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Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack
Huntley, who was serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, had been on life support following an attack by another inmate.
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Huntley, who was serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, had been on life support following an attack by another inmate.

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Shazad Ali posted hundreds of videos online in an attempt to promote the banned organisation.

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Freshwater ecosystems are rich but fragile. Of the new fish species discovered, many are critically endangered

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SARS has increased the primary residence capital gains tax exclusion from R2 million to R3 million, allowing homeowners to keep anywhere from tens of thousands to well over R100,00 more in profit when selling.

South Africa
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South Africa
SADC officials confront trade, food security and infrastructure gaps at Pretoria meeting
Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo has urged senior officials from across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to confront “uncomfortable realities” around trade, food security and infrastructure, as they work to accelerate regional integration and economic development.
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South Africa
Two people were killed in the latest attack and three others wounded, including a 15-month-old baby.

South Africa
No further details are available on the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage.

World
The war is no longer just about the U.S., Israel and Iran. More countries are getting caught in the political crossfire or being drawn into the fighting themselves.

World
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave.” He also apologized for Iran’s attacks on regional countries.

World
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says ten other people – including children – are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble.

World
Ordinary Iranians reflect on seven days of conflict and where they see their country going next.

Africa
Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes.

Africa
Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home.

Africa
The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

Africa
The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.

Business
South African passport holders can visit 100 countries visa-free, including Brazil, Egypt, Argentina, Hong Kong, and Fiji.

Business
The City of Cape Town has alerted citizens about scammers pretending to be city officials on WhatsApp.

Business
More South Africans are looking to move into security estates and other gated communities, but there is mounting tension around governance and accountability in these sectional title schemes.

Business
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Saturday, 7 March 2026.

Politics
Motsepe told investors that his focus remains entirely on the company’s contribution to the economy.

Politics
COPE leader Mosioua Lekota passed away on Wednesday at a Johannesburg hospital.

Politics
Various MPs have been given prison sentences over the years.

Politics
Gen. Sangweni says President Ramaphosa can lawfully use legislation to deploy SANDF when needed.

Sport
Para-alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina wins Russia’s first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with downhill bronze.

Sport
Iconic former Springbok flyhalf Naas Botha is said to have settled into life in the USA, and this is what he’s up to now.

Sport
Max Holloway talks to BBC Sport about his trademark ‘point-down’ before facing Charles Oliveira for the BMF title at UFC 326 in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Sport
Fernando Alonso says there is “huge potential” in the Aston Martin car after qualifying 17th at the Australian Grand Prix.
Education
Alberto Carvalho was seen as a catch for the nation’s second largest school district. Then his home and office were raided by the F.B.I.
Education
[Nile Post] Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged universities to integrate the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) into their academic programmes in order to produce graduates equipped with critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed in today’s competitive job market.
Education
[Daily Maverick] Parliamentary suspicion and underlying Afrophobia are putting South Africa’s universities at risk, discouraging international academics and students. This threatens the country’s higher education goals, undermines diversity, and narrows the intellectual horizons of future graduates.
Education
A new report looks at course “shutouts,” which can add to the time and cost of getting a degree.

Lifestyle
Television and theatre icon Soli Philander will be laid to rest next week. Here are the details of his funeral services…

Lifestyle
Good news for foodies and Francophiles: the Francophonie Food & Culture Festival returns to Cape Town next weekend!
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
SA rapper Nadia Nakai has opened up about being ready to move on from slain rapper AKA, who was shot dead in Durban in February 2023.

Entertainment
Steenhuisen added that 80% of vaccination is the “critical point for the attainment of what is called herd immunity.

Entertainment
Pictures showed shops with destroyed stock and fire-ravaged goods as firefighters doused the flames.
Entertainment
“A great day. We knew there was a lot of potential in the car.”

Entertainment
The woman through her company operated under the guise of a travel agency made bookings on behalf of travellers by utilising the eNett platform.
Science/Tech
A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.
Science/Tech
Negotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
Science/Tech
Iran has launched waves of Shahed drones to menace Persian Gulf nations. The U.S. has unleashed its own copycat on Iran. It’s a sign of how war is changing.
Science/Tech
By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

Motoring
Chinese car brands have a winning formula in South Africa.

Motoring
These cars are ideal for students and young working professionals in South Africa.

Motoring
South African bakkie buyers are so spoilt for choice they have options under R300,000.
Motoring
Health
Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for decisions that overrode agency scientists and rejected potential drugs.

Health
It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic.
Health
She developed Europe’s biggest emporium of erotic goods and opened a three-story sex museum in Germany.

Health
A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.