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Cape Town – The rand strengthened to below R16 to the dollar on Friday, recovering losses linked to the Iran conflict as the US dollar weakened amid plans by the US Treasury to buy back longer-term debt. BREAKING: South African Rand Gains Below 16 Per Dollar, Erasing War Losses pic.twitter.com/xNRSmkA3xV — Leader Alpha (@LeaderAlphaNews) August 21, 2026 The currency rose... Read more → The post…
Cape Town – The fraud and corruption case against suspended City of Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and City Manager Kagiso Lerutla has been postponed to 29 September 2026. The pair made a brief appearance in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court, east of Johannesburg, on Friday. Mkhwanazi and Lerutla face charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice relating to... Read…
Johannesburg – South African police have uncovered a major crystal meth laboratory on the border with Zimbabwe and rounded up several foreign nationals including two Mexicans, they said on Friday. The overnight operation follows a series of drugs busts involving Mexican nationals over the past months that have led authorities to suspect Latin American cartels are expanding into Africa. Security...…
Cape Town – Actress and activist Nomzamo Mbatha has sparked debate online after reacting to the R2.595 million asking price of a small studio apartment in Cape Town’s Sea Point. Mbatha shared a screenshot of the Property24 listing on her Instagram Stories and tagged the City of Cape Town, questioning the price of the property. “Have a glass of shame,” Mbatha... Read more → The post ‘Have a glass…
Cape Town – Fraud and corruption charges against Crime Intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, Brigadier Dineo Mokwele and their co-accused have been withdrawn, bringing an end to a case that placed some of the country’s senior police officials under criminal scrutiny. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) withdrew the charges in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court following…
Cape Town – South African motorists could face a sharp increase in fuel prices in September after the latest Central Energy Fund (CEF) data showed that recent improvements in fuel price recoveries have almost completely reversed. The latest figures indicate that petrol and diesel prices are currently showing significant under-recoveries, raising the prospect of another substantial increase when…
Johannesburg – Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Distribution has partnered with South African investment company Reatile Group as it moves closer to taking control of Shell’s downstream business in South Africa in a deal valued at about $1 billion (roughly R16 billion). The agreement will give ADNOC access to Shell Downstream South Africa (SDSA), which includes a network of... Read more →…
Windhoek – A jet fuel shortage at Namibia’s Hosea Kutako International Airport has forced Lufthansa-owned Discover Airlines to reroute some flights through Angola for refuelling, disrupting air travel and raising concerns about the country’s reliance on a single fuel supplier. Business Insider Africa reported that the shortage had forced Discover Airlines to make operational changes to some of its…
A soldier during a joint oversight visit by the police and defence portfolio committees in Mitchells Plain on 14 August. The purpose of the visit was to monitor the progress of the Operation Prosper army deployment in Cape Town. Photos: Matthew Hirsch By Matthew Hirsch Cape Town mothers who have lost sons to gang violence said they had seen little... Read more → The post ‘They failed us’: Gang…
Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa are set to address the South Africa-Zimbabwe Business Forum in Midrand on Friday as the two countries seek to deepen trade and investment ties. The forum will be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre and forms part of the programme of the fourth session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission... Read…
Beijing – The death toll from devastating floods in southern China last month jumped to 159 on Friday, state media reported, with ten people still missing. Typhoon Maysak wreaked havoc across parts of southern China in July, bringing torrential rain and severe flooding to Guangxi, with state media reporting then that 39 people were killed in the region. As of... Read more → The post Death toll…
Johannesburg – Spur Corporation has expanded its restaurant portfolio with the launch of Doppio Bistrot at the Nine Yards Precinct in Parktown North, Rosebank. The restaurant opened in March 2026 and is operated by Biscotti Trading (Pty) Ltd, a majority-owned indirect subsidiary in which Spur Corporation holds a 60% effective interest. According to BusinessTech, the launch comes as Spur…
Cape Town – The National Assembly will next week debate and vote on a motion of no confidence in Speaker Thoko Didiza, setting the stage for a potentially tense showdown over her handling of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment proceedings. According to SABC News, the motion will be considered on Wednesday, 26 August, after it was tabled by Economic Freedom Fighters... Read more → The post…
Pretoria – A series of building collapses that claimed 17 lives and injured 24 people has exposed recurring weaknesses in South Africa’s building control and construction oversight systems, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson said. Macpherson was speaking in Pretoria on Thursday as he presented findings from investigations into four building and construction incidents that occurred between…
Cape Town – The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has lifted restrictions on funding research projects in South Africa, reversing a policy introduced after US President Donald Trump ordered government agencies to halt foreign aid and assistance to the country. The decision follows an internal memo from NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, reported by Science, which concluded that NIH research...…
Cape Town – The legal battle over Chidimma Adetshina’s South African citizenship has been postponed until February 2027, as members of Operation Dudula and March and March protested outside the Cape Town Regional Court on Wednesday. The groups called for Adetshina to leave South Africa as the Department of Home Affairs pursues her detention and deportation amid a dispute over her citizenship…
Phoenix – A 58-year-old woman and her 28-year-old daughter have reported an alleged recurring harassment incident after used and unopened condoms were repeatedly left outside their home in Whetstone, Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal. Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) said the women reported that the incidents had occurred every Wednesday for the past four weeks. The mother and her daughter, who have…
Durban – Ten children were safely evacuated from a creche after part of the building caught fire in Waterloo, KwaZulu-Natal, on Thursday morning. A teacher noticed the fire at Learning Together Creche and evacuated the children before emergency services arrived, according to Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA). “Ten (10) children were safely evacuated by a teacher after she noticed part... Read more…
Knysna – A 48-year-old ward councillor has been shot dead in Joodsekamp, Knysna, while one of three passengers travelling with him was wounded in the attack. The shooting happened in Ngxalo Street at about 21:20 on Wednesday, 19 August 2026, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS). “Detectives from the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit are investigating a... Read more → The…
Tokyo – A train hit and killed four workers in Japan on Thursday, authorities said, a rare incident in a country renowned for its normally excellent rail safety record. Local media reported that the four workers were removing weeds from the train tracks at Shin-Kanuma Station in Kanuma city north of Tokyo when the express train struck them. “The four... Read more → The post Japan train hits…
Kyiv – Russian bombardments killed at least 13 people in Ukraine’s capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging a global response to Moscow’s “escalation” of the four-year war. In the early morning hours, rescuers in Kyiv were sifting through the rubble of destroyed buildings, including a damaged children’s hospital,…
