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The Government Employees Pension Fund has reassured members that the events at the Public Investment Corporation will not affect pension payments.

The Government Employees Pension Fund has reassured members that the events at the Public Investment Corporation will not affect pension payments.

South Africans may have been spared an interest rate hike this week, but the outlook for fuel and goods prices has definitely soured.

A quiet farming town north of Cape Town has been the latest battleground for gangs, with bullets flying over what experts say could be the lucrative drug trade.

A quiet farming town north of Cape Town has been the latest battleground for gangs, with bullets flying over what experts say could be the lucrative drug trade.

A raft of new corporate taxes that could erode banks’ profitability is testing Mauritius’s long-standing status as a low-tax gateway for cross-border capital, according to Moody’s Ratings.

Music festival Rocking the Daisies has cancelled its 2026 edition, organisers announced in a statement on Friday.

Music festival Rocking the Daisies has cancelled its 2026 edition, organisers announced in a statement on Friday.

MK Party president Jacob Zuma has appointed himself as the party’s “accounting officer” and frozen all bank accounts as a “temporary measure”, according to an internal letter that was shared with all structures.

MK Party president Jacob Zuma has appointed himself as the party’s “accounting officer” and frozen all bank accounts as a “temporary measure”, according to an internal letter that was shared with all structures.

“Quite simply, when governance is effective, migration becomes manageable,” said Zainal Arif Mantaha, Singapore’s High Commissioner to South Africa, as he spoke about how his country handles migration.

The amount spent on gambling and the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed.

The amount spent on gambling and the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed.

Germany has assured Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola that South Africa’s voice will be represented at the G20 meeting in Miami, Florida, in December, despite Washington’s refusal to invite President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Stormers XXIII, who opened their Currie Cup campaign with a hard-fought 25-19 win over the Griquas, are taking the tournament more seriously in 2026 after finishing bottom last year.

The six candidates vying to lead the United Nations stressed the importance of restoring the credibility of an organisation in crisis during a restrained debate before the selection process formally starts.

From negotiating South Africa’s bid to make the groundbreaking HIV prevention injection lenacapavir, to helping to chart the country’s Aids programmes through unprecedented donor funding cuts, Thembi Xulu has become one of Africa’s most influential HIV leaders. As delegates gather in Rio for the International Aids Conference, Bhekisisa profiles the woman helping shape the next chapter of South Africa’s HIV response.

Salman Rushdie testified at the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, who stabbed him at a New York cultural centre in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye.

The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners.

A new wave of US tariffs targeting 60 trading partners took effect, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by US President Donald Trump earlier this year.