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The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 06 March 2026

Ukraine’s president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.

“Smith will thus serve seven-year direct imprisonment for his involvement in criminality.”

The NDMP is South Africa’s central policy framework for addressing substance use

Winde says more than 41-thousand Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine doses have been administered

The Spanish government reiterated it would not let U.S. forces use two joint military bases in Spain as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran escalates, widening a rift with the Trump administration.

This election will test whether the country is ready for a new, untried generation to shape its future.

The House is set to vote today on whether to constrain President Trump’s authority to continue to wage war on Iran. And, Minnesota sues the Trump administration over halted Medicaid funding.

The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.

Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, ‘smart’ police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.

The author’s 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

Data suggests the number of fixed-term deals has more than halved as prices for wholesale energy surge.

The compact SUV has become South Africa’s default family vehicle: practical, versatile, and often indistinguishable from the rest of the pack.

Eskom has sent notice to 14 municipalities that they need to make representations as to why their power should not be cut.

Madadzhe was reacting to the address by Ramathuba at the Jack Botes Hall in Polokwane.

ATM’s John Senona beat EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga for the position.

He is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee on allegations of criminal infiltration and corruption.

Mashatile is answering oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).

After 54 matches, who makes your team of the tournament at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup?

Ireland captain Caelan Doris says his side are “nowhere near” reaching their full potential as they prepare to face Wales following a record away victory over England.

Former Celtic forward and boss Kenny Dalglish and ex-Rangers winger Peter Lovenkrands preview Sunday’s Old Firm Scottish Cup quarter-final.

It’s a two-team race for the Betway Premiership title between current log leaders Orlando Pirates and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns.

A popular Cape Town indoor swimming pool is closed to the public. Here’s why the facility is unavailable and when it is scheduled to reopen.

SA’s COVID-19 cigarette ban was meant to protect health. Instead it has fuelled a booming black market, massive tax losses and job cuts.

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

The Women’s Legal Centre argued in court that ‘no-name’ law silences sexual violence survivors and should be revoked

Whether served warm or at room temperature, these mini quiches are sure to impress your guests and add a pop of colour to any occasion.

Honor called the new robot phone a ‘new species of smartphones’

The South African financial services sector is currently navigating its most significant structural transformation since the dawn of digital banking. As we move through March 2026, the convergence of real-time payment rails like PayShap, the rise of “embedded finance” in retail, and the maturation of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Payments Ecosystem Modernisation (PEM) […]

In January, after TikTok announced a deal to transfer its US operations, Apple began blocking people in the US from downloading or updating ByteDance apps designed for the Chinese market.

Can it really be the case that the company can now make a laptop $200 cheaper than a watch?

Imported cars are rapidly gaining popularity for one simple reason: South Africa’s car factories mainly produce high-end bakkies, SUVs, and sedans that most citizens can’t afford.

South Africa’s favourite hot hatch has a hefty price tag.

A new SUV offering is expected in South Africa any day now.

“People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it… [but] you don’t,” she says.

The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.