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Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 1 June 2026. Cloudy conditions with fog patches are expected in several provinces, while most of South Africa can look forward to fine, cool weather on Monday, 01 June. Here is what the weather is expected to be …

This past Africa Day (25 May), Bosman Family Vineyards turned its focus on the new direction the continent is taking to embrace our climate and our culture. Many wine producers are planting grape cultivars more suited to our conditions than the traditional French and German varieties brought to our continent by European colonialists. Bosman Nero is the …

The Blitzboks saw off a fierce challenge from Argentina to set up a cup final against Australia at the SVNS World Championship in Valladolid on Sunday. South Africa fought back from 7-5 down at half-time to win 19-7. The Blitzboks will play Australia, who scored late to pip Fiji 21-14, in the final at 4:26pm …

You could have called it a friendly. The record books will call it that. But nobody inside Lucas Moripe Stadium on Friday night was treating it as one — least of all the eleven men in yellow and blue who tore into a Bundesliga side with the kind of territorial ferocity that wins CAF Champions …

South Africa will depart for the World Cup on Monday, a day later than planned, after all the players received their visas to travel through the United States, sports minister Gayton McKenzie confirmed on Sunday. The team had been due to leave on a charter flight for their training base in the Mexican city of Pachuca …

Every year, on 31 May, the world observes World No-Tobacco Day. It is a reminder that tobacco causes about seven million premature deaths globally each year. Behind every one of the deaths is a family left wondering why their loved one could not stop smoking in time. The answer almost always comes back to the …

Southern Africa’s history is heavily marked with the spoor of the El Niño weather phenomenon. And with a potentially monster version expected to emerge in the coming weeks, the trail it points to is mostly one of hunger, economic hardship, environmental woes and calamity. No two El Niño events are the same, and even intense …

Staff Writer  ·31 May 2026 Analysts say South African pulp and paper group Sappi risks a $2 billion (~R32 billion) debt spiral as its losses mount. Speaking to Business Day TV, All Weather Capital Chief Investment Officer Shane Watkins and PSG Wealth Manager Ricus Reeders raised major red flags with Sappi’s balance sheet and debt …

A court case that most South Africans probably scrolled past this month deserves a lot more attention than it got. On 30 April 2026, the Western Cape High Court ruled that Cape Town’s fixed charges for citywide cleaning, water and sanitation were unlawful and unconstitutional.  The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) brought the case …

Crossover sedan is a gem with its peppy powertrain and typical quirky styling. There might be many things you can accuse French carmaker Citroën of, but building mundane cars isn’t one of them. The arrival of the newly-introduced Citroën Basalt at our offices this month offered a welcome break from the seemingly endless line of …

Staff Writer  ·31 May 2026 Following the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) decision to hike interest rates this week, there is a chance that another hike will follow in July. This is according to Investec Chief Economist Annabel Bishop, who said the Reserve Bank acted preemptively with its 25bp rate hike this week to get …

Coach Philip Snyman says the Blitzboks were their own worst enemies in going down 26-19 to Australia in the SVNS World Championship final in Valladolid. Australia fought back from 14-0 down to lead 26-14, before withstanding a late Blitzboks onslaught. “Australia were deserved winners tonight,” said Snyman. “They used their opportunities better in the final …