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The action-bias window: Why waiting between major catalysts can be the hardest trade

Six South Africans still missing after Nepal flash floods as DNA sent for identification

BRICSCOIN: A trade settlement currency with no peg, no interest — and a diamond inside

Manamela: Foreign academics needed, but visa abuse must be addressed

Home Affairs moves Durban refugees to Gauteng as tensions escalate

Corruption trial halted: Mapisa-Nqakula fails to appear in court after falling ill

New Delhi BRICS Summit: Making BRICS future ready

Lilian Ngoyi Street: Morero says underground tunnels drove R192m cost

Own the dust at Gravel Kings 3.0 — Worcester's wildest weekend is almost sold

‘She hit my child more than five times’: Phoenix mother opens assault case against teacher

ANC KZN provides update on candidate disputes and election readiness ahead of local elections

‘The DA has no quarrel with the law’: ANC opposes DA application to intervene in candidate case

Durban Solid Waste R320m case: Nzuza defence challenges Hawks’ cellphone seizure

Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

Boy, 15, electrocuted at school as family demands answers

Ice-cream machine deal turns deadly as Facebook robbers get life

Vanderbijlpark crash: R3,000 bail and driving ban for driver accused of killing 14 learners

Man sentenced to 18 years after student’s decomposed body found in house

WATCH | Woolies customer horrified after video appears to show maggots at Bel Air store

From 5am starts to daily pain – Free State farmer wins RAF claim

August tied as world’s hottest month on record as El Niño strengthens

North West woman sues doctors for R2m after fallopian tube removal in botched abortion

UPDATE: Foreign nationals arrested as Pretoria drug lab producing 800,000 tablets a day shuts down

KZN police arrest woman wanted for alleged murder of DJ Warras

55,000 in three months: What SA’s HIV prevention numbers reveal

Zuma axes MK Party task team, replaces eThekwini mayoral candidate

Refugees fear fresh clash as March and March ‘cleanup’ looms

Judgment reserved in Lucas Legabe's bail bid over alleged R200 million cocaine theft

Stormy Wellington urges African founders to focus on structure and leadership

How parents can support matriculants under exam pressure

Today's weather: Warm conditions, with isolated rain expected in southern regions

'Deadlines are deadlines': DA opposes ANC bid to contest elections in six municipalities

Manamela warns NSFAS funding model is ‘unsustainable’ as shortfall heads towards R33 billion

‘Buildings don’t talk back’: Manamela condemns campus destruction as CPUT prepares to resume classes

Stalingrad by Procedure: How the Madonsela Recommendation Was Buried

Over 100 reports later, Cape Town’s mysterious night noise explained

Stuart Scharnick granted R5,000 bail in firearm related charges despite State opposition

Hlabisa: 100 municipalities adopt Code for Ethical Leadership - What it means for local government

NCOP calls for climate-resilient schools after storm damages 60 North West schools

Phala Phala impeachment committee freezes new evidence leader process over court challenges

Durban was an ambush, not an achievement

Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane dedicates ‘Odyssey of Liberation’ awards to his late parents

Two foreign nationals arrested in multimillion-rand drug lab bust in Pretoria

Golden Arrow welcomes court order preventing planned NUFAS strike

Correctional Services CFO among four suspended over coal tender probe

Advocate Musi Sikhakhane dedicates ‘Odyssey of Liberation’ awards to his late parents

History Preserved: Durban's Curries Fountain Stadium declared a Provincial Heritage Site

City Power removes R200,000 illegal electricity infrastructure in Alexandra

‘Where are Coloureds, Indians and Whites?’ SAPS responds to recruitment row

Cape Town municipal bills: Ratepayers sound alarm, City pushes back

Heritage Day: How South Africans are reclaiming and redefining its meaning

Municipal debt puts South Africa’s water boards under severe strain

‘He was a good guy’: Refugee community mourns man who died on Durban pavement

Have you seen missing Mangaung police officer Mpho Sehloho?

DA councillor sanctioned over false qualifications reportedly in line for promotion

Beaufort West schools closed amid ongoing water crisis

Durban refugees on Moore Road fear confrontation ahead of planned march

Witness in Anele Tembe inquest recalls 'hysterical screams'

Higher bills, bigger backlogs: What major metros are delivering ahead of 2026 elections

British tourist held for spitting at Turkish flag: report

Manenberg pilot project aims to steer boys away from gangs

The HONOR Spring Sale is live at a store near you

Presidency calls on South Africans to nominate deserving candidates for National Orders

Steve Biko inquest halted after family wins urgent court order

Record petrol prices predicted for South Africa in October

Matric exams: SA schools to use platoon system after severe storm damage

Undocumented tuckshop owner arrested as police seize illegal liquor in Northern Cape raid

Madlanga Commissioner Khumalo targeted by sexual threats

WATCH | Woolies customer horrified after video appears to show maggots at Belair store

Mbalula: ANC election loss could spark leadership revolt

Storm damage affects 60 North West province schools, disrupting classroom space

Phala Phala: Court bid says Ramaphosa had no right to block Madonsela

Anele Tembe Inquest: Court set to hear more evidence on her death

Tshepang Nyathi killed over Spring Day water splashing to be laid to rest

A will is only the beginning: How House of Heirs is preparing families for what happens after death

Trump makes 9/11 about himself, again

Banking apps become fraudsters’ favourite weapon as South Africans lose R1.7bn

Madlanga Witness Murder: State expected to update court on cellphone evidence

R306 million spent on June 30 anti-immigration protests - R251 million gone just on overtime

Puma Energy and Black Heritage Investments forge a transformative partnership in South Africa's fuel industry

Official: South Africa gets an extra public holiday to vote in November

13 armed men storm Limpopo filling station, two suspects later die in crash after robbery

Impendle municipality given 48 hours to pay workers

BackaBuddy campaign raises R61,000 for Durban fire-rescue hero Ayakha Godlwana

Sudan Is Not Short of Warnings. It Is Short of Funding.

Woman loses claim to aunt's death benefit as adopted daughter inherits everything

UK, France, Canada to ban imports from Israeli settlements

Netanyahu under fire over report UAE warned of October 7 attack

OR Tambo leads SA's airport drug busts as seizures exceed R236.8 million in 2026

Allegations That Sudanese Army Used International Relief Materials to Produce Banned Weapons

‘They came back to retaliate‘: Court hears gang retaliation led to Reiger Park shooting that killed four

From the Cape of Good Hope to the Arctic: Why women are entering the world's toughest professions

Eiffel Tower scandal: How a Hindu sect’s visit sparked an uproar in France

UPDATE: Engine failure destroys aircraft in Midrand crash, one person injured

Today's weather: SA set for a mostly dry day as extreme fire danger hits Western Cape

Madlanga commissioner Sandile Khumalo targeted in campaign of threats and intimidation

PICS & VIDEO | Light aircraft crashes in Midrand, Gauteng

20-year-old hiker rescued from Table Mountain cliff after dramatic 14-hour overnight operation

Four years after Musgrave couple’s toxic-fume deaths, court fight finally looms