The war has disrupted key shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz European shares declined on Wednesday as investors weighed the economic fallout from the 12-day Middle East war and digested a slate of mixed corporate updates. The pan-European benchmark STOXX 600 fell 1% to 600 points by 0927 GMT with most major sectors in…
Saftu General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi addresses an audience. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) says the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures show that South Africa’s economy is in deep trouble. The federation has further warned that the government’s projection that the economy will grow by 1.6% this year is a pipe dream….
The first of the memorial services to take place for Mosiuoa Lekota at Regina Mundi in Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
An attendant pours petrol into a car. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called on government to delay the increase in fuel levies set to take place on the 1st of next month. This follows new data from the Central Energy Fund which suggests motorists may see one of the largest monthly fuel increases in the country’s history due…
Suspended SAPS Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri. Suspended South African Police Service (SAPS) Organised Crime Head Richard Shibiri returns to the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday morning, where he will face cross-examination. Shibiri has been linked to murder accused, Katiso “KT” Molefe and attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Some detectives probing the murder of…
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. Oil prices plummeted by more than $10 a barrel on Tuesday after soaring to an almost four-year high in the previous session after US President Donald Trump predicted…
Venus Williams of the US in action Organisers of the Indian Wells tennis tournament apologised to Venus Williams and her playing partner Leylah Fernandez after a clerical error ahead of the women’s doubles draw denied the wildcard duo the opportunity to compete. Seven-times Grand Slam champion Williams, 45, was beaten in the opening round of…
FILE | Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. The founding President of the Congress of the People (COPE), Mosioua Lekota, will be remembered at a memorial service in Soweto later today. His comrades and friends will gather at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church for the Gauteng leg of his memorial service. Another memorial…
Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri has alleged that Witness A, who has implicated him at the Madlanga Commission, was promised a promotion in exchange for adverse information against him. Witness A had previously testified that General Shibiri had tried to…
Police graphic showing a crime scene. Four people have been shot dead at a venue believed to be a tavern in Harare, Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson André Traut says one other person was wounded. He says the victims were watching a soccer match at the premises when four armed men…
