The US dollar inched higher on Wednesday but was still heading for its biggest annual drop since 2017 as interest rate cuts, fiscal worries and erratic US trade policy under President Donald Trump drove currency markets in 2025. Those themes are likely to remain in 2026, suggesting the dollar’s dire performance could extend and underpin the behaviour of some of…
FILE| NSRI search and rescue boat A 40-year-old man who went missing at Thompsons beach in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday has not yet been found. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says this is despite its extensive search and rescue operation. The man was from Carolina in Mpumalanga. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says it appears…
Doctor with a stethoscope. The Northern Cape Health Department says the 245 medical interns that it has deployed to five districts across the province will alleviate its current load. The Health Ombudsman flagged the department last year for failing patients. This, after two mentally ill patients died. The department’s acting head, Doctor Alastair Kantani announced…
Traffic officers conducting a road safety operation. Motorists have been cautioned about anticipated heavy traffic on all major routes in the country this weekend as holidaymakers continue their return to the province. Law enforcement officers will maintain high levels of visibility and motorists are advised to plan their trips carefully. Gauteng Traffic police spokesperson, Sello…
File image: SAPS Crime Scene. Police in Mpumalanga have initiated a 72-hour search for a suspect who allegedly shot and killed two men at a tavern in Embalenhle on Thursday night. The motive of the shooting is currently unknown. However, it is alleged that an armed male arrived at the tavern, drew a firearm and…
FILE| ANC NEC member and MP Dikeledi Magadzi. Former Transport Deputy Minister, Dikeledi Magadzi will be buried in Polokwane today in a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category Two. Magadzi’s service will be held at Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane. Magadzi served in various roles in the national government and Limpopo provincial government. She died on…
What remains of the car which was involved in an accident at the R518 road in Limpopo. The death toll in a crash involving a delivery truck on the R518 Mosesetjane-Marken road outside Mokopane in Limpopo has risen to nine. Police have confirmed that two people including a child succumbed to injuries after being hospitalised…
A man in handcuffs Free State police have arrested a 55-year-old man who is allegedly linked to a string of rapes and robberies spanning over two decades across Thabong in Welkom and Bloemfontein. The suspect’s run from the law came to an end recently when he allegedly attacked and raped a 21-year-old woman at a…
FILE | African Farmers Association of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson Mbongeni Sikhakhane. African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) Secretary-General Dornathus Dlamini has called on government to provide them with security for farmers. He spoke at the Association’s KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson Mbongeni Sikhakhane’s memorial service on Friday. Sikhakhane was killed on his farm near Pietermaritzburg last…
FILE | Initiates undergo a sacred cultural practice which marks the transition to adulthood The summer initiation season is nearing its end and again it is accompanied by deaths. The total number of initiates who have lost their lives now stands at 41 countrywide. The Eastern Cape recorded 22 deaths, the Free State 15, Gauteng…
