1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1192+ words) A historic El Niño is set to scorch commodity markets and hit consumers where it hurts, threatening to inflate global prices for essential commodities while creating challenges for agriculture and food security. This El Niño is fast morphing into a…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (387+ words) National Treasury says the plan to get Joburg’s finances back on track ‘is solid, providing a credible foundation for the City’s financial recovery’. The City of Johannesburg hosted Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday, 21 July, for high-stakes emergency talks in…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (571+ words) A thrilling 2026 World Cup was marred by Argentina’s ugly final antics, Trump’s political intrusion, and Fifa’s ongoing corruption — yet hope remains for the game’s true fans. How unfortunate that one of the most exhilarating World Cups in recent history should…...

38+ min ago   (868+ words) Working with family can be rewarding but also challenging. Recent board resignations at Dis-Chem and Bell Equipment reveal the complexities of family-owned businesses. I am always fascinated by people who are able to work with their families. Or even work…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago   (257+ words) RMB wins multiple accolades at the Euromoney Awards, including Africa’s Best Investment Bank Daily Maverick RMB has been named Africa’s Best Investment Bank at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, one of six awards received from the globally recognised financial publication…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago   (150+ words) Fifteen Indian workers were feared trapped on Tuesday after a blast caused by a suspected gas leak in a tunnel at a hydroelectric project in the rugged state of Sikkim killed ten, authorities said. Monday’s incident took place at state-owned…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1323+ words) Villagers in Zimbabwe have discovered that vuvuzelas can ward off lions, significantly reducing livestock losses and demonstrating local ingenuity in wildlife conservation. Imagine villagers living near the boundary of Hwange National Park, blowing vuvuzelas into the pitch-black night to drive…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1083+ words) With at least 100 years’ worth of gold still buried beneath Johannesburg, the City’s illegal mining crisis isn’t going away any time soon, and it threatens far more than just collapsing roads, sinkholes, and bridges. Beneath South Africa’s economic capital lies…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago   (344+ words) What makes this even more heartbreaking is that hunger exists alongside waste. While people struggle to put bread and milk on the table, an estimated 10 million tonnes of edible food or over a third of all food produced in South…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago   (821+ words) In nearly 25 years as a funeral director, Gautier Caton has never experienced anything like France’s record-breaking late-June heatwave, when he rented five refrigerated containers to store bodies arriving at up to three times the normal rate. A fifth-generation undertaker who…...