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Iconic Italian restaurant chain rolling out stores across South Africa
Panarottis stood out as a strong performer in Spur’s latest half-year results, with 11 locations added to its footprint in the last six months of 2025.
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Panarottis stood out as a strong performer in Spur’s latest half-year results, with 11 locations added to its footprint in the last six months of 2025.

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This high-spending comes with a literal stop-start cost. As immigrants flock to Cape Town, the infrastructure is buckling.

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Adcock Ingram has responded to allegations that the conditions at its Clayville plant put workers’ health and safety at risk.
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The motorcade of Deputy President Paul Mashatile is accused of abusing its power in plain sight, regularly blocking early-morning traffic in Midrand, where he lives, driving against traffic on one-way sections and forcing motorists aside during peak-hour congestion. Daily Maverick’s Anna Cox explains.

South Africa
The minister in the presidency to communicate cabinet outcomes.
South Africa
A red tide on the West Coast has caused a rock lobster walkout, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has said.
South Africa
Eskom notes Sibanye Stillwater high court judgement
Eskom is studying the high court judgement brought by Sibanye Stillwater and others, setting aside the power utility’s refusal of Sibanye’s wayleave application to develop a 50MW behind the meter Photovoltaic (PV) power plant to supply electricity to Sibanye’s Kloof Mine.
“Eskom notes the judgment delivered by Adams J on 18...

South Africa
Matlala is accused of attempted murder of among others his former girlfriend Tebogo Thobejane.
World
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived on Wednesday in Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees at the Zaatari camp and Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip.
World
Iran and the US hold the latest round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new US strikes on Iran following a large-scale military buildup.

World
Iran and the United States prepared to meet Thursday in Geneva for nuclear negotiations, as America has gathered a fleet of aircraft and warships to the Middle East to pressure Tehran into a deal.

World
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has “complete confidence” in Mexico as a World Cup co-host despite days of cartel violence in the country that has left at least 70 people dead.

Africa
Many people are again leaving the region of Tigray just over three years after the civil war there ended.

Africa
This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.

Africa
The RSF’s capture of the city in October was one of the most brutal chapters of Sudan’s nearly three-year civil war.

Africa
The Africa Cup of Nations proved to be “a big stumbling block” when Manchester United discussed signing Victor Osimhen, according to former coach Benni McCarthy.

Business
Discovery is expecting a large increase in earnings, with its bank adding around 1,500 customers per day.

Business
Nedbank is expecting a big drop in its earnings for the 2025 financial year following the sale of Ecobank.
Business
Business

Politics
A crime intelligence officer sought a postponement from the Madlanga Inquiry due to ill health.

Politics
The committee is probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption in the justice system.

Politics
Action SA has welcomed the Office of Chief Justice’s budget allocation.

Politics
R883 million was shifted from the Department of Justice to the Office of the Chief Justice

Sport
Brian Abbas Amidu, formerly with Kaizer Chiefs and Black Leopards, has been jailed for drug dealing in cannabis that is worth R1.2 million in Zimbabwe.

Sport
Ulster centre Jude Postlethwaite says his involvement with the Ireland squad in recent weeks has given him added motivation for playing time with Andy Farrell’s team.

Sport
Jonny Clayton is keen to consolidate his position at the top of the Premier League table at Thursday’s fourth event of the competition at the SSE Arena in Belfast.

Sport
Would you condone this, Bucs fans?
Education
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — Around 1,020 teachers in three zones of the Amhara Region resigned during the 2025/26 academic year, with officials and educators attributing much of the exodus to migration to Arab states in search of better pay and living conditions, according to a report by Deutsche Welle (DW).

Education
It doesn’t fit neatly on a Treasury spreadsheet, but there is huge value in disabled and non-disabled pupils learning together
When I was 11, a woman at the hospital asked me what school I was starting in September. I still remember her surprise when I told her I would be going to the local girls grammar, as the hoist pulled my wet limbs out of the physio pool. I was a child but already...
Education
[Nile Post] Ntungamo District has constructed 35 new classroom blocks with tiled and terrazzo floors in government schools, alongside 50 five-stance VIP pit latrines across its constituencies.
Education
[Daily News] Dodoma — The government is set to hold talks with South Korea and Saudi Arabia to secure more study opportunities for Tanzanians under a scholarship scheme.

Lifestyle
Beneficiaries express severe disappointment at 2026 SASSA Old-Age Grant increases which don’t even register into triple digits this year …

Lifestyle
British singer and songwriter Ella Mai, known for her hit ‘Boo’d Up’ is coming to South Africa for a two-night concert this April.

Lifestyle
Musa Mseleku and fans of ‘Uthando Nes’thembu’ are eagerly awaiting to hear more details about Lwandle Mseleku’s pregnancy news.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
She allegedly grew up in India, according to prior interviews she has done.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment

Science/Tech
Nvidia posted a stellar quarter and bullish forecast, but jaded investors sent the stock nowhere.

Science/Tech
Africa can keep layering logistics platforms and AI tools on top of fragile, fragmented digital infrastructure, or we can redesign the foundation.

Science/Tech
Modern MFD platforms integrate seamlessly with cloud ecosystems, enable secure authentication, support mobile and remote printing and provide real-time analytics through centralised dashboards, says Marc Pillay, CEO of Konica Minolta SA.

Science/Tech
Zimbabwe’s move has sparked concerns over supply disruptions at a time of growing energy storage demand.

Motoring
South Africa does not conduct its own safety tests for new vehicles, leaving consumers at the mercy of manufacturer marketing claims.
Motoring

Motoring
The government’s new tax rebates for cars made in South Africa don’t apply to the country’s major automakers, including BMW, Ford, Toyota, and VW.

Motoring
The new Edition 20 is the most expensive VW Polo you can buy in South Africa.

Health
Kicking your smoking habit to the curb is easier said than done. By following these six steps, you can unlock a smoke-free future.
Health
Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.

Health
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
Health
In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a neuropeptide later linked to chronic pain syndromes and migraines.