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Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille said the DA-run Cape Town gained 69 000 jobs in the past three months while Johannesburg shed 49 000 jobs

FirstRand is exploring opportunities in southern and western Africa as the continent’s biggest bank by market value looks to grow their contribution to earnings.

Huntley, who was serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, had been on life support following an attack by another inmate.

Shazad Ali posted hundreds of videos online in an attempt to promote the banned organisation.

Deputy Minister Isaac Seitlholo says water tankers spending in Tshwane ballooned to over R770 mln.

The department says this information is false and misleading.

The war is no longer just about the U.S., Israel and Iran. More countries are getting caught in the political crossfire or being drawn into the fighting themselves.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that a demand by the U.S. for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave.” He also apologized for Iran’s attacks on regional countries.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says ten other people – including children – are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble.

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

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.

South African passport holders can visit 100 countries visa-free, including Brazil, Egypt, Argentina, Hong Kong, and Fiji.

The City of Cape Town has alerted citizens about scammers pretending to be city officials on WhatsApp.

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.

Motsepe told investors that his focus remains entirely on the company’s contribution to the economy.

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.

Victor Wembanyama enjoys “one of the best wins” of his career as he helps the San Antonio Spurs make a 25-point comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers.

George Russell knew his Mercedes was fast but was surprised by just how quick in Australian Grand Prix qualifying. Lando Norris was not so happy.

Para-alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina wins Russia’s first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with downhill bronze.

Iconic former Springbok flyhalf Naas Botha is said to have settled into life in the USA, and this is what he’s up to now.

Television and theatre icon Soli Philander will be laid to rest next week. Here are the details of his funeral services…

Good news for foodies and Francophiles: the Francophonie Food & Culture Festival returns to Cape Town next weekend!

Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic powerhouse and self-styled “World-class African City,” is facing a crippling governance crisis.

Steenhuisen added that 80% of vaccination is the “critical point for the attainment of what is called herd immunity.

Pictures showed shops with destroyed stock and fire-ravaged goods as firefighters doused the flames.

“A great day. We knew there was a lot of potential in the car.”

Chinese car brands have a winning formula in South Africa.

These cars are ideal for students and young working professionals in South Africa.

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

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.