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England sewage spills nearly halved in 2025 due mostly to drier weather
Water companies said the country was also seeing the effect of greater infrastructure investment.
THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026, 12:01

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Water companies said the country was also seeing the effect of greater infrastructure investment.

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso and Orlando Pirates midfielder Relebohile Mofokeng have secured back-to-back awards in the Betway Premiership after being named Coach and Player of the Month respectively for March.

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The City of Tshwane will initiate a suspension process against its CFO Gareth Mnisi, it said on Thursday.

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The Met says it remains a criminal offence to support the banned group and it “must enforce the law”.
South Africa
Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Digital Transition, Postal and Electronic Communications is advancing its national digital strategy by prioritizing the integration of local languages into artificial intelligence development, in a move aimed at making emerging technologies more inclusive and accessible. Led by the department of Aminata Zerbo/Sabane and implemented through the Permanent Secretariat...

South Africa
OpenAI has announced it is shutting down Sora, a TikTok-style social application that launched six months ago, without providing a reason for the decision or a timeline for when the app will officially be discontinued. Sora was designed to function as an AI-first short video platform, replicating the vertical video feed interface familiar from TikTok. […]

South Africa
Ghana hosted the fourth Africa Education Summit in Accra from March 19-21, with delegates departing with a call for a coordinated pan-African action plan to bring digital tools meaningfully into classrooms across the continent. The summit, organized by the Global Skills Hub United Kingdom and hosted by Ghana’s Ministry of Education at the University of […]

South Africa
470 Gauteng streetlights repaired, programme to expand to safety and infrastructure in key areas.

World
The war in the Middle East ramped up on Thursday as Israel launched a wave of strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure, and Iran fired rounds of missiles at central Israel.

World
The bill seeks to change how transgender people are legally recognised and their right to self-identify.

World
It comes as a ship carrying barrels of Russian crude oil arrived in the Philippines earlier this week.
World
The US is making its offer of security guarantees for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country’s eastern region of Donbas to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Reuters in an interview.

Africa
South African authorities declined to disclose the charges he will face when he stands in the dock.

Africa
Some of the 32 bodies, including 25 children, are believed to have come from local hospitals and mortuaries.

Africa
The Egypt forward says Liverpool fans “gave me the best time of my life” and “stood by me in the toughest times”.

Africa
Ghana is the first African country to make such a deal with the EU, the Ghanaian vice-president says.

Business
Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, has once again been ranked as Africa’s and South Africa’s Most Valuable Bank Brand by Brand Finance for the fifth consecutive year, with brand value growth of 19% year-on-year from R37,8bn to R45bn.
Business

Business
Liquidations in South Africa rose sharply in February 2026, rising 40% month-on-month, with warnings that worse may lie ahead.
Business

Politics
City of Tshwane Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya addresses a media briefing in Pretoria.

Politics
The ANC Limpopo Elective Conference is scheduled to begin on Friday.

Politics
The Nkabinde Enquiry is probing Gauteng DPP Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office.

Politics
Party members took ANC to court over their dissatisfaction over the convening of branch meetings.

Sport
Siya Kolisi has sustained an unfortunate injury and there is no clear timeline for his potential return to action.

Sport
The London Marathon could be split across two days in 2027 to allow up to 100 000 runners to participate and raise millions more for charity.

Sport
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has won the Premier Soccer League’s Coach of the Month award for March.

Sport
Northampton Saints will treat playing Saracens at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as if it was a cup final, according to prop Manny Iyogun.
Education
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Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenya’s First Lady Rachel Ruto has joined fellow First Spouses from around the world at a high-level summit in White House focused on the future of education and technology.
Education
[Vanguard] On the outskirts of Lagos, where one of Africa’s largest industrial ecosystems is redefining Nigeria’s economic landscape, a quieter but equally powerful transformation is unfolding — one rooted in classrooms, not construction sites. Across Ibeju-Lekki, thousands of students are experiencing a different kind of impact — not measured in barrels of refined petroleum or tonnes of...
Education
A show at the Library for the Performing Arts examines the golden age of magic in New York City, from the 1870s to just before World War II.

Lifestyle
Miss SA 2025 runner-up Karabo Mareka celebrates her new job after joining a private aviation company.

Lifestyle
South African actress Londeka Sishi opens up about missing the SAFTAs after winning Best Actress for ‘Scandal!’.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Perez Hilton just came out on the other side of a harrowing stint in the hospital and is here to talk about it.

Entertainment
The state opposed bail, citing lies and no fixed address.

Entertainment
The historic building, once the government’s headquarters, was gutted by a massive blaze earlier this week.

Entertainment
New EP sees the band return to melodic, powerful protest songs; fitting for present times.

Entertainment
Khanyile was convicted on two counts of murder after believing that a relative of the Mchunu family had stolen livestock belonging to his family.

Science/Tech
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of the social media era as we know it, writes the BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman.

Science/Tech
With latex, coils, and a thoughtful build, the Saatva HD tackles a problem the industry often ignores.
Science/Tech
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
Science/Tech
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has warned petrol stations in South Africa to not withhold fuel.

Motoring
Citroen has finally launched the Basalt crossover coupe in South Africa.

Health
Jersey’s wellbeing score is below UK and France in survey of data from 41 countries.
Health
The Trump administration had options for offloading contraceptives once destined for Africa, a newly obtained memo shows. Instead, it has let them collect dust and go bad.
Health
The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.
Health
A short-term funding bill enacted this week will ensure that more than 12,000 Floridians do not lose access to a program that helps pay for H.I.V. medications.