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SONA 2025 | ‘We will not be bullied’

President Cyril Ramaphosa presented a brave face as he delivered his first GNU State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, saying the country would not be “bullied” ...

News

Water woes mar first week for new Rhodes students

Rhodes University’s 2,155 first-year students had a bleak introduction to life in Makhanda this week, spending their entire orientation week ...

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SA Defence Force’s Hammer Unit was involved in Highgate ...

Emotions ran high in the Special Tribunal court on Thursday when a private investigator gave evidence alleging the old SA Defence Force’s Hammer ...

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Traditional leaders reject new law and want land ...

Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have rejected the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign the Expropriation Bill into law and have called for 87% of South African land to be returned to the hands of traditional leadership.  Despite ...
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KSD on the hunt for electricity thieves, vandals

King Sabata Dalindyebo municipal bosses are targeting at least 12,000 customers for stealing electricity through ...

News

Love cats, but hate your ex? This is for you!

“The exes have not been good this year! Especially human Jacques who is the first to be nominated. Snip Snip Jacques, ...

Sport

Big test for Border to earn crucial points against Western Province

Border Ladies will have their first big test in the Women’s Premier Division this season as they travel to the ...

News

Three injured on N2 as taxi chase ends in chaos

Three people were injured in a high-speed chase allegedly involving taxi operators on the N2 near Dutywa on ...

News

The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy

Ongoing coverage of the impact of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, where 21 Eastern Cape children died.

Politics

Ramaphosa announces R100 billion transformation fund

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the fund would ensure that South Africans live in a country where prosperity and ...

Politics

LISTEN | 'We won't be bullied': Ramaphosa's strong message to global foes

To applause and cheers in the National Assembly, the president in his Sona declared South Africans were a resilient ...

Politics

WATCH | President Ramaphosa delivers state of the nation address

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 2025 Sona on Thursday, outlining priorities, progress and challenges under the ...

News

Repatriation of 14 SANDF soldiers from DRC delayed

The repatriation of the remains of the 14 South African soldiers who were killed in the Democratic Republic of the ...

Lifestyle /

Holly and Mimi Rey uncover SA’s best family-friendly vaycays in ‘Reycation’

SPONSORED | Viva Nation TV’s new fun-filled travel series will leave you giggling — and eager to book your next family ...

Politics

LISTEN | DA in ‘awkward position’ on land law, says ex-leader Tony Leon

Former DA leader and party's representative in the GNU negotiations Tony Leon says the DA is in a “very awkward ...

News

Life in jail for gunman who killed 'Fast Guns' gang leader and son aged 11

A gangster with a previous murder conviction has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Wynberg regional court for ...

News

Quick-thinking courier driver's plea for help ends in arrest of 'hijackers'

A quick-thinking courier driver's description of hijackers led to the arrest of four suspects less than an hour after ...

Politics

'Keep people in jobs': Gayton McKenzie calls for peace amid SA/US tensions

Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie has urged the government to work on improving ties with the US.

OPINION | As universities welcome LGBTQ+ students, there’s a need to go beyond mere tolerance

As the academic year begins, a significant new chapter unfolds for countless LGBTQ+ students transitioning from high school to university. This moment of ...

OPINION | Assault of elderly women: Leaders who abuse power must face wrath of the law

  There was universal outrage across all social media platforms last week after two video clips showing a young Eastern Cape traditional leader viciously ...

OPINION | We must build sturdier safety nets, with or without the US

The world has reacted with confusion and panic to US President Donald Trump’s executive order immediately freezing foreign and domestic aid for 90 days while ...

Multimedia

Ramaphosa commits R940 billion to infrastructure investment in effort to tackle unemployment

President Cyril Ramaphosa stated in his 2025 State of the Nation Address that in order to tackle high unemployment, South Africa's GDP growth needs to hit 3%. He informed the attendees that the country will allocate approximately R940 ...

Daily Dispatch Podcasts

LISTEN | Short film set in Eastern Cape ...

A short film set in the Amakhala Game Reserve has made waves across the globe as the second chapter to another film ...

LISTEN | Extortion concerns taken ...

Deputy defence minister Bantu Holomisa does not believe intervention by soldiers is the answer to solving a “protection ...

LISTEN | Foundation calls for individual ...

Government should not interfere with people's lives.That is a view of Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara.

LISTEN | NSPCA has serious concerns over ...

Amid the heated discussion over the export of South African livestock, Wednesday was a bustling day at the harbor in ...

LISTEN | NSPCA raises alarm over ...

The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has raised the alarm over an infectious disease outbreak at a feedlot housing ...

Business

When 75% of your income services your debt

Many South Africans see two thirds of their income disappear on servicing their debt -- some, even as high as three ...

Exxaro CEO Nombasa Tsengwa resigns

Exxaro CEO Nombasa Tsengwa has resigned

Trump’s move on tariff-free imports is ...

Nomura analysts estimate that the volume of de minimis shipments to the US could plummet by as much as 60%

Volkswagen Group Africa to handle ...

Volkswagen Group Africa has officially taken over the local retail operations of the Ducati Brand in South Africa, ...

Young investors care about people, ...

SPONSORED | Gen Z and millennials’ desire for financial products that align with their values could see ESG investing ...

FlySafair ordered to rectify ownership ...

A recent ruling found the airline in breach of domestic air licensing regulations

Temu, Shein targeted as EU cracks down on ...

Chinese online marketplace Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein will be liable for the sale of unsafe and dangerous ...

Africa

WATCH | As Goma ceasefire largely holds, ...

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city Goma began a ceasefire on Tuesday and residents rushed to ...

Rwanda’s Kagame says he agrees with US on ...

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he agreed with the US government on the need for a ceasefire in eastern Democratic ...

Goma hospitals overwhelmed with wounded, ...

The fighting has been accompanied by a surge in looting of food aid supplies.

Ramaphosa speaks to Rwanda’s Kagame as ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa held a telephone call with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame to discuss the recent ...

EXPLAINER | Why is eastern Congo's M23 ...

The M23 group has accused the government of Congo of not living up to the peace deal and fully integrating Congolese ...

Lifestyle

Ladysmith Black Mambazo join forces with ...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo are celebrating 65 years in the music industry.

All the new Volkswagen models coming to ...

VWGA will ask the public to vote on one of four African names it has shortlisted for its Polo-based small SUV

WATCH | Lady Du teaches her staff member ...

The amapiano showcases her efforts to drive change in her business.

WATCH | Ignition TV reviews the 2025 ...

Join Ignition TV presenter Ziphorah Masethe as she test drives the Volkswagen Touareg.

Rachel Kolisi opens up about personal ...

"Every season in life, whether it is a really amazing one or a really hard one, grows you."

Scammer posing as Fikile Mbalula tries ...

DJ Tira and Dlala Thukzin expose scammers.

World

SpaceX set to launch billionaire’s ...

An attempt to launch last month was postponed hours before liftoff.

James Earl Jones, renowned actor and ...

American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a ...

WATCH | Canadian fashion mogul Peter ...

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of four counts of ...

WATCH | WHO chief says the world needs to ...

The chief of the World Health Organization said he was shocked by the world's insufficient action to stop the crisis in ...

WATCH | Fisherman says migrant’s phone ...

A fisherman who rushed to a capsized boat carrying migrants attempting to reach the UK says he and others were ...

Man, 50 others go on trial in France for ...

A 71-year-old man is on trial in France accused of drugging his wife and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her in ...

Sport

Boxing Mecca

Amateur boxing row finally resolved

A row between the ousted Eastern Cape Boxing Organisation (Ecabo) executive and its successor over the release of ...

East London boxing mourns death of ...

Tributes pouring in for Vuyani Mngxaso, who died last week after a long illness, have rekindled memories of a boxing ...

How Thunzi brothers are taking on autism ...

Rising boxing star Athenkosi Thunzi is determined to beat autism and opponents in the ring in his quest for the ...

Duncan Village’s Hem on verge of ...

Duncan Village rising star Siyabulela Hem will take a giant step in his young career if he becomes the first SA ...

East London promoter undeterred by KZN ...

Seldom does a promoter stage a tournament where his top boxers will be listed as underdogs as KayB Promotions will do ...