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As the Budget 2025 process heads to court, Mbhazima Shilowa outlines the scenarios that those parties who helped approve the first vote may have.

A group of aggrieved parents protested outside the Pitlochry Primary School in Westville, Durban, on Tuesday morning, demanding the immediate suspension of a teacher accused of sending inappropriate messages to a 12-year-old pupil.

Stormers flyhalf Manie Libbok is nearing a return to full fitness for the business end of the United Rugby Championship.

The Stormers narrowly beat Connacht in a game showcasing both their attacking brilliance and defensive shortcomings, with defensive missteps repeatedly exposed.

The next pope will inherit a mixed situation: a church that has grown stronger in certain areas under Francis, yet which grapples with internal divisions and external challenge. Darius von Guttner details how the next pope is chosen.

The dollar sank to a fresh seven-month low versus the safe-haven yen on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump's unrelenting attacks on the Federal Reserve chairman further eroded investor confidence in the US economy.

Bullion hit another record Tuesday while the dollar weakened and equities fluctuated as US President Donald Trump's latest salvo against Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell added fuel to fears about the central bank's independence.

PSG Financial Services CEO Francois Gouws says the GNU needs to thrash out policies that are more friendly to foreign investors or risk leaving South Africa stuck in a poverty and unemployment trap.

Night, an Eastern Cape police dog, has been hailed a hero after a suspected burglar cut the canine's throat and neck when police tried to arrest him in connection with a burglary in Providentia, Gqeberha.

Three of the Durban schools laid down a powerful Easter Weekend marker across the country, while Affies again served a reminder of their forward power that must be taken seriously.

The new US ambassador to Israel called on Palestinian militant group Hamas to accept a deal that would secure the release of hostages, in exchange for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

An ANC councillor in the Buffalo City Metro has accused a fellow party councillor of incompetence and being wrongfully deployed due to her proximity to the party or municipal leadership while residents are struggling with infrastructure challenges.

As crowds gathered around the Vatican to pay tribute to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, South Africans joined millions around the world to pay tribute to the pontiff who dedicated his life to the poorest and most marginalised.

Promoting "the unity of the nation and that which will advance the republic" will inform President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision on who to appoint as South Africa's next ambassador to the United States.

Although the DA and EFF will square off in court against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday, there is one thing all three of them agree on: VAT will increase on 1 May unless the court intervenes.

Is the DA ready to govern the country in 2029, if it becomes the largest party, and who is likely to become president? Adriaan Basson details the scenarios.

The award of a R360-million SAPS tender to state-procurement doyen Vusimusi Cat Matlala was riven by irregularities, misrepresentation and scandal, according to an internal audit. Top cop Fannie Masemola was warned about this in January and advised to cancel the tender. He didn't.

Steenkampskraal - a former Anglo American-owned mine that has been out of production since the 1960s - is reportedly progressing toward production.

Stellenbosch municipality’s suspended Corporate Service director, Annalene de Beer, has approached the Cape Town Labour Court in a desperate bid to get her job back.

The City of Cape Town and a team of water researchers are in disagreement over the management of the proposed Faure New Water Scheme.