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July 17, 2026 An unfamiliar number appears on your phone. Ignore it, and you could miss a call from an employer, doctor, school or delivery driver. Answer it, and you may be rewarded with another unwanted insurance pitch, cellphone offer or funeral policy. That uncertainty is the real cost of South Africa’s spam-call crisis. It […]

July 16, 2026 Egypt and Türkiye are holding face-to-face high-level meetings which has culminated in the first visit by an Egyptian Defence Minister to Ankara in thirteen years. This has raised questions on whether Egypt and Türkiye’s rapidly expanding cooperation can ease conflicts where both nations have interests in conflict zones such as Libya, Somalia,

July 16, 2026 The next cost-of-living shock may not arrive through a government announcement, an Eskom tariff increase or another painful adjustment at the fuel pumps. It may arrive quietly—when the bag of maize meal costs more, the tray of chicken becomes smaller and another item disappears from the family trolley. A rapidly strengthening El

July 15, 2026 In eThekwini the municipality launched its annual Learn to Swim Programme which aims to teach 3000 Grade 4 and Grade 5 learners water safety and swimming tips. The goal of advocating for water safety and how to swim well, the programme is expected to lower the risk of drowning amongst children, grow

July 14, 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Paris, France for a three-day official visit. He met with his French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron. At an address at the South African National Memorial in Longueval in northern France the President commemorated the 110 years since the battle of Delville Wood on Sunday – Delville was one

July 14, 2026 The United States is bombing Iran again. The ceasefire is collapsing, commercial vessels are being attacked and missiles are crossing the airspace of neighbouring countries. Yet the most consequential development may not be another explosion in the Strait of Hormuz. It may be a letter sent to Congress. President Donald Trump has

July 13, 2026 The Gulf is no longer watching the war from a safe distance. It is inside it. Missiles and drones have crossed borders, air-raid sirens have sounded over major cities, commercial vessels have come under fire and the Strait of Hormuz has once again become the centre of a dangerous struggle for control.

July 9, 2026 The Jacobs Fire Station, South of Durban, is to receive a R63.5 million, in reconstruction, over three financial terms, which will include the demolition of the existing facility and a modern rebuild, and the design and planning process for the project was at an advanced stage. The Fire Station is presently out

July 8, 2026 The more the two-state solution is mentioned as a road map to peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis, the more you receive the impression of a fairy tale. Why? Because without a firm stance from the major powers that be in this world (the United States (US) and the nations of