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Land invasions in South Africa’s richest province
A Democratic Alliance (DA) oversight visit across four informal settlements in Gauteng revealed incited land invasions and land fraud.
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A Democratic Alliance (DA) oversight visit across four informal settlements in Gauteng revealed incited land invasions and land fraud.

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The ex-detective says she wants “a proper inquiry on grooming gangs” and “to get rid of carbon tax”.

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The Met Police are appealing for witnesses to the daylight break-in on Saturday.
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The Jacob Zuma foundation says it will not tolerate “attempts to smear” the former president’s reputation after his name was linked in files to the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

South Africa
Majola says this is the third time a death threat has been made to her life.

South Africa
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South Africa
Once gazetted, names face public comment before they are legally changed.

South Africa
The cyclists died after a car crashed into them while cycling this morning.

World
The firm’s move comes amid global scrutiny of the methods used by the US immigration enforcement agency.

World
The 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich, the local prosecutor said.

World
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology about the path ahead for Iran as President Trump threatens new strikes there.
World
The world’s largest cryptocurrency slipped below $76 000 in thin weekend trading, dropping about 40% from its 2025 peak.

Africa
The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

Africa
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Africa
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Africa
Ariel Siedman has been given 72 hours to leave South Africa, the foreign affairs ministry says.

Business
Rusty Labuschagne was a millionaire before being wrongfully imprisoned for 10 years in Zimbabwe’s harshest prisons.

Business
Apex Education, a private school offering blended learning, charges R780 per month for school fees.

Business
India’s budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

Business
Defining the middle class in South Africa is widely debated, but data from various authorities gives us a good idea of how much it takes to be included.

Politics
Malema says people cannot demand services from government if they do not participate in elections
Politics
At 58%, most of the households in the ANC-led Mpofana Local Municipality don’t have access to electricity, and the town is at risk of a “possible grid collapse”.

Politics
On the 18th of March the wards became vacant after the resignation of councilors

Politics
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi said there is a political smear campaign against him.

Sport
Orlando Pirates did the job against Magesi FC, but Abdeslam Ouaddou believes the scoreline didn’t tell the full story.

Sport
Marvin Bartley becomes Livingston manager with David Martindale taking up a new role as sporting director at the Scottish Premiership bottom club.

Sport
Before Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam, he was simply Carlitos from Murcia. This is his story.

Sport
Former Kaizer Chiefs players Thabiso Malatsi and Junior Khanye have dismissed Amakhosi’s chances of winning the Betway Premiership.
Education
Readers respond to a guest essay about the state’s effort to bar “officially disapproved ideas” from its university classrooms.

Education
Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which its opponents are likely to reap at the ballot box
Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’
“It is not right that people who don’t go to university are having to bear all the cost for others to do so,” Rachel Reeves remarked this week, amid the increasingly angry...

Education
Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to fraudsters’ bank accounts
Foreign students attending independent schools in the UK are being targeted by fraudsters seeking to intercept their fee payments, according to new research.
Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to the bank account of a criminal, after receiving a fake...
Education
The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.

Lifestyle
Siya Kolisi shared a clip of trying Jollof rice for the first time, did his Nigerian-Dutch influencer ‘girlfriend’ cook the traditional meal?

Lifestyle
A former Home Affairs worker has been jailed for five years for multiple counts of insurance fraud, costing hundreds of thousands of rands …

Lifestyle
Full glam to laid bare: ‘Real Housewives of Durban’ reality TV star Sorisha Naidoo revealed her make-up free face…

Lifestyle
Learners of Curro Century City now have access to a Woolworths Cafe on school premises. Take a look inside…

Entertainment
Committee chairperson Mikateko Mahlaule described the department’s absence as unacceptable

Entertainment
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture confirmed that 21 areas will officially be renamed

Entertainment
“We need to go to Congo and obviously play to win,” Cardoso said.

Entertainment
The court convicted the accused on 300 counts of fraud, which were taken as one for sentencing purposes.

Science/Tech
Yes, it is possible to scale horological heights without breaking the bank. It’s time to seek out the latest bargains.

Science/Tech
Recreating cosmic dust may help answer questions about how meteorites hitting Earth came to contain the organic matter that they do
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How does one acquire star dust? One option, as the Perry Como song suggests, is to catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, so to speak: thousands of tonnes of cosmic dust bombard the Earth each...

Science/Tech
The Presidency’s project management office head Rudi Dicks says South Africa’s energy reforms are falling behind.

Science/Tech
Forget the pricey, postpaid cell plans and two-year contracts. Save with one of these WIRED-tested options from US Mobile, Boost, and Google Fi.
Motoring

Motoring
The Eastern Cape will soon be home to the longest and tallest bridges in South Africa.

Motoring
Many South Africans may use quick fixes to cover up scratches and dents, but that may be a bad idea.

Motoring
The government has made no formal announcement regarding the National Rail Masterplan, which was supposed to be finalised by the end of 2025.
Health
While at the federal agency, he approved the laser device for eye surgery but later warned of its potential to cause harm.
Health
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
Health
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Health
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.