110 articles tagged with “South Africa”
A deadly bus accident in Limpopo and a R150 million debt-driven power disconnection at a major Johannesburg property reveal the compounding failures in public safety and infrastructure management across South Africa.
KPMG opens applications for its 2026 Female Founders in Africa competition while new technical solutions address connectivity challenges holding back enterprise growth across the continent.
While foreign tourists required assistance after a misjudged hike on Cape Town's iconic mountain, four South African men were extracted from a war zone after allegedly being deceived into combat deployment.
South Africa's cricket team advances to the T20 World Cup Super Eights with a commanding six-wicket victory over the UAE, maintaining their perfect tournament record as they prepare for a crucial clash with India.
Four South African nationals who were recruited to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine have returned home following diplomatic intervention by President Cyril Ramaphosa, raising concerns about foreign recruitment practices targeting vulnerable citizens.
A suspended police commissioner's testimony, coalition government instability, and mounting social crises reveal the deepening fractures in South Africa's institutional fabric, as the country grapples with accountability failures across multiple fronts.
South Africa's citrus industry, a major export earner, faces mounting pressure as inadequate logistics infrastructure threatens to constrain growth despite surging global demand for the country's oranges, lemons, and grapefruit.
As severe thunderstorms bearing heavy downpours and hail threaten South Africa's nine provinces, rescue teams in California continue searching for nine skiers missing after a Lake Tahoe avalanche, highlighting the mounting challenges of extreme weather events across continents.
A carbon monoxide leak in Nigeria, an explosion in Plateau State killing over 30, and a mud rush trapping five miners in South Africa have reignited calls for stricter enforcement of mining safety protocols across the continent.
Economic commentary from leading analysts highlights Trump administration's growth strategy, South African governance challenges, and strategic importance of the Cape region for US interests, signaling shifts in African market dynamics.
Unemployed residents in Springs, east of Johannesburg, have descended on scarred mining land in a desperate bid for economic survival, reviving the informal gold extraction that has long haunted South Africa's mineral-rich communities.
As corruption allegations swirl at the Madlanga Commission, former police official Sibiya has defended the controversial directive to disband the PKTT unit, claiming Police Commissioner Masemola knew the elite team was never meant to be permanent.
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has launched nationwide consultations on a constitutional amendment that would extend presidential terms from five to seven years, as governance challenges ripple across Southern Africa.
From airport digitization to telecom tower ownership and stablecoin adoption, South African companies are driving continental digital transformation with billion-dollar investments and homegrown innovation.
Ekurhuleni escalates disciplinary action against senior officials implicated in corruption probes, while civil society groups in Mangaung point to nepotism and political interference as root causes of sustained service delivery failures.