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- Review: Updated Jetour X70 Plus strengthens family appeal despite unsettled ride
A 600km return journey between Gauteng and Limpopo, transporting my mother home after spending time in Johannesburg, provided an appropriate test for the updated Jetour X70 Plus. Long-distance family travel is central to the purpose of this seven-seat SUV. After covering more than 850km during the week-long test period, the… Read more » - Light aircraft crashes in Midrand
A light aircraft crashed at the intersection of New Road and Old Pretoria Road in Glen Austin, Midrand on Tuesday. Two occupants sustained injuries, confirmed Joburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi. “We’ve got our private ambulance services on site, treating the patients,” he said. South African Police Service… Read more » - AmaZulu’s Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya is PSL Player of the Month for August
Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya, Abdeslam Ouaddou and Brayan Leon have been named the first winners of the Betway Premiership Monthly Awards for the 2026/27 season. A panel of Premier Soccer League (PSL) media-accredited judges selected the trio following a month of eye-catching individual and team performances in August. Ngwenya claimed the Betway… Read more » - Middle East conflict could result in recession amid GDP drop, expert warns
An economist has warned that the ongoing Middle East conflict, which has seen fuel prices soaring to record levels, could drive the economy into recession. A technical recession reflects two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The global oil disruptions by the Middle East conflict have slowed down economic recovery but… Read more » - ‘Don’t run away when you can shoot back,’ MEC tells cops
Mpumalanga security, safety and liaison MEC Jackie Macie has reiterated his calls for police to use their guns when under fire from unforgiving criminals instead of running away or becoming victims of firearm violence. Macie made the remarks alongside newly appointed provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Apaphia Modise during the presentation… Read more » - Mbalula warns ANC members against blame game over party’s IEC botch job
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has warned his comrades against playing the blame game over the party’s botched submission of councillor candidates to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Mbalula was speaking at a press briefing at Luthuli House on Tuesday when he acknowledged allegations of deliberate… Read more » - Springboks’ focus is on clinching Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made only two changes to his starting team that defeated the All Blacks in Johannesburg for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series decider in Baltimore on Saturday. Damian Willemse replaces the injured Cheslin Kolbe at fullback, and scrumhalf Morne van den Berg being drafted into… Read more » - Old Mutual boosts dividend despite profit drop
Financial services group Old Mutual has dropped profit in the first half of 2026 as weaker investment returns and lower insurance earnings offset underlying operating performance. IFRS profit after tax attributable to shareholders dropped 5% to R3.89 billion from R4.1% billion reported in the same period last year. Headline earnings… Read more » - Setumo Stone | What it will take to convince the court in ANC councillor case
In its Electoral Court application over councillor nominations not being captured in the system of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) by the deadline last Friday, the ANC must establish the facts supporting its relief on a balance of probabilities. The main governing party’s evidence does not have to… Read more » - Fikile Mbalula rejects claims ANC wants special treatment from IEC
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has maintained that the party is not seeking preferential treatment from the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) over its failure to submit 181 councillor candidates before the submission deadline. Speaking during a briefing on Tuesday, Mbalula said the ANC’s only request was for the IEC… Read more »
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