1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (487+ words) JAKARTA - About 170,000 passengers were left stranded on Sunday as Indonesia shuttered its main international airport and seven others, cancelling hundreds of flights after Mount Anak Krakatoa spewed a plume of volcanic ash and lava from more than 150 kilometres away. Mount…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (84+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela is condemning intimidation, threats and extortion in the taxi industry. She said there is no place for criminality in Gauteng’s public transport system and is warning that those involved will face the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (333+ words) PRETORIA - The Department of Public Works has announced a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of the Telkom Towers precinct in Pretoria at a cost between R1.8 billion and R2.2 billion. Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson announced plans to overhaul Pretoria’s vacant Telkom…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (327+ words) PRETORIA - The Department of Public Works has announced a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of the Telkom Towers precinct in Pretoria at a cost between R1.8 billion and R2.2 billion. Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson announced plans to overhaul Pretoria’s vacant Telkom…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (323+ words) PRETORIA - A staggering R2.2 billion taxpayer bailout is now required to fix a colossal government property blunder that has already bled millions from the public purse. Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson announced plans to overhaul Pretoria’s vacant Telkom Towers precinct, a…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (139+ words) JOHANNESBURG - South African households may be showing signs of recovery, but mounting job losses are raising questions about how sustainable that recovery really is. The latest Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index has improved for a seventh consecutive quarter. READ: 'Starved…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (333+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Transport is moving closer to introducing a zero blood-alcohol limit for motorists, with plans to amend the National Road Traffic Act. While the proposed change is being welcomed as a potentially significant step towards reducing road…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (265+ words) JOHANNESBURG - For Johannesburg residents battling prolonged power cuts and disputed municipal bills, another City Imbizo has left a familiar question hanging in the air: When will the promises translate into results? Residents in Yeoville have once again confronted the City…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (700+ words) LONDON - International oil benchmark Brent spiked above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July following renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East, stoking fears of widespread price rises and interest rate hikes. The jump in crude prices,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (601+ words) Child Online Safety Has Outgrown The ‘Stranger Danger’ Model For generations, adults taught children a simple safety rule: beware of strangers. That distinction is beginning to reshape how governments, regulators and child-safety organisations think about online harm. Britain’s Online Safety…...