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Red eyes and black beaches: How one of the worst environmental disasters left its mark
A major oil spill which killed thousands of birds is still being debated, three decades later.
SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2026, 09:42

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A major oil spill which killed thousands of birds is still being debated, three decades later.
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South Africa 178 for 3 (Aiden Markram 86*, Rachin Ravindra 1-9,) beat New Zealand 175 for 7 (Mark Chapman 48, Marc Jansen 4-40) by seven wickets.

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Jenna Watkins was left on a remote mountain road by her boyfriend, who claimed she died in a crash.

South Africa
SAFTU and NUPSAW say 3 000 health workers were given permanent contracts

South Africa
GASBOC chairperson Jabulani Khumalo has welcomed the department’s intervention.

South Africa
A study FoodForward SA shows that millions of households in the country are food incecure.

South Africa
Small bus operators contracted to the Gauteng Department will resume operations on Monday.

World
Assailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.

World
Samantha Guthrie’s fame has helped turn her mother’s abduction into a national obsession.

World
The theft has left Germans with a strong sense that trust in institutions and the system has been shaken.

World
The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Africa
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

Africa
Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.

Africa
Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.

Business
The latest ruling from the Constitutional Court means that South Africans engaging in civil and customary marriages need to plan carefully.
Business

Business
This is the iconic South African precinct that made R11 billion in one year.
Business

Politics
Mokgosi appeared before the North West Ad Hoc committee on Saturday to conclude his testimony.

Politics
Jacob Zuma who is the leader of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party, was expelled from the ANC in July 2024.

Politics
Sithole says her re-election to the leadership position shows confidence and renewal of the mandate.

Politics
She has been accorded a Special Provincial Official Funeral, Category 2.

Sport
Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brian Baloyi believes co-coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef lack the credentials to lead Amakhosi.

Sport
Modise has made a bold call on the title race, backing Pirates to finish the job if they maintain their current form at the top of the log.

Sport
BBC football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan analyses how Martin Zubimendi is playing a key part in Arsenal’s hunt for the Premier League title.

Sport
A Cardiff weekend combining Valentine’s Day and a Wales Six Nations home match would have previously proved the perfect Welsh rugby love affair.

Education
Custodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for fools
The “little pieces of Sunderland” produced by the city’s glassmaking factory for more than a century can be traced back to an even older story that began in the seventh century, when English glassmaking...
Education
Mr. Klein, who led an education technology company after running the New York City school system, met with Jeffrey Epstein over a period of several months in 2013.
Education
A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.
Education
A federal prosecutor said last month that ICE had made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.

Lifestyle
When Rachel John returned to Amsterdam, many were speculating whether she and Siya Kolisi are still together. Here’s what we know…

Lifestyle
American singer Jacquees reflected on his time in Durban after embracing the culture of the coastal city during his stay. Take a look…

Lifestyle
When does Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence expire? And will he be remembered as more than just the man who murdered Reeva Steenkamp?
Lifestyle

Entertainment
South Africa can qualify for the Super 8 stage as early as Monday if Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates in their Group D match.

Entertainment
Vinicius was denied a hat-trick by the linesman’s flag .

Entertainment
As it stands, no official confirmation of either brand coming to South Africa indefinitely has been made.

Entertainment
In his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday. President Cyril Ramapohosa declared the FMD crisis a national disaster.
Science/Tech
“Research published in the World Journal of Men’s Health found evidence that drugs such as Viagra and Cialis may also help with heart disease, stroke risk and diabetes,” reports the Telegraph, “as well as enlarged prostate and urinary problems.”Researchers found evidence that the same mechanism may benefit other organs, including the heart, brain, lungs and urinary system. The paper reviewed a...
Science/Tech
“ChatGPT is getting more social,” reports PC Magazine, “with a new feature that allows you to sync your contacts to see if any of your friends are using the chatbot or any other OpenAI product…”It’s “completely optional,” [OpenAI] says. However, even if you don’t opt in, anyone with your number who syncs their contacts are giving OpenAI your digits. “OpenAI may process your phone number if...
Science/Tech
Recently a small crowd paid to watch robots boxing, reports Rest of World. (Almost 3,000 people have now watched the match’s 83-minute webcast.)The match was organized by Rek, a San Francisco-based company, and drew hundreds of spectators who had paid about $60-$80 for a ticket to watch modified G1 robots go at each other. Made by Unitree, the dominant Chinese robot maker, they weighed in at...
Science/Tech
Starting in 2009, the U.S. government have given car manufacturers towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions if they included “start-stop” systems in cars with internal combustion engines. (These systems automatically shut off idling engines to reduce pollution and fuel consumption.)But this week the new head of America’s Environmental Protection Agency eliminated the credits, reports Car and...

Motoring
A prominent logistics expert has warned that the R120-billion Gautrain expansion won’t serve the areas that need it the most.
Motoring

Motoring
Following a major accident, the last thing people want to hear is the words “write off”.

Motoring
Lawmakers are cracking down on screen-dominated car interiors.

Health
A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.
Health
Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.

Health
Side effects of a common Parkinson’s medications had devastating consequences on one family, BBC hears.

Health
The plans are subject to a 12-week public consultation which starts on Friday.