South Africa’s SPAR Group is planning a chain of about 30 to 40 high-end grocery stores, with the first set to open in the fourth quarter of this year, an executive said on Thursday, as the retailer ...

Many households earning less than R8,000 per month often rely on relationships with neighbours and relatives, borrowing from ...

Checkers is launching a new e-commerce website that brings the convenience of Sixty60 to even more shoppers who can now order online using their favourite browser on any device.The retailer has ...

In 2025, the combined brand value of the Top 100 South African brands soared to R688.6bn, with banking, retail, and telecoms ...

A European Repository of Cyber Incidents (EuRepoC) study found that South Africa was the second most targeted country in Africa regarding cyberattacks against political actors. Its analysis ...

Meanwhile, these are the first positive cases of Mpox recorded in South Africa this year after the last infection was reported in September 2024. Globally, Mpox continues to be a Public Health ...

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

Fonio – a gluten-free grain with many nutritional benefits – has been cultivated as a subsistence crop in West Africa for thousands of years.

Community notes with references to fact checkers are displayed slightly more frequently and faster on the social network X than other comments on posts. This is the conclusion of an analysis by ...

Steuart has done some 500 talks on South Africa’s progress since 1994 and SA’s prospects for the future COPYRIGHT South Africa - The Good News. All rights strictly reserved. The views expressed on ...

There's a warning that South Africa could risk a bird flu crisis in a few months if farms are not given the vaccination green light. iStock photo The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI ...

But a new trend is appearing on the scene: Checkers Sixty-themed birthday ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing ...