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Soundbite: Ernst van Zyl (English) Soundbite: Ernst van Zyl (Afrikaans) The civil rights organisation AfriForum today sent a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) request to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) requesting detailed information and clarity regarding the country’s strategic fuel reserves. This comes amid a worsening global energy crisis due …

Shabodien Roomanay|Published 2 days ago Copy to Clipboard South Africa is in the midst of a betting boom so vast it barely registers as a national crisis. In the past decade, and especially since Covid-19, gambling has migrated from casinos and racetracks into the most intimate space imaginable: the smartphone. There, in bedrooms, taxis, hostels …

Luke Fraser  ·24 Mar 2026 Not only are interest rate cuts in South Africa increasingly unlikely, but the market is now also predicting a significant rate increase. The outlook on inflation has taken a dramatic turn following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran, which resulted in retaliatory strikes from the Middle Eastern nation …

Please find attached English and Afrikaans soundbite by Beyers Smit. The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the Gauteng High Court’s affirmation of government’s regulatory authority in managing South Africa’s response to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). This outcome reinforces the importance of a coordinated, lawful, and science-based approach to safeguarding the country’s livestock sector and protecting vital export …

BMW 3 Series Touring teased. And it matters Almost a week after the radically restyled BMW 3 Series debuted, attention has shifted to what upstaged it. As CEO Oliver Zipse wrapped up his presentation at the i3 Sedan premiere, a Touring silhouette appeared in the background. He then, in no uncertain terms, confirmed the addition …

I’ve been in a rut. The northern hemisphere is on the brink of fire and brimstone. The Epstein files have, and continue to, ooze the rot from the foundations of our society. The internet doesn’t give us any personal respite. Furthermore the media we consume is set up so that we can’t absorb any of …

Sibanye-Stillwater human resources lawyer Chinette Gallichan was gunned down by unknown assailants near the offices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Monday. The 35-year-old lawyer was understood to be attending to a dispute involving employees of the mining group. Gallichan is reported to have been handling a retrenchment-related matter at the …

Staff Writer  ·24 Mar 2026 The Department of Social Development (DSD) has gazetted the increases to South Africa’s social grant regime, which will come into effect next Wednesday, 1 April 2026. The social assistance grant increases are in line with the changes announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana at the 2026 Budget Speech in February. …

Across South Africa, an increasing number of communities are confronting failing infrastructure, unreliable water supply and municipal services that no longer function as they should. Public frustration with governance is growing. The pattern is visible almost everywhere, in large cities struggling with ageing systems and in smaller towns where service delivery failures have become a …

With the proposed increases to fuel levies and taxes going ahead as planned next month, e-hailing drivers in South Africa will see their operating costs rise sharply. Announced at the end of February, South Africa’s revised fuel taxes are expected to add roughly 21 cents per litre to the price of petrol and diesel, before …

South Africa’s Tuberculosis (TB) programme has achieved remarkable success in reducing the rate of incidence; the latter being the number of new cases each year.  This as government’s efforts to reduce the rate of TB infection and disease, continues to make gains.  “Year after year, we continue to see a steady decline in the number …

Fines SA CEO Barry Berman has stated the era of speeding fines, as motorists have come to know them, is ending, and that the country’s new traffic laws will catch up with those who fail to pay on time. The CEO recently warned households to check whether they have outstanding traffic fines before they go …

South Africa is facing enormous fuel price hikes and possible shortages next month, but this is not the first time the country has faced a crisis like this. The last time South Africa was confronted with fuel shortages, the government imposed a number of extraordinary measures to limit the consumption of petrol and diesel. This …