Economist Jeffrey Sachs says Trump’s G20 boycott damages the US more than the world and isolates the country at a critical time for global leadership. Economist Prof Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University has criticised US President Donald Trump’s boycott of…
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso is targeting a strong start in their CAF Champions League group phase opener against St Eloi Lupopo at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday at 3pm to send a statement. Cardoso said they have to avoid…
Contractor failures, cost overruns, and funding issues leave thousands waiting as national social housing projects stall, threatening billions in public funds. Stalled social housing projects nationally have left thousands of beneficiaries in limbo as costs spiral, contracts collapse and contractors…
A Mpumalanga municipality has confirmed that the employee who allegedly stole R1.3m that was meant to pay Eskom debt had previously tried to steal R97,000 but was caught. Sowetan previously reported how the Lekwa local municipality refused to accept the…
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. A villager searches for useable belongings from his damaged house at a village affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru, in…
Limpopo High Court judge president George Phatudi has been ordered to apologise after he presided over a matter that involved his former clients while he was an attorney. Phatudi, who was hauled before the Judicial Conduct Committee, was ordered to…
The repo rate is now below 7% for the first time since November 2022 when it stood on 6.25% before the MPC increased it by 75 basis points to 7%. The repo rate cut of 25 basis points was in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa used the global stage at the closing of the Business 20 (B20) Summit in Sandton on Thursday to place gender-based violence at the centre of South Africa’s social and economic concerns. Addressing business leaders, policymakers and international…
Catch up on the biggest stories this Thursday, 20 November 2025, in our simple daily news update. News today includes alleged political fixer Oupa Brown Mogotsi was pressed on Thursday to explain his lack of qualifications and his failure to…
Pretoria is pushing back against the decision by Washington to send its chargé d’affaires, Marc Dillard, to the handover ceremony during the G20 leaders’ summit. The Sunday Times understands this communication was sent to minister of international relations and cooperation…