrest of Crime Intelligence senior investigator Colonel Ismail Dawood on Monday after he arrived at the Sandton police station to hand himself over, only for the process to be delayed.

Confusion surrounded the anticipated arrest of Crime Intelligence senior investigator Colonel Ismail Dawood on Monday after he arrived at the Sandton police station to hand himself over, only for the process to be delayed.

The company behind the controversial R135 million bid for Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre has challenged Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis over the suggestion that it lacks the financial means to complete the purchase and says it has still received no official communication that the sale has collapsed.

The company behind the controversial R135 million bid for Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre has challenged Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis over the suggestion that it lacks the financial means to complete the purchase and says it has still received no official communication that the sale has collapsed.

Thousands of Israelis, including settlers and right-wing activists, marched toward the border with Gaza, calling on the government to re-establish Israeli settlements in the war-shattered Palestinian territory, an AFP journalist reported.

Herman Mostert highlights five talking points after South Africa’s 43-0 win over Wales at Kings Park.

The ‌escalating conflict in the Gulf lifted oil prices and fanned fears of inflation, while ⁠a packed week of major tech earnings will further test investor faith in the artificial intelligence trade.

Jamie Oliver surprised parents at a Cape Town school pickup line, tapping on car windows to ask, “What’s for dinner?” before turning the shock into an impromptu cooking lesson.

Anglo American has selected a group led by De Beers’ former boss Gareth Penny as the preferred bidder for its sale of the world’s biggest diamond mining company, people with knowledge of the matter said.

South Africa does not need fewer capable leaders. It needs fewer unnecessary layers, stronger operational command, decentralised capacity and greater integrity at the top, writes Ian Cameron.

Nearly four years after a fiery confrontation at a Cape Town bar sent fists flying and sparked explosive allegations of racism, Christopher Logan and the former owners of Hank’s Olde Irish Pub are once again facing off in the Western Cape High Court.

Nearly four years after a fiery confrontation at a Cape Town bar sent fists flying and sparked explosive allegations of racism, Christopher Logan and the former owners of Hank’s Olde Irish Pub are once again facing off in the Western Cape High Court.

Andy Burnham will on Monday become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, with an in-tray overflowing with challenges that have trounced his predecessors and little time to make his mark.

South Africa has spent a painful period building macroeconomic buffers, but we need to keep building further resilience through sensible fiscal policy and driving ahead with the reform programme to be ready for the next global shock, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.

Spain’s World Cup winners were due home on Monday to a heroes’ welcome in Madrid where a million fans are expected to greet them after a night of raucous celebrations across the country.

US forces struck Iran for a ninth consecutive day as the number of confirmed American military deaths in the renewed fighting rose to three and concerns grew over shipping through the ‌Strait of Hormuz.