WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH 2026, 21:20
Top Stories
For months, parents of students at Dukathole LSEN School have voiced serious concerns over a deteriorating learning environment, and now two official government reports have validated their protests and concerns.
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Every year South Africa remains dependent on fossil fuels is another year in which distant conflicts, global price shocks and geopolitical instability dictate the cost of bread, transport and electricity.
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Most of the newly protected land comes from private owners, signalling a shift towards stewardship-led conservation across the province.
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As we launch Democracy on a Tightrope in South Africa, we are struck by how familiar the global democratic landscape feels in both of our countries.
South Africa
The fire ignited on Tuesday in Hout Bay and reached the mountain ridge overnight
South Africa
The NPA has not clarified what charges Masemola is facing.
South Africa
Lukhanyo Calata, son of late Fort Calata says he doesn’t believe that Stemmet is a credible witness
South Africa
Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, which may result in floods, are expected in parts of the Northern Cape, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.
World
Iranians escaping hardship and war are shaking it off to Persian, Arabic and Turkish tunes in this disco in eastern Turkey.
World
A new archbishop of Canterbury has been installed in a historic ceremony. Sarah Mullally is the 106th person to hold the job, and the first woman.
World
British police said on Wednesday they had arrested two men over a London arson attack on four volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation.
World
There has been a surge of attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank since the start of the Iran war.
Africa
South African authorities declined to disclose the charges he will face when he stands in the dock.
Africa
Some of the 32 bodies, including 25 children, are believed to have come from local hospitals and mortuaries.
Africa
Ghana is the first African country to make such a deal with the EU, the Ghanaian vice-president says.
Africa
Namibia’s regulator noted that Starlink’s subsidiary is not locally owned.
Business
Low-income families are being offered help with the cost of food during the Easter holidays.
Business
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe has warned petrol stations that withholding fuel ahead of massive price increases anticipated next month.
Business
Business
The National Treasury has confirmed that the recruitment process for the appointment of the next SARS Commissioner has been completed, and that an announcement on the next lead is imminent.
Politics
Applicants believe the conference can’t go ahead without their disputes being resolved by the party.
Politics
The MK Party approached the Pretoria High Court in a bid to block Advocate Batohi’s pension payout.
Politics
This came out at the end of the party’s two day meeting of its High Command held in Durban
Politics
ANC says the dossier is a move aimed at discrediting Mbalula and the party’s leadership.
Sport
Rangers intend to raise £16m of new capital in a share issue to help fund investment in the playing squad, the club chairman Andrew Cavenagh has announced.
Sport
SA sprint star Benjamin Richardson is targeting a future in Irish colours, with ambitions to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Sport
Nobody can replace the great Gareth Bale, but Harry Wilson is stepping up more than anyone as Wales aim to qualify for the World Cup.
Sport
Former Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back Liam Williams has announced his retirement from rugby union.
Education
[Nile Post] The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has advised African leaders that the continent’s true wealth lies in education, urging stakeholders across Uganda to prioritize quality learning.
Education
[Vanguard] …These sad tales unheard of — Pa Usikpedo
Education
[This Day] Bullying is an evil, that appears to have always existed in Nigerian Schools. However, recent statistics indicate that bullying is not only escalating in nature, judging from some of the heinous bullying incidents that Nigerians have watched in various video footages, but seems to be almost intractable.
Education
A union for about 950 full-time faculty members who are not on the tenure track said that 95 percent of its instructors would earn more than $100,000.
Lifestyle
Thabo Bester’s bid to testify before the Ad Hoc Committee, about ‘certain executives’ has been rejected…
Lifestyle
AKA’s father criticises commission for showing video of his son’s murder, calling it insensitive
Lifestyle
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in parliament in a video that has gone viral…
Lifestyle
Entertainment
A young child’s bravery played a crucial role in identifying the attacker and securing a conviction.
Entertainment
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Wednesday, 25 March 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Entertainment
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Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Stephen Colbert already has a new job lined up for when he ends his 11-year run as host of “The Late Show” in May — the comedian and well-known J.R.R. Tolkien superfan announced he will co-write and develop a new film in the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” franchise. Colbert joined “LOTR” director Peter Jackson to reveal the news in a video...
Science/Tech
From female fruit being fart-shamed or even sexually assaulted, there’s a misogynistic undercurrent to the fruit slop microdramas, even as they appear to be cultivating genuine fans.
Science/Tech
In a controlled experiment, OpenClaw agents proved prone to panic and vulnerable to manipulation. They even disabled their own functionality when gaslit by humans.
Science/Tech
“This is my home”: At a VR comedy club in Horizon Worlds, users mourn Meta’s plans for the platform.
Motoring
South Africa may be at risk of fuel shortages because of a corruption scandal that sold off a huge portion of the country’s strategic reserves.
Motoring
Stellantis recently confirmed that its plans to build a bakkie factory in the Eastern Cape have been put on hold.
Motoring
The City of Johannesburg has unveiled its first electric car charging station.
Motoring
A cartel of South African number plate companies has been referred to the Competition Tribunal for alleged price-fixing and exploitation.
Health
A short-term funding bill enacted this week will ensure that more than 12,000 Floridians do not lose access to a program that helps pay for H.I.V. medications.
Health
Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.
Health
Betty Mukherjee talks to Naga Munchetty about living with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
Health
Retired boxer Stephen Smith shares how boxers can struggle to “fill the void” after hanging up their gloves.