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All eyes on Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago
In the space of less than a month, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago’s job has become significantly more difficult.
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In the space of less than a month, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago’s job has become significantly more difficult.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in Pyongyang on Thursday, Belarusian state media reported.
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A marine drone struck a Turkish crude oil tanker that had departed Russia, causing an explosion in the Black Sea near Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Thursday, Turkey’s transportation minister said.

South Africa
Khumalo’s trail begins at the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court.

South Africa
South Africa’s Department of Higher Education and Training is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Google on Monday aimed at advancing digital skills development and integrating artificial intelligence into the country’s education sector. The signing ceremony will take place at Google’s Johannesburg offices in Bryanston and will be facilitated by Higher Education and […]

South Africa
Meta is testing new artificial intelligence features on Facebook and Instagram designed to give shoppers more product information and streamline the path to purchase, the company announced this week at the Shoptalk 2026 conference. The new experience will allow consumers who click on an ad or visit a website from either platform to see a […]
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...

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
Zimbabwe says it is engaging the Russian government to repatriate bodies and bring home those still alive.

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”.

Business
Malaysian retail giant MR.DIY is rolling out stores across South Africa, making the country its 14th international destination.

Business
The OECD downgrades forecasts for many of the world’s biggest economies due to the US-Israel war with Iran.

Business
Petrol and diesel price under-recoveries have continued to surge in South Africa, with diesel breaching R10 per litre for the first time in history, and petrol moving towards R6 per litre.

Business
Standard Bank has set out its ambitions for the next three years, with the group looking for double-digit headline earnings growth.

Politics
Mashatile says SA’s approach to international relations remains guided by its national interest

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.

Sport
Two Springbok stars who have fallen out of the national picture have begun to discover the sort of form that could lead to recalls.

Sport
Could data, powered by AI, help bring about a revolution in football? BBC Sport investigates the technological advances that could change the game.

Sport
SA Rugby has confirmed that the model for Springbok ticket prices has been changed in order to accommodate more spectators.

Sport
Tickets for three Springbok home Tests go on sale 2 April, with prices starting from as little as R250.
Education
[UCT] As a child, Buyani Mazeka stuttered so severely that he communicated with his hands. He wrote in mirror image, every word reversed, every sentence flipped, and repeated a grade before the problem was identified.
Education
[Africa Check] No, Kenya Medical Training College admissions and placements not handled via personal numbers, ignore fake document online
Education
[Vanguard] History was made recently at the 2025/2026 matriculation ceremony of the Federal College of Fisheries and Maritime Technology, FCFMT, Victoria Island, Lagos, as a total of 1,200 students, the highest number since the school’s inception, were admitted into various programmes.
Education
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Lifestyle

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

Entertainment
The ‘Umbrella’ singer and her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, were in an Airstream trailer on the sprawling property when 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is alleged to have opened fire.

Entertainment
Saws maintains a consistent outlook of “3mm of rain and a 30% probability of precipitation” for Sunday across both cities.

Entertainment
“He’s a good coach but not in the level of Pitso Mosimane and Rulani. He has a second opportunity now,” Ntombela said.

Entertainment
“He’s a good coach but not in the level of Pitso Mosimane and Rulani. He has a second opportunity now,” Ntombela said.

Science/Tech
South Africa’s wholesale power market was set to launch on 1 April – that date has now slipped.

Science/Tech
The award, sponsored by Vaxowave, recognises female founders of successful tech-driven businesses.

Science/Tech
AI companion platforms like OhChat and SinfulX are offering adult creators digital twins, who are always at their peak and stay monetizing.

Science/Tech
The Post Office rescue is stuck between a minister who wants to wait and BRPs who say time has run out.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
One of South Africa’s largest fuel station chains has instructed forecourt owners to raise diesel prices multiple times this week.
Motoring

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.