Wednesday afternoon saw Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago deliver a Distinguished Special Lecture at the University of Johannesburg under the heading, “Challenges facing the global economy: A South African Perspective”. Kganyago offered a unique

THE alleged bullying incident at a prestigious Johannesburg girls’ school took a new twist this week when the parents of one of the learners took the school to court for trying to force their daughter out of the institution in the middle of the acade

A Frontier flight accidentally flew a New Jersey woman, who did not have a passport, to Jamaica instead of Jacksonville, reported the New York Post. The incident happened due to an unintended gate change by the woman. Beverly Ellis-Hebard, a resident

The Motsepe Foundation Championship title chase has gone down to the wire, as three clubs remain in the running to secure top flight status on the final day. Cape Town Spurs, led by coach Shaun Bartlett, are in the driving seat at the top of the leag

As part of efforts to promote domestic travel in the country and get the country’s travel numbers back to pre-Covid levels, South African Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has called on tourism businesses to register for the Sho’t Left Travel week.

SOUTH Africans should brace themselves for the possibility of being plunged into the worst darkness since the start of the energy crisis, as load shedding up to stage 16 is anticipated to avert the total collapse of the grid owing to an inability to

With Mother’s Day today, IOL Entertainment got to meet the moms behind South Africa’s A-lister celebs. We caught up with celebrities to find out who their moms are and what they admire of them. Idols SA season 13 winner Paxton Fielies said of her mom

The country’s landscape of showbiz and media personalities is filled with figures who are fixated with adding the word “author” to their string of successes as they all believe they have a story to tell. We had Bonang Matheba coming through with From

SA FEDERATION of Trade Unions (Saftu) president Ruth Ntlokotse has launched another Labour Court bid to overturn the outcomes of several National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) gatherings held last year. Ntlokotse, formerly Numsa second deputy p

Canada has unveiled a new design for passports with advanced security features, including a new series with reference to His Majesty King Charles III, as part of a regular upgrade. The new passport will display a Coat of Arms, making Canada among the

It wasn’t pretty, but the Blue Bulls used their blunt-force approach to good effect to snuff out any chance of an upset in a 40-20 Currie Cup bonus-point victory over Griquas in Kimberley yesterday. In windy conditions in the Northern Cape that saw p

HEAVY prison sentences and the forfeiting of assets should be the only way to deal with lawyers who steal from their clients using bankruptcy as a justification, says Fidelity Fund senior legal advisor John Ndlovu. Ndlovu spoke to Sunday Independent

G4S, the company managing the Mangaung maximum security prison, may again find itself in hot water following fresh allegations that the prison afforded Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester and his controversial lover, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, con

Manchester United edged closer to a return to the Champions League next season with a 2-0 win over Wolves, as Southampton were relegated from the Premier League yesterday. Newcastle remain ahead of United on goal difference in third after being held

TikTok has become a global phenomenon and a hub for sharing trendy videos on various topics. Weight loss is among the most popular categories on the platform, with creators sharing their success stories, weight-loss tips, and diet hacks with their f

DESPITE their high initial failure rate, small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) account for about half of all job creation. Therefore it is essential to assist growth entrepreneurs in transitioning into formal businesses as well as to support and

The Booksellers of Mzansi is a job creation offshoot of the Durban Book Fair NPO founded five years ago to support Durban as Africa’s only Unesco city of literature. “Our main target was to make a dent in the jobs crisis in our country by upskilling

WITH 32 hours of load shedding on the cards, one wonders about where on earth one starts when it comes to fixing Eskom’s troubles. It would require several task teams to solve the various problems faced by the state-owned power utility. Apart from th

AFRICA Travel Indaba 2023 has come to an end with more than 6 000 delegates, including 1 000 international buyers, and 1 000 exhibitors having showcased 350 products at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, t

These stylish bars in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban are ideal for time out from a busy schedule. CAPE TOWN Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar Located on the top of Tjing Tjing House on Longmarket Street, it was named one of the best new bars in the world b

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan should take the blame for deaths in hospitals as well as unsolved crimes after announcing his intention to appeal the court ruling ordering the government to end load shedding in facilities such as public ho

Recycling should be part of our everyday lives in order to ensure a sustainable future for the future generation. In 2014, Nokubonga Mnyango quit her job as a driver-cum-admin clerk at a wood chipping mill in Richards Bay for what some community memb