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Top South African school allegedly refused to play tennis against Jewish opponents
Students from Roedean, a prestigious Johannesburg-based girls’ school, have been slated for their alleged refusal to play tennis against Jewish opponents.
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Students from Roedean, a prestigious Johannesburg-based girls’ school, have been slated for their alleged refusal to play tennis against Jewish opponents.

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Wiandre Pretorius, an Ekurhuleni police reservist, died by his own hand at a Brakpan petrol station while intoxicated and arguing with a woman
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Although contractors have been appointed to restore operations at the dysfunctional Driftsands Wastewater Treatment Works, vandals and thieves are still targeting the critical municipal facility, stripping cables and equipment unimpeded.

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Pat McFadden says Sir Keir Starmer made a mistake – but ditching him would destabilise the country.

South Africa
MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says the high turnout made it impossible to proceed safely
South Africa
Land reform to come under the spotlight in the Free State
Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, is set to participate in land reform and communal property association engagements that form part of government efforts to accelerate land reform.
“The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, will join the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele...
South Africa
Four children discharged following suspected food poisoning incident
Four children who were admitted following a suspected food poisoning incident in the Eastern Cape have been discharged from hospital, the Eastern Cape Department of Health said on Sunday.“The Eastern Cape Department of Health reports that, following a suspected food poisoning incident in Msintsi near Fort...

South Africa
Wiandre Pretorius, a person of interest in Emmanuel Mbhense murder case, died by suicide on Saturday

World
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Widlore Merancourt in Port-au-Prince about what’s ahead for Haiti, as its transition government dissolves this weekend.

World
Reports say Wiandre Pretorius, who last week said he survived an assassination attempt, shot himself.

World
The suspects include the alleged gunman, Lyubomir Korba, whom Russia says fled to the UAE after the attack.

World
Vote counting was underway in Thailand’s early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics.

Africa
The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.

Africa
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March.

Africa
Some Zambians outraged Ghanaians by describing the outfit worn by their president as a “blouse”.

Africa
Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises.

Business
This is a comparison of South Africa’s military strength to that of other countries in 2026.

Business
The Events Permit Office of the City of Cape Town approved a total of 1,064 events from January 1 to December 31, 2025 — with 15 of these events generating over R2.5 billion.

Business
Friends of Di’s Kitchen provides hundreds of meals each week in Wolverhampton.

Business
South Africans are being warned about a fast-growing and highly dangerous form of digital fraud that is increasingly targeting people through their smartphones.

Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address on February 12

Politics
The party held its Extended Provincial Executive Committee lekgotla in Klerksdorp.

Politics
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has called on the ANC to unite ahead of elections.

Politics
ANC Chairperson Nono Maloyi says improving service delivery and creating jobs will be a priority

Sport
Who are the four athletes from Ireland at the 2026 Winter Olympics at Milan-Cortina, and when are they in action?

Sport
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns return to CAF Champoins League football against Saint-Eloi Lupopo in DR Congo.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs face Egypt’s Al Masry in the CAF Confederation Cup Group D at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.

Sport
American skier Lindsey Vonn crashes in the women’s downhill competition at the Winter Olympics, nine days after rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament.
Education
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
Education
What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?
Education
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.
Education
Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School for public policy.

Lifestyle
What lies beyond SASSA Old-Age Grants in March 2026 is still up in the air, with annual increases expected to be approved in the coming days …

Lifestyle
Actress Charlize Theron recited Nelson Mandela’s words in a special appearance at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Lifestyle
EFF leader Julius Malema has urged South Africans to boycott the FIFA World Cup, citing safety concerns for sports fans…

Lifestyle
Nathan Smith was the 27 years old son of rapper Lil Jon.

Entertainment
The Bulls have made it clear they are determined to keep Kriel, viewing his contract extension as a serious priority.

Entertainment
Shivambu alleges that there is more to King Dalindyebo’s visit to Israel than meets the eye.

Entertainment
Hamas has waged an armed struggle against what it sees as Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

Entertainment
The police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Science/Tech
Ready to cut the cord? These are our favorite buds that will never, ever get tangled.
Science/Tech
2001: “Brookhaven Labs has produced for the first time collisions of gold nuclei at a center of mass energy of 200GeV/nucleon.” 2002: “There may be a new type of matter according to researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory.” 2010: The hottest man-made temperatures ever achived were a record 4 trillion degree plasma experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York… anointed the...

Science/Tech
Apple is reportedly preparing to allow voice-controlled AI apps from other companies in CarPlay.

Science/Tech
A growing collection of pocket-sized gadgets lets you record your meetings and extract value from them. Here are our favorites.

Motoring
Big changes are on the cards for South Africa’s used car dealers.

Motoring
VW stated that it needs urgent government support if it is to have any hope of building a new bakkie in South Africa.

Motoring
Many South Africans remain sceptical of Chinese car brands, but this perception is changing rapidly.
Motoring
Health
Federal officials had warned that the new product from the online provider of weight loss drugs might be illegal.
Health
Dr. Christopher M. Palmer said in an interview that the keto diet, while promising, did not “cure” schizophrenia as the health secretary had claimed.

Health
Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.
Health
People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.