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Taiwan to maintain ‘close contact’ with US on arms sales

Taiwan will continue to keep in close touch with the US to promote the implementation of arms sales according to plan,…

Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airport

Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Wednesday after Tigrayan forces seized the…

Wife of US seismologist held in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him

The wife of a US expert on North Korean nuclear tests who has been imprisoned in China since late 2024 said on Tuesday…

Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 26 as search continues for 109 missing passengers

The official death toll from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in Indonesia's Java Sea rose to 26 on Wednesday,…

JUSTICE DENIED: Honoured in Constantia, reviled in Liberia — fugitive war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven dies free

Dutch war criminal Guus Kouwenhoven recently died. Some honoured his life at a church service in Cape Town, where he…

DEFYING GRAVITY: Young SA gymnast has turned self-doubt into a winning routine

Daniel Mclean placed fifth in his debut Commonwealth Games and is now heading for his first senior World Championships.

Watch – Swimming SA to pay Tatjana Smith interest, faces scrutiny over kit’s deal

BRAAI DAY: Five ways with pork — sosaties, 3 chops recipes, and a crackling good quest

Green fig preserve, grilled apples, fresh orange with rosemary and cinnamon, and the classic combination of honey and…

BRAAI DAY: Five ways with lamb and mutton on the coals

Prepare a whole lamb rib or flank for a bunch of friends and family, or debone a lamb leg – you’ll be really chuffed…

BRAAI DAY: Five ways with a chicken flattie, skewered and grilled

Nearly everyone loves chicken, and a spatchcocked fowl tends to make people very happy. Here are five ways to do one on…

BRAAI DAY: Five ways with braai bread this Heritage Day

If you can master the basics of a simple braai bread, you can adapt it in all sorts of ways. Here are five.

BRAAI DAY: Five beefy recipes for the coals this weekend

Beef is versatile and is not only about steaks. We’ve trawled through years of braai recipes to find some of your Food…

WHAT’S COOKING: Two good reasons why Braai Day can be a Salad Day too

Ring the changes with a cheerful innovation on a potato salad, and a couscous salad of delicious simplicity.

SPOTLIGHT: Health policy trailblazer Precious Matsoso credits patience, faith and The Beatles

Precious Matsoso tells Spotlight how, over three decades, she helped shape some of the most consequential health policy…

SPOTLIGHT: Is Aspen right to abandon lenacapavir for an unproven HIV prevention pill?

Aspen Pharmacare has announced that it will not be manufacturing the lenacapavir HIV prevention injection, and that it…

GOING FOR A SONG OP-ED: AI and the future of creativity — can artists’ histories travel with their work?

During a Creative Cnergy panel on AI, one core question emerged: as AI makes content creation seamless, will the human…

Zelensky says Russia planning new mass attack on Ukraine

Sept 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was planning a new major attack on his country,…

Trump threatens to annihilate Iran as diplomats push for deal at UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that he could annihilate Iran if there…

SAPS IN CRISIS: The State versus Shadrack Sibiya — unpacking the explosive rape, grooming, human trafficking charges

A charge sheet sets out the grim case against top cop Shadrack Sibiya, alleging that he plied a group of friends with…

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Gayton McKenzie promises debt write-offs, ‘Abahambe’ crackdown in Nelson Mandela Bay

With the 2026 local elections approaching, PA leader Gayton McKenzie says voters should give his party five years to…

LOCAL VEHICLE PRODUCTION: Minister of Small Business Development Ndabeni pushes for localised manufacturing in automotive sector

Minister Stella Ndabeni calls for reliable infrastructure and competitive local manufacturing while imported vehicles…

A deadly silence — SA’s failure to protect whistleblowers and human rights defenders

As killings of whistleblowers and activists go unpunished, South Africa's delayed legislative reforms expose a fatal…

War and drought threaten world food security — 645m people at risk

An estimated 645 million people worldwide face hunger. When disruptions occur, they reverberate far beyond an immediate…

SA’s living heritage — Home Affairs’ reforms honour equal citizenship

There is something distinctly South African about dedicating a public holiday to heritage and then spending a good part…

DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY: SA is under cyber siege — and the situation will only get worse

Over the past month, Hungry Lion, Bidvest Bank, the Furniture Bargaining Council, CarTrack, Serengeti Estates and…

ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The digital extortion group known as "ShinyHunters" says it has breached the Federal…

Trump says he backs the idea of a ban on diesel exports

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he backed the idea of a ban on diesel…

CITY ART: Joburg breathes new life into the history on its streets

A jazz legend whose shoe is regularly kept polished by a mysterious admirer, giant steel pigeons honouring…

MURDER FOR MONEY: Consent vs dangling carrot — what must change to stop funeral policy killings?

Murder for Money schemes have appeared on the National Financial Ombudsman’s radar. She suggests that urgent changes…

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK: ‘Send out the plumbers and the water bills!’ deputy minister tells leaky councils

Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Dr Jack Bloom has outlined plans to ‘narrow the gap’ between government promises…

EKURHULENI BACKLASH: Death penalty: Let’s not aspire to being a bloodthirsty, barbaric nation

As ANC leaders revive calls to restore the death penalty, evidence shows capital punishment neither deters crime nor…

Letter to US ambassador Bozell — Afrikaners are being used as a political football

South Africa’s problems with crime, racial rhetoric, land reform, economic empowerment and foreign policy are serious.…

XENOBAROMETER: Xenophobic surge dials up trauma for many immigrant pupils at SA schools in 2026

XenoBarometer tracks the anti-immigrant movement and its impact. We aim to surface underreported stories, paying close…

The Conversation: Moving for work — the hidden health impacts of SA’s urban migration

Migration can improve livelihoods without uniformly harming health, researchers find, but urban diets, obesity and…

After The Bell: A Swartland Grand Prix? Now isn’t that grand...

Plans for a privately funded Swartland Formula One Grand Prix could boost tourism, investment and jobs, while avoiding…

Europe’s political centre is almost out of time

Europe’s political centre is fracturing as economic stagnation fuels the far right, threatening Germany, the…