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As managing director of Flanagan & Gerard Property Group, Paul Gerard oversees malls across South Africa and is leading the turnaround of the country’s largest shopping centre, Fourways Mall.

Spring has started on a relatively dry and mild note but as Chris Fawkes explains, a change to wetter, windier and colder weather is on the way next week.

The recent Agroecology Awareness Day was held at Phawu Agri Park in Mazikhanye Location, where over 400 farmers, youth, community members and institutional partners gathered to promote the National Agroecology Framework and strengthen grassroots participation in sustainable food systems

Heavy rainfall is expected over the weekend and drivers are advised to exercise extreme caution.

Some towns have seen dramatic improvements almost overnight.

Soldiers will be deployed in GP, EC and the WC to help police fight gangsterism and illegal mining

Cato Manor Violent Crime Unit been accused of killing members of the KwaMaphumulo Taxi Association,

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

President Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to turn attention to the Western Hemisphere, at least for a moment.

The move is backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, which says the current fee is unjustified because of the high cost of living.

The president also calls on Tehran to pick new leaders who are “acceptable” to the White House after six days of war.

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

Rising heating oil prices are hitting Northern Ireland harder than the rest of the UK – here’s everything you need to know.

The council earmarks £1m to pay for the vouchers as part of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.

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

Various MPs have been given prison sentences over the years.

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

This is according to former Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Anton Ackermann

Like they did against Italy, Ireland dig deep at home to deny Wales a huge Six Nations shock and keep their title hopes alive.

Wales captain Dewi Lake says a win is just around the corner after an encouraging display in the 27-17 Six Nations defeat by Ireland in Dublin.

Daniel Berger extends his lead to five shots at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, as Rory McIlroy rallies in the second round.

World number one Luke Littler gets his UK Open defence off to a winning start, overcoming Damon Heta 10-3 with his second ‘Big Fish’ checkout in as many days.

LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary is preparing to celebrate the four-year anniversary of a momentous Bengal tiger rescue mission.

From the field to fashion: Makazole Mapimpi is exploring the world of fashion with his new clothing line, Elevé.

Elon Musk has clapped back at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s dismissal of ‘white genocide’ and comments calling President Trump ‘uninformed’…

Demand for weight-loss drugs is surging in SA, with Mounjaro set to exceed R1.3bn in sales as Aspen eyes expansion into Africa.

A “PM27” website was launched, urging South Africans to support the mining mogul and CAF football president to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as ANC leader.

The water department said the second phase of the Giyani water project will take several years and an extra R3 billion to complete

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and scrum guru Daan Human are hoping that Asenathi Ntlabakanye will be available for the Boks this year.

“It was scrappy, we lacked a bit of a clinical edge that we had a few weeks ago.”

Mahe, Seychelles – In an era where the cryptocurrency industry has been thoroughly tested and user demand for “transparency” has reached its peak, the world-leading digital asset exchange platform, Zoomex, announces the official launch of its long-awaited flagship financial product Zoomex Card (Virtual Mastercard). The launch of Zoomex Card is not merely a business expansion, […]

Deveillance’s Spectre I, developed by a recent Harvard grad, wants to give people control over the always-on wearables surrounding their lives. The problem? Physics.

South African bakkie buyers are so spoilt for choice they have options under R300,000.

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

It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic.

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.