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Calls grow for Reeves to ditch fuel tax hike over Iran
Reform UK has set out further detail of how it would cover the cost of scrapping September’s planned rise.
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Reform UK has set out further detail of how it would cover the cost of scrapping September’s planned rise.

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The stabbing incident is said to have happened at Thabang Secondary School in Rammulotsi, in the Fezile Dabi region.
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In a viral moment that was uniquely Mzansi, models poured the classic SA dessert onto the brand’s signature rug.

South Africa
Close to 55 000 cattle have been vaccinated in the Ugu District.

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
Gauteng remains heartbeat of SA economy – Maile
Despite global economic volatility and geopolitical tensions, Gauteng remains the “engine of the national economy”.
This according to Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile who tabled the Gauteng 2026/27 budget on Tuesday.
The province contributes some 33% of South Africa’s Growth Domestic Product with provincial...

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
The United States Ambassador to South Africa says a US–South Africa partnership could double the number of US companies and employees in South Africa.

Business
Former Stellenbosch University Chancellors Edwin Cameron and Johann Rupert say that Council Chair Nicky Newton-King, should not be considered for re-election.
Business
Business

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

Entertainment
Authorities warned that operators transporting pupils without valid licences would face strict consequences.

Entertainment
The deal would help GWM meet its demand for its South African offerings, which includes the Haval brand.

Entertainment
Chery’s Tiggo 4 still tops in price war as Lepas L4 downs Jaecoo J5 and Omoda C5 as South Africa’s cheapest Chinese SUV.

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.

Science/Tech
Cape Town-based research technology company Yazi has raised its first institutional funding round from 3 Capital Ventures (3CV), the early-stage venture firm that originated inside Allan Gray, as enterprises and development organisations increasingly adopt WhatsApp as a channel for customer and population research. Founded in 2022 by Timothy Treagus (CEO) and Mzwandile Sotsaka (CTO), Yazi […]
Science/Tech
Private equity firm EQT AB is reportedly exploring a sale of SUSE that could value the open-source Linux pioneer at up to $6 billion, roughly doubling the valuation since EQT took the company private in 2023. Reuters reports: EQT “has hired investment bank Arma Partners to sound out a group of private equity investors for a possible sale of the company, said the sources, who requested anonymity...

Science/Tech
Leo Brent Bozell III has highlighted the billions in American tech investment in South Africa – and the stakes for relations.

Science/Tech
Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials “very seriously”.

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.