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Weight loss of 20-30% can partially or completely reverse type 2 diabetes A large majority of patients who lost 30% of their body weight saw their fasting blood sugar levels return to normal without use of any diabetes medications

A large majority of patients who lost 30% of their body weight saw their fasting blood sugar levels return to normal without use of any diabetes medications.

Investors turn to court for ‘millions owed from high-roller forex whizz kid’ Businessman is aggrieved after friend's son promised huge returns from a forex investment scheme

He portrayed himself as a forex and commodities trading whizz kid, but now a young Durban North man has been provisionally sequestrated for allegedly stealing millions from his investors and possibly running a pyramid scheme.

Numsa goes to war with Road Traffic Infringement Agency chief over new headquarters Staff won't return to unsafe building, says union

A war is brewing over the Road Traffic Infringement Agency’s headquarters in Midrand, with the building standing empty for a month.

We need a new Afrikaner story: letting go of fear and embracing belonging The challenge is to ensure that the loudest Afrikaner voices are not those yearning for the 'good old days' but those committed to a more just and equitable future for all, writes Louise van Rhyn

The challenge is to ensure that the loudest Afrikaner voices are not those yearning for the 'good old days' but those committed to a more just and equitable future for all, writes Louise van Rhyn

Ease back on BEE and onerous labour laws, urges World Bank The World Bank has urged South Africa to consider easing BEE and labour policies to make it less demanding for foreign companies to invest in the country.

The World Bank has urged SA to consider easing BEE and labour policies to make it less demanding for foreign companies to invest in the country.

‘Afrikaners are not victims’: Civic movement Betereinders unveils ‘Not USA, but You, SA’ campaign The not-for-profit organisation Betereinders unveiled its "Not USA, but You SA" campaign in Pretoria on Sautrday.

Over a braai and under a banner proclaiming their campaign, the group said they did not believe Afrikaners were victims who needed refuge in the US due to the government's land policies.

Air safety reporting under scrutiny as crashes lie unresolved Significant percentage of accidents lack final reports, with experts saying interference, lack of resources can hamper probes

Significant percentage of accidents lack final reports, with experts saying interference, lack of resources can hamper probes.

Disinformation adds fuel to AfriForum's fire Led by CEO Kallie Kriel, AfriForum’s call to US President Donald Trump for intervention in our politics calls into question the legitimacy of the elected government.

Led by CEO Kallie Kriel, AfriForum’s call to Donald Trump for intervention in our politics calls into question the legitimacy of the elected government.

Trump has ushered in a new era of barbarism At a time like this, we must be hard on ourselves, display the political nous that helped us navigate a difficult past and demand of ourselves only the best, writes Makhudu Sefara

Donald Trump is the butt of jokes around the globe, but watching him act like an entitled back-in-the-day school principal was the lowest of lows, writes Makhudu Sefara.

Read the Sunday Times e-edition There is so much more in the Sunday Times — have your pick, there is something for everyone.

There is so much more in the Sunday Times — have your pick, there is something for everyone.

Shocking road rage attack — and some amateur sleuthing — lands woman in court In a shocking road rage incident, a woman brutally assaulted another female driver after a bumper bash in Honeydew, Johannesburg, repeatedly punching her in the face and stomach.

When a witness pulled over to intervene and film, the attacker turned on her, screaming expletives and banging on her car window. When a taxi driver came to help, she slapped him too.

ANC erects an EFF budget ‘scarecrow’ Party set to lock horns with DA after accepting a 0.75 percentage point hike in VAT proposed by the Treasury

Though the EFF, like the DA, has opposed a VAT hike, the party has indicated before that it would join the government of national unity if the DA departed, a scenario that could unfold if the impasse is not resolved.

Teacher fails to set aside dismissal he admitted guilt to Teacher's conduct resulted in Grade 12 Life Orientation pupils receiving their results late and seven others having to rewrite a controlled test

Teacher's conduct resulted in Grade 12 Life Orientation pupils receiving their results late and seven others having to rewrite a controlled test.

EDITORIAL | Road rage: a deadly epidemic in South Africa South Africans need to foster a greater sense of responsibility behind the wheel for the safety of everyone on the road

South Africans need to foster a greater sense of responsibility behind the wheel for the safety of everyone on the road.

Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum, victims were preserved in sudden death in the two cities, man was exposed to heat of 510ºC

Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum, victims were preserved in sudden death in the two cities, man was exposed to heat of 510ºC

ANALYSIS | Curatorship of 3Sixty Life: truth and trust stand on Shaiky ground yet again Our gaze on the impasse between the owners of the insurance underwriter and the Reserve Bank over its curatorship, now in its fourth year, most not waver

This week will mark yet another anniversary of one of the greatest modern miracles in SA’s relatively young democracy. March 3 2025 will mark 16 years since the terminally ill Shabir Shaik was granted compassion and released from prison on medical parole.

McGLORY SPECKMAN | Solidarity with all but God: can toxic theology correct its damage? This is another call to action, 40 years later, as AfriForum and Solidarity seek to foment a political movement outside government and democratic structures

This is another call to action, 40 years later, as AfriForum and Solidarity seek to foment a political movement outside government and democratic structures.

US aid funding cuts like ‘a hurricane’ across effective HIV programmes Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says their partners are impactful, efficient

Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says their partners are impactful, efficient.

JUSTICE MALALA | A colossal global shift is near — SA needs to thinks about its next move very carefully The Trump administration has made no secret about who it listens to on matters SA. Elon Musk, AfriForum, Solidarity and others are getting an ear that SA’s elected leaders and diplomats are not getting

If a meeting happens, Cyril Ramaphosa will be attending to be lectured, scolded, humiliated and threatened, writes Justice Malala.

From Bling to Ding. Luxury car-loving singer in police spotlight after high-speed crash in Sea Point Police confirm investigation into circumstances of crash

News of the crash has reignited concern about an increase in high-speed accidents on the Atlantic seaboard which appears to have become a parade ground for proud luxury car owners.

Motlanthe, luminaries in science, business and the arts to be awarded UJ honorary doctorates Former president Kgalema Motlanthe will be awarded an honorary doctorate for his role in the liberation struggle and his commitment to democratic values.

Former president Kgalema Motlanthe will be awarded an honorary doctorate for his role in the liberation struggle and his commitment to democratic values.

IN PICS | Inside Lesedi Ferguson's baby shower "A day filled with lots of love."

"A day filled with lots of love."

LISTEN | 'AfriForum sowing divisions' — Ramaphosa responds to AfriForum and Solidarity's visit to Washington DC President Cyril Ramaphosa says what AfriForum and the trade union Solidarity are doing in the US is sowing divisions in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says what AfriForum and the trade union Solidarity are doing in the US is sowing divisions in South Africa.

Naledi Pandor urges swift diplomacy amid SA/Trump debacle Pandor also took a moment to extend her condolences to the families of South African soldiers killed in Goma

“For some time, AfriForum has attempted to present itself as a civil society group, but it has become clear their intentions are racial in character. There is nothing civil about it. It is neither inclusive nor respectful of our constitution."

ARENA SPORTS SHOW | Kekana and Majoro on big Sundowns-Chiefs clash Former players who have fallen on hard times, Downs’ domination of SA football and Chiefs’ battles under Nabi also discussed

Former players who have fallen on hard times, Downs’ domination of SA football and Chiefs’ battles under Nabi also discussed.

'Education reform is 30 years late': Cyril Ramaphosa at Lekgotla Prioritising foundational learning, early childhood development and improving literacy and numeracy should have been initiated decades ago.

Prioritising foundational learning, early childhood development and improving literacy and numeracy should have been initiated decades ago.

POLL | Was the R10K bail granted for Chidimma Adetshina's mother enough for charges of identity fraud? Anabela Rungo, the mother of former Miss SA finalist Chidimma Adetshina, was granted R10,000 bail on Wednesday on condition she lives under house arrest

Anabela Rungo, the mother of former Miss SA finalist Chidimma Adetshina, was granted R10,000 bail on Wednesday on condition she lives under house arrest

Kaizer Chiefs have to use big team status against Sundowns: Frosler ‘We've got a big support base, so we want to make them happy by putting in a good performance’

‘We've got a big support base, so we want to make them happy by putting in a good performance’

Table Mountain blaze contained as city calls for forensic probe into cause of multiple fires The wildfire which spread to the front face of the mountain in Table Mountain National Park has been contained, South African National Parks said on Thursday.

The wildfire which spread to the front face of the mountain in Table Mountain National Park has been contained, South African National Parks said on Thursday.

Johannesburg public safety MMC says hijacked building has been sealed after break-in footage A hijacked building in De Villiers Street in Johannesburg was resealed after video footage surfaced showing a group of men breaking down one of its walls.

A hijacked building in De Villiers Street in Johannesburg was resealed after video footage surfaced showing a group of men breaking down one of its walls.