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Gillian van Houten was born on 21 April 1954 in Cape Town and died on 25 July 2026 at Noordhoek Manor, in the same city, aged 72, following some years living with frontotemporal dementia. She is survi

Meet Fox, the water bailiff of Gamkapoort Dam, who recounts his adventurous life and experiences in the Klein Karoo, from an encounter with a mysterious green object to misadventures with sluice gates

LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - K-pop group BTS ​said on Wednesday they will not submit any music for consideration at the 69th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2027, citing ‌dissatisfaction with the

July 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms reported a 91% drop in second-quarter free cashflow on Wednesday, underscoring the financial strain of the social media giant’s costly AI buildout amid an uncertain

SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia’s internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts.

BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - China will “resolutely retaliate” and safeguard its interests if the United States insists on acting unilaterally over an import ban on new Chinese robots and power invert

Gary van Niekerk has rejected the State’s plea deal and will return to court for his cyber fraud and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act trial in December.

South Africa foiled Ghana’s bid at the AU to put xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the October mid‑year agenda, pushing instead for a continent‑wide migration summit.

Intimate WhatsApp messages between former Idac boss Andrea Johnson and Feroz Khan were submitted as evidence before the Madlanga Commission, laying bare a relationship that appeared to exceed professi

Telkom has cut City of Johannesburg landlines over unpaid municipal bills, crippling municipal call centres and forcing officials onto personal phones, raising urgent concerns about emergency and publ

While tertiary students across South Africa demand an increase in food allowances and an accommodation cap, the upper echelon of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) appears to be operati

A Western Cape high court order has temporarily restricted the arsenal that may be used to manage Betty’s Bay’s baboons. It’s not a final judgment, but for animal rights group the EMS Foundation it is

As government funding falls short of meeting the needs of thousands of postgraduate students, many are turning to entrepreneurship to survive, balancing businesses with demanding academic workloads ju

Fifa boss Gianni Infantino is a man of many ideas. His latest and most controversial yet is the proposal to invite external investors to claim a stake in the global soccer federation, with a company l

In a narrow 14 to 13 vote, Parliament’s impeachment committee on Wednesday decided to appeal against the interdict that effectively stopped public impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramap

From Kimi Antonelli’s title charge to Lewis Hamilton’s resurgence at Ferrari, here’s a recap of the 2026 Formula One season so far.

As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to reveal his new board for the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), it is clear he is now in a position to direct events. His actions at the PIC and in d

From contraception to culling, no single tool offers a risk-free fix for elephant management. True conservation requires clear objectives, site-specific evidence, and understanding the root causes of

In South Africa there are deep-rooted connections between fatherlessness and our electoral behaviour. Like a child waiting at the gate for an absent father, we vote out of loyalty to leaders who never

South Africa’s franchise sector powers 500,000 jobs and generates R1-trillion annually. Now, regulators are stepping in to guarantee fair competition across the broader R5-trillion SME landscape.

For a generation that has mostly known only one governing party since the dawn of democracy in 1994, Zambia and Liberia stand out as powerful examples to young South Africans of how a youth demographi

Valterra’s share price zipped over 5% higher on Wednesday as its results generally exceeded analysts’ expectations. Its peers Northam Platinum, Impala Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater are expected to s

One of the biggest risks facing South Africa’s economy over the next year may not come from geopolitics, higher energy prices or trade disruptions, but from the weather. Forecasts have become increasi

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.

The National Union of Metalworkers says the Chinese company is paying far below industry rates.

The 2026 Commonwealth Games bring together thousands of athletes in Glasgow, Scotland, celebrating excellence, determination and the unifying power of sport. From world-class performances and emotiona

Cape Town’s authorisation of two colossal data-centre complexes has ignited the predictable chorus of public alarm. The arithmetic alone is staggering: an annual electricity demand of 174 megawatts an

Researchers are calling for the adoption of double-duty actions that address both the longstanding burden of stunting and the rapid rise in overweight and obesity in children.

A comparison of the two squads reveals why the Springboks are better equipped to maintain their effort across the Greatest Rivalry series – particularly at the scrum.

The 2025 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for music will be performing at Spier on 31 July and 1 August as part of Brett Bailey’s The Routes of Sound, a curated circuit of otherworldly sonic pe

Every year, South Africans pull eight billion single-use plastic carrier bags from supermarket counters – more than 100 per person. With less than 1% of these bags recycled, the rest spill over into l

When Baron de Montesquieu published The Spirit of the Laws in 1748, he provided the intellectual blueprint for modern constitutional democracy. Montesquieu lived in an age when tyranny came primarily

India’s Gen Z protests have shattered the aura of invincibility surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi. South Africa’s anger has yet to find somewhere as useful to be channelled.

South Africa is no slouch in research and development, but little or no incentives exist to commercialise this work, resulting in what the CEO of the Technology Innovation Agency, Dr Titus Mathe, call

When thousands of migrant workers fled South African farms, a long-debated paradox was put to the test: why eight million unemployed locals aren’t filling the vacant agricultural jobs.

Banning AI only drives it underground. By bringing it into the classroom, pupils from both rich and poor backgrounds can benefit.