A Cape Town man has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for repeatedly defying a High Court maintenance order but will avoid jail if he pays his former spouse R23,350 within five days and complies with court orders for the next three

Electricity consumers could soon have greater transparency over what they pay for power under a revised electricity pricing policy unveiled by Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday. Ramokgopa said the policy seeks to address affordability and ensure consumers

President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken over as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), calling for faster regional integration, stronger trade and industrialisation as the bloc seeks to turn its commitments into tangible improvements for its people. Here are

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender in a war that has become a growing political

With rising tensions in the Middle East, South Africa's fuel prices are poised for significant increases in September, as indicated by the latest data from the Central Energy Fund. The latest snapshot from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is pointing

A 16-year-old boy is set to appear in court on Tuesday after being arrested for his involvement in an international child exploitation network, following a collaborative investigation by South African and US law enforcement. He was arrested for accessing, possession,

A MAN who was allegedly found travelling with R1.1 million in cash “hidden” in shoe boxes in his vehicle is expected to apply for bail in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court today (Wednesday). Rouwellyn Moodley, 42, was arrested on suspicion of

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has closed all its campuses until further notice and ordered students to vacate university residences after violence intensified and the burning of a building at its Bellville campus. In a communique issued to staff

The Nelson Mandela Bay District Detective Intervention Task Team arrested a 20-year-old suspect in Algoa Park in connection with a murder on Monday. The arrest follows a murder that occurred on August 7 2026, at approximately 3pm in Ysterhout Street,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hosted Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing at the Kremlin, the ex-junta chief's first visit to Moscow since taking office as civilian president. Russia was one of the few countries that backed Myanmar after the

A Russian attack on a village in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine killed 10 people, Kyiv said Tuesday, vowing to respond. The strike comes amid a surge in civilian deaths in the four-and-a-half-year war. Russian forces "carried out a

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been

Ukraine has urged motorsport's world governing body to reconsider lifting a ban on competitors ​from Russia and Belarus in international events. The ban on participants from the two countries ‌competing with their own flags and anthems, in place since Russia