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An assessment of South African retailers has found that 87% of the products analysed would be classified as unhealthy when combining ultra-processed food markers and that which is high in fat, salt and sugar.
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Thousands of Brits have travelled to Costa Blanca to enjoy Cheltenham Festival, the pinnacle event of the jump-racing calendar.
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Trade at the Middle East’s biggest port has been hit hard since Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.
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Darren Jones says the scheme – originally aimed at curbing illegal working – is now about improving services.
South Africa
Koeberg’s Unit 2 reaches 365 consecutive days of operations
Unit 2 at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station has successfully operated for 365 consecutive days – at an average of 99.4% Energy Availability Factor (EAF) – since major upgrades were completed.
This is according to Eskom, who said in a statement on Tuesday that the unit delivers about 946MW of reliable electricity to the...
South Africa
Smart ID digitisation programme initiated in 2015
Government has in a statement on Tuesday corrected claims that the Department of Home Affairs’ partnership with banks on Smart ID cards is “new and driven by a political party”.
A statement issued by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Tuesday said the partnership with the banks was started as part of the...
South Africa
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says they are aware of the concerns raised.
South Africa
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has launched a two day anti-corruption campaign.
World
More than a week of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world’s energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.
World
Zimbabwean authorities are using violence and intimidation against opponents of constitutional amendments that would extend the president’s term, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
World
The purchase is part of wider plans to prevent major artworks from being bought by private collectors.
World
Iranians in Tehran and Karaj tel the BBC they are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks.
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
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has urged the government to provide relief to motorists and the broader economy as South Africa braces for a sharp increase in fuel prices next month.
Business
Business
Business
Politics
“I believe that they were executed, and I believe that they used maximum force to shoot to kill.”
Politics
Lekota, who once served as ANC national chairperson, later left the ANC to form his own party.
Politics
508 political parties have shown an interest in participating in the forthcoming polls.
Politics
Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.
Sport
Lossiemouth is labelled the “Queen of Cheltenham” with a dominant victory in the Champion Hurdle in day one of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.
Sport
Assistant coach Andrew Goodman says Ireland are enjoying an “edge” to the build-up to Saturday’s Six Nations Triple Crown shootout with Scotland.
Sport
Assistant coach Andrew Goodman says Ireland are enjoying an “edge” to the build-up to Saturday’s Six Nations Triple Crown shootout with Scotland.
Sport
Davey Todd is a doubt for the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT after he broke his femur in a crash at Daytona in the USA.
Education
Two doctors affiliated with the university and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital stepped down after an external report found that the administrators mishandled allegations of abuse against Robert Hadden.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — High traffic on the Kenya Medical Training College admissions portal has temporarily disrupted access to admission letters for successful applicants.
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.
Lifestyle
Fans of the Mselekus know that Abongwe has always been touted as the one family member who bears the closest resemblance to Gog’ Flo.
Lifestyle
A well-known Hermanus estate linked to Markus Jooste and the Rupert family has been sold in a major property deal.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Entertainment
Tiffany Nicole Meek’s case is postponed to 25 March as she signals possible guilty plea in son Jayden-Lee’s death.
Entertainment
The total prize purse for the T20 World Cup (R219-million) was the highest in the 19-year history of the biennial tournament.
Entertainment
The bodies of the two toddlers were discovered near a river, with visible injuries.
Science/Tech
Epic Games said it had to increase the price as the cost of running the game had “gone up a lot”
Science/Tech
Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to their children’s deaths.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: AI can reverse engineer machine code and find vulnerabilities in ancient legacy architectures, says Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich, who used his own Apple II code from 40 years ago as an example. Russinovich wrote: “We are entering an era of automated, AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery that will be leveraged by both defenders and...
Science/Tech
The aerospace company said the delay would not prevent it from meeting its 2026 sales goal of about 500 Max jets.
Motoring
Toyota is South Africa’s favourite car brand, but its product lineup has shifted upmarket over the last few years, with 75% of its cars now costing over half a million rand.
Motoring
Three Chinese car brands saw incredible sales growth in the used market last year.
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.
Health
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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.