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MaXhosa makes fashion statement with ‘custard’ moment
In a viral moment that was uniquely Mzansi, models poured the classic SA dessert onto the brand’s signature rug.
TUESDAY, 10 MARCH 2026, 15:46

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In a viral moment that was uniquely Mzansi, models poured the classic SA dessert onto the brand’s signature rug.

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Barton is told to pay the former England footballer more than £300k over two posts he made in 2024.

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The decision to release the outcomes is pending the resolution of a national dispute with the auditor-general.
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South Africa
Two firefighters from a private company have been hospitalised after a blaze in Edenvale.
South Africa
Government welcomes continued growth in South Africa’s economy
Government has welcomed the latest data released by Statistics South Africa showing that South Africa’s economy grew by 1.1% in 2025, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanding by 0.4% in the fourth quarter.
Fourth quarter performance, covering the period from October to December, marks the fifth consecutive quarter...
South Africa
‘Fiscal discipline non-negotiable’: Maile tables Gauteng budget
Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile has tabled a R179.2 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year aimed at improving frontline services, accelerating infrastructure delivery and maintaining fiscal discipline.
Maile presented the provincial government’s budget in the Gauteng Provincial...

South Africa
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services says one person has died in a shack fire.

World
It comes as Norwegian police investigate an explosion that occurred outside the US embassy in Oslo on Sunday.

World
President Aoun outlines a path towards “permanent security and stability”, as Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah continue.
World
A former holding company of US-sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler will pay R490 million to settle a Dutch corruption probe over mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

World
President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leveraged ties with scientists.

Africa
Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.

Africa
Cellou Dalein Diallo accuses the junta-leader-turned-president of erasing political threats.

Africa
Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana’s army says.

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

Business
US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, says Washington is running out of patience with Pretoria’s lack of action on a ‘list of five asks’ delivered a year ago.
Business

Business
The United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, revealed the most important thing President Donald Trump wants from the country.

Business
A mansion in Hermanus that was owned by the Ruperts and Markus Jooste has been sold in a deal worth R105 million.

Politics
North West businessman Suliman Carrim is testifying before the Madlanga Commission.

Politics
The IEC briefs the nation on its state of readiness for elections and the latest developments.

Politics
NCC’s Fadiel Adams returns to Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltrations.

Politics
Another memorial service will take place in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr has given Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze an ‘impossible mandate’.

Sport
Former South African Rugby Union and Eastern Province loose forward Charles Peter Kleinbooi has sadly passed away at the age of 70.

Sport
Jayden Nell will join the Blitzboks squad in the USA on Tuesday for the sixth and final tournament of the regular season in New York this weekend.

Sport
Former Kaizer Chiefs player Junior Khanye says the club made the wrong decisions a decade ago when they hired certain coaches.

Education
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large
Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.
It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...
Education
[Nyasa Times] The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has proposed that 10 percent of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) be allocated specifically to improving education standards at constituency level, citing persistent underfunding and growing challenges in Malawi’s public education sector.
Education
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is stepping up efforts to transform farming into a profitable business by promoting macadamia-based intercropping among rural communities.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] PLANET One has announced its latest investment across three countries in West Africa in the TVET sector, a sector that holds strategic importance in the group’s overall plan for the education sector in Africa.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
When outdoor activities turn dangerous for one partner at the hands of the other.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Jayden Nell should make his Blitzbok debut in New York, just as his A-side teammate Grant de Jager did in Vancouver last week.

Entertainment
Supreme Court hearing will decide whether NGOs can challenge Denmark’s arms exports to Israel amid allegations of war crimes.

Entertainment
The Gauteng Liquor Traders Council believes the GLB have a revenue collection issue and urged them to convert shebeen permits.

Entertainment
With construction activity now active across multiple sites simultaneously, the department is urging road users to adjust their behaviour accordingly.

Science/Tech
Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials “very seriously”.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: This week, tens of thousands of game developers and producers will once again gather in San Francisco, as they have since 1988, for the weeklong Game Developers Conference. But this year’s show will be missing many international developers who say they no longer feel comfortable traveling to the United States to attend, no matter how...

Science/Tech
Google has injected Docs, Drive, Sheets, and Slides with its Gemini assistant, adding new features that can pull information from your emails and the web to help you draft content. I gave it a whirl.
Science/Tech
At $599, the MacBook Neo is Apple’s first budget laptop. For the most part, Apple cut corners in the right places and made a MacBook its intended buyers will adore.

Motoring
Flights from Joburg to Durban are relatively cheap at the moment, but prices are set to go up considerably towards the end of the month.

Motoring
South Africa has some of the worst traffic in the world, with motorists spending an average of 10 days staring at the car in front of them.

Motoring
Petrol station owners have warned of a potential fuel shortage in South Africa.
Motoring
Health
Health experts warn of long-term respiratory and neurological risks as smoke from burning oil spreads across the region.
Health
Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.

Health
Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.

Health
Susan McLarnon is travelling to Downing Street later to call for “urgent action” to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.