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Decades of mismanagement of state-owned enterprises like Eskom and Transnet have weakened key sectors of South Africa’s economy, prompting reforms and increased private participation.

Police sent “large resources” to the embassy at 01:00 local time after reports of an explosion.

Daniel Thulare questions order to vacate state-owned home, saying it would not happen in North West.

Total costs climb to R1bn and SAPS guns go missing amid wrangle over sophisticated firearms permit system

Mogotsi admitted that several charges have been laid against him, including murder

The extent of the damage is unclear at this stage and emergency services are on the scene

It has been two weeks since the mud rush that trapped five miners at Ekapa Minerals Joint shaft

Kenyan celebrities are driving a surge in weight‑loss and cosmetic procedures, sparking criticism and concerns.

Trump made the promise in front of an assembled meeting of Latin American leaders.

Band Baaja Bitiya is the moving tale of a father who goes to rescue his daughter from her matrimonial home.

In super-organised Singapore, disputes over public space are a battle between control and chaos.

Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.

Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes.

Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home.

Morocco part company with coach Walid Regragui four months before the World Cup finals, with Mohamed Ouahbi appointed in his place.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Sunday, 8 March 2026.

Allen Ambor went from being a waiter to founding the first Spur in 1967, and helping it grow it into a JSE-listed empire of over 750 restaurants.

The latest Braai Index shows an upward turn in the price of the basket, meaning pain before the coals in South Africa.

Jumbo Mall is opening in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, in less than two weeks amid heightened demand for quality retail in secondary cities.

COPE leader Mosiuoa Lekota will be laid to rest in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Zille was speaking at the Johannesburg City Hall where she launched her mayoral candidacy manifesto.

The DA will hold its Federal Congress in Gauteng in April where it will elect new leadership.

Motsepe told investors that his focus remains entirely on the company’s contribution to the economy.

Mared Griffiths shines as Wales get a glimpse of the future during their thumping World Cup qualifying win over Montenegro.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is facing a two-game touchline ban after being booked for the sixth time this season during Saturday’s FA Cup win at Newcastle.

Omar Marmoush scores twice against Newcastle United for the second time this season as Manchester City come from behind to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Italy want to keep writing history after finally breaking a duck – their first win over England at the 33rd attempt.

With official increases approved, so much about April 2026 SASSA Old-Age Grants is still up in the air. Here’s what we know so far …

Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers has hoped on the McDonald’s CEO ‘burger challenge’ after THAT viral video this week…

The late Soli Philander shared his dream of what he hoped would become of Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre, which went on auction last month.

Petty pothole politics? Gayton McKenzie trolled Helen Zille over her age after she mocked the Patriotic Alliance’s ‘incompetency’.

The way people are panicking about Showmax, one would think that all the best content is going to be deleted

The range now comprises three distinct grades – TX, VX-R and VX-L – each carefully positioned to meet different customer needs.

The game changed complexion when George Dobson was sent off in stoppage time.

Tries from backs Tommy Freeman and Tom Roebuck were not enough for the visitors.

It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic.

A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.