Government pulls plug on failed integrated public transport systems that cost more than R80bn
Bus rapid transit project has been dumped, leaving cities facing budget cuts scrambling for answers
Joburg’s crumbling roads fuel R115bn maintenance backlog
While the City has a roads infrastructure backlog of R115 billion, the budget for next year is in the region of R1.7 billion. All the while the roads, stormwater systems and bridges are deteriorating rapidly.
From JSE Top 40 darling to penny stock: Amsa limps to its centenary
But CEO puts faith in a turnaround driven by promised changes to government policies
How cybercriminals hacked Ekurhuleni’s IT system to steal R2bn
Spyware, insider access, and lack of audit trails enabled massive municipal billing scam
Government played us on BRT, say taxi operators
Taxi operators in Rustenburg feel 'played' by the government after they gave up their businesses to join the Yarona Bus Rapid Transit system but were later dumped due to budgetary constraints and a change of plans.
Qatari LNG tanker sailing towards Hormuz Strait, shipping data shows
A successful passage would mark the first transit by a Qatari LNG tanker through the strait since the start of the war on Iran.
Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister on promises of change
Foreign investors and Hungarians alike have welcomed Magyar’s victory, with the forint hitting four-year highs against the euro, bond yields falling and post-election polls showing more voters backing Tisza
European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Local authorities have warned the evacuation must take place between Sunday midday and Monday afternoon before conditions at sea are expected to take a turn for the worse
Kremlin says peace in Ukraine is still a very long way off
The Kremlin on Saturday said that the US was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way off because the issues were so complicated and talks were basically on hold.
VIDEO | Dramatic rescue in Durban CBD as final survivor is freed from collapsed building
Investigation launched into Durban CBD building collapse after five people rescued.
Starmer, aiming for leadership reset, names former UK PM Gordon Brown as finance envoy
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer named former premier Gordon Brown as his envoy on global finance on Saturday
Unemployed graduates share their struggles
With graduation season in full swing, many young people continue to grapple with unemployment.
US, Iran no closer to ending war as Gulf clashes flare
The US and Iran appeared no closer on Saturday to finding an end to their war after the two sides traded fire in the Gulf amid a tenuous ceasefire
EC health department slams ‘fake’ hantavirus outbreak reports
The Eastern Cape health department has dismissed as fake news claims that a hantavirus outbreak has hit Grey Hospital in Qonce
Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery shut due to nearby clashes
Libya’s largest functioning oil refinery has been closed and an emergency declared after clashes erupted near the facility in Zawiya, west of the capital, Tripoli






















