Explainer: Why does the rand exchange rate matter

The Reserve Bank points out that inflation is lower thanks to the strength of the rand

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Explainer | 30 January 2026

In photos: Huge groups of humpback whales return to West Coast

A wildlife photographer recorded 304 humpback whales on 30 December

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News | 30 January 2026

Touring Cape Town’s secret underground tunnels

The water flows all year round in the historic canals under the city’s streets

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Photo Essay | 30 January 2026

25 years ago their land was taken from them. They still haven’t been compensated

The community of Ha Rapokolana was moved for the Mohale Dam which supplies water to South Africa

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News | 30 January 2026

Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees”

Protest outside DTIC headquarters

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Brief | 29 January 2026

Parents exhume son’s remains five years after state mistakenly buried him

In 2021, Msindisi Phike was buried by the state as a pauper while his family was still waiting for his DNA results to be completed

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Brief | 29 January 2026

Lesotho’s failed multi-million rand high-altitude sports centre

The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.

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Feature | 29 January 2026

Call to scrap “apartheid-era” passport control with Lesotho

A human rights organisation has petitioned South Africa’s Parliament to scrap passports at Lesotho borders

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Brief | 29 January 2026

Leticia Nquma has been warned she’ll be evicted soon. But she’s still painting her shack pink

Dozens of families in Sinqawunqawu, Cape Town, live under the threat of eviction from land owned by Shoprite

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News | 29 January 2026