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Strauss & Co’s Cape Town Auction Week generated over R50 million in sales, as several art and furniture pieces fetched record prices.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls the plan a “stupid notion that would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer dollars”.

Senegal’s government has suspended all non-essential foreign travel by ministers and top officials

Regular contributions to a tax-free savings account can generate significant tax-free wealth over time through compounding, with higher and earlier contributions substantially increasing long-term returns.

NSFAS blames a lapsed Home Affairs contract for failing to verify students

Th provincial head of the department says that this is due to lower consumption.

The City of Tshwane has recently unveiled 24 new vehicles to strengthen policing this Easter.

Canada recently banned 2,500 models of “assault-style” firearms – but a plan to buy-back tens of thousands of guns fell short by half.

People evicted to build Nigeria’s capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.

A new exhibition charts Bombay’s passage through the centuries via paintings, photographs and prints.

President Trump has complained that some NATO states aren’t letting him use bases in the war against Iran. His criticism has left many wondering if the U.S. may try to withdraw from the alliance.

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in 2023, says democratic rule would not work for his country.

More than 250 Kenyans have gone to fight for Russia in Ukraine, mostly willingly, Kenya’s foreign minister says.

The suspect is in custody but his motive is unknown, the police say in a brief statement.

Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists “may be liable” for the killings.

South Africa is still getting looted by an entrenched system of extraction that has spread through every level of the state.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has called on South African employers to implement work-from-home arrangements amid a massive rise in energy prices.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Saturday, 4 April 2026.

The latest Braai Index shows that prices for South Africa’s favourite pastime have eased ever so slightly—but April’s fuel price spike is coming to spoil the party.

Mashatile spoke to the media after a Good Friday service hosted by Amandla Ngawethu Universal Church

Mashatile says government is looking at increasing its capacity to refine crude oil

The ANCYL says Panyaza Lesufi’s pick of Nkululeko Dunga sidelines youth and ignores party rules

Mashatile is expected to be joined by Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, Health MEC Faith Mazibuko.

Hugo Keenan is delighted to put his injury nightmare behind him as he prepares for Leinster’s European Champions Cup meeting with Edinburgh in Dublin on Sunday.

Northern Ireland boss Michael McArdle talks of his side’s goalscoring issues as well as the impact uncapped striker Cora Chambers could make to solving those problems.

Relebohile Mofokeng and Oswin Appollis have been linked with moves abroad but will Orlando Pirates find replacements?

Hardly anyone was talking about Charlton being WSL 2 title contenders before the season began. But they are defying the odds – and also have a cup quarter-final to look forward to.

Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say

UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found.

A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and...

Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’

Teachers’ leaders have said a “masculinity crisis” is fermenting in schools across the UK, with misogynistic abuse of female staff on the increase, leaving victims “traumatised”, “demeaned” and “humiliated”.

Almost a quarter of female teachers who took part in a union survey said they have...

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen have welcomed their first child and shared the joyful news with fans.

Zimbabwean-born Chelsy Davy just welcomed her third child… who is the lady who dated Prince Harry for several years?

Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, who hails from Zimbabwe, announced that she welcomed her third child. Take a look…

The South African government supports the AU’s push for reparations.

The Sharks could not score a single point in the second half, surrendering their lead and losing 29-12 to Connacht in their knockout match.

Bulls coach Johan Ackermann said he selected recently injured Cameron Hanekom in the starting XV to match Glasgow’s speed.

The astronauts will arrive about 10,300 kilometers beyond our satellite, breaking all previous records for distance from Earth. But how was their route chosen?

It’s a world of bottom quarks and arsole compounds – so why is science still so serious? Levity can make it all a lot easier to understand

Science is an infamously dry endeavour. The noble practice seeks to answer humanity’s most inscrutable questions. How did life begin? What is consciousness? Why does naming cows increase their milk yield? Within this austere framework, there is little room...

South Africa is home to some top-notch hot hatches.

Tesla was set to launch in South Africa this year, but ongoing tensions have put these plans on hold.

Car exports from Asian carmakers have been disrupted by the Middle East conflict.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

The images are used in consultations to show what happens to the womb, ovaries and fallopian tubes.