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International relations and co-operation minister Ronald Lamola has confirmed that South Africa will attend the G20 leaders’ summit next year in the US, despite the US boycotting the recent summit hosted by South Africa. The G20 world leaders met at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg at the weekend and adopted a joint declaration focusing …

The rollout of fibre Internet in the Kayamandi township outside Stellenbosch has resulted in increased online learning and job search activity, without an increase in connectivity costs for households. These are among the key findings of the Stellenbosch University Bureau for Economic Research’s report, The Impact of Fibre Broadband on Online Behaviour in a South …

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok centre Jesse Kriel dismissed any notion that their final tour match against a struggling Wales outfit will be a walk in the park. The Boks are on course to go unbeaten on their end-of-year tour for a second consecutive season. They’ve beaten Japan, France, Italy and Ireland and will make it five wins …

Ivan Pillay Sunny is one of those rare persons who eschew self-interest. He placed others before himself and the nation above all else. I would like to share those parts of his story that I was fortunate enough to know about. As activists, before we met Sunny, we had tried without much success to connect …

Naspers has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2025, during which e-commerce giant Takealot recorded strong growth. The retailer stated that its Amazon Prime–like TakealotMore subscription proved to be a strong driver of gross merchandise value (GMV) growth during the reporting period. “The Takealot Group delivered a strong performance for …

Seven University of Johannesburg (UJ) academics have been elected to two of the country’s most recognised scientific bodies, the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). Their election is the latest in the succession of recognitions for the University staff, highlighting its growth trajectory in the …

Speed cameras are one of the most common sources of frustration for car owners, as they can often feel like an unfair punishment for a minor offence. Furthermore, they are often criticised as being little more than a money-making scheme for the authorities, who charge motorists for driving above an unreasonably low speed limit while …

While being in the top 10 is usually a badge of honour, inclusion in the Africa Organised Crime Index 2025 is far from it – and South Africa sits at number two, just 0.04 points behind the continent’s worst-hit country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a crime rating of 7.47. For context, …

24 November 2025 – Wits University The Bachelor of Science Honours (BScHons) and the Master of Science (MSc) in Cybersecurity will be offered from 2026. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, will launch two new postgraduate degrees in cybersecurity aimed at developing highly skilled professionals to safeguard Africa’s digital future. The two …

Malcolm Libera  ·24 Nov 2025 Coffee has been one of the most volatile items in South Africans’ shopping baskets over the past few years, with prices rising far faster than most other foods and drinks. Instant coffee in particular has seen sharp increases, driven by supply problems in major coffee-producing countries and higher production costs. …

A recent job posting suggests Tesla is preparing to launch in its first African country — Morocco — which is threatening to dethrone South Africa as the continent’s top car producer for the first time in decades. Tesla’s careers website recently advertised the position of Moroccan Country Sales & Delivery Leader in Casablanca. The company …

Uber in South Africa has launched its first fleet of electric vehicles. The roll-out has started in Johannesburg. There are currently 70 cars on the road, and 350 will be on the streets by the end of January. The Henrey Minicar 4-seater has been imported from China by Valternative Energy, which has partnered with Uber …

Staff Writer  ·24 Nov 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has proclaimed the start date of the 2018 Plant Improvement Act, which will come into effect on 1 December 2025. The Act was signed into law by the president in March 2019, alongside the 2018 Plant Breeders’ Rights Act; however, the Act was not put into full …

Luke Fraser  ·23 Nov 2025 South Africa has quietly been one of the best-performing markets in the world, with investors still remaining keen on financial and diversified mining companies.  In its 2026 Global Outlook Report, Morningstar noted that South Africa has been a hidden gem among emerging markets.  Emerging markets have seen a resurgence over …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration a significant confirmation of the value of multilateralism and the necessity of dialogue. G20 leaders yesterday adopted a declaration on the climate crisis and other global challenges at the very start of their summit, breaking with long-standing tradition. Despite weeks of tough negotiations and the …

The Springboks’ statement victory in Dublin should serve as a clear warning to the rest of the world: they are still improving. This is according to The Telegraph’s senior rugby writer, Charlie Morgan, who described Saturday night’s 24-13 win over Ireland as a performance that “reinforced how tough it will be to stop them landing …

Siyabonga Sithole and Kuben Chetty|Published 11 hours ago Copy to Clipboard The US questioning of the legitimacy of the G20 summit held in Johannesburg over the weekend is misplaced, as the bloc is made up of the most influential economies in the world, and they approved the declarations taken at the event.  This was said …

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has hailed the G20 Leaders’ Summit Declaration as a “significant and positive outcome” that reinforces principles crucial for global stability, security, and development. The declaration, which was reached on Saturday, includes a commitment by member nations to work towards easing the debt burden on developing countries. DA Leader John Steenhuisen emphasised …

JOHANNESBURG – World leaders have started departing South Africa after a successful G20 summit in Johannesburg. Among them are the UK’s Keir Starmer, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez and Irish Taoiseach, Micheal Martin. Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Mike Masiapato says departures will continue until Monday. Watch the video here.  “As the Border Management Authority, we have been …

Malcolm Libera  ·23 Nov 2025 Just over 50 years ago, the land now known as Africa’s richest square mile was originally built and owned by property development company Rapp and Maister, in partnership with brothers Hilliard and Eli Leibowitz. The area now known as Sandton was rural and sparsely developed, far removed from the financial …

A decade after it first broke the internet, Nando’s classic chaos-at-the-intersection advert has returned to the spotlight, and the timing couldn’t be more on the nose. Johannesburg, South Africa (23 November 2025) – Some things simply age well… wine, friendships, and apparently, Nando’s adverts. An old favourite has burst back onto our timelines, and it’s …

Credit Milan de Beer Cape Town’s iconic mountains hosted three days of world-class competition this weekend as the RMB Ultra-Trail Cape Town (UTCT), finale of the World Trail Majors, wrapped up on Sunday. With 2,800 athletes representing 66 countries and distances ranging from 16km to the punishing 100-mile ultra, the event reinforced its status as …

On 18 occasions since South Africa, a year ago, took the chair of the G20 group, formed to ensure financial stability and development, US President Donald Trump aimed his barbs. The mission: clearly to destabilise South Africa under the influence of a powerful group of right-wing political actors in the country and in the US. …

South Africa takes over from Brazil. As South Africa concludes its G20 presidency without the presence of the country meant to receive the baton, it steps into the role of IBSA chair. It takes over from Brazil. The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum was established more than 20 years ago to promote coordination among the …