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South African telecoms giant bets big on Egypt
Vodacom has acquired spectrum from the Egyptian government for around R5.6 billion, encouraged by the country’s pro-investment landscape, growth outlook and regulatory safeguards.
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Vodacom has acquired spectrum from the Egyptian government for around R5.6 billion, encouraged by the country’s pro-investment landscape, growth outlook and regulatory safeguards.

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Gauteng faces a looming water crisis as ageing infrastructure, rising demand, massive water losses, and delays to the Lesotho Highlands project threaten severe shortages.

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Cape Town traffic has become a defining part of daily life, influencing how residents move.

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Who impressed and who has the most to do after a transfixing opening weekend of the Six Nations?

South Africa
The condition of the station poses a serious risk to community members, police officers and staff

South Africa
The inquest has seen testimonies from Enyobeni owners Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu

South Africa
Ntanzi is alleged to be one of the intruders that entered the Khumalo home on the day of the murder

South Africa
The heavy rain may cause major travel disruptions with the possibility of falling trees

World
Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro recorded a thumping victory over hard-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s runoff presidential election Sunday, according to official results.
World
Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Sydney ahead of a multi-city trip aimed at expressing solidarity with Australia’s Jewish community, after a December shooting at a Hanukkah event that killed 15.

World
Japanese stocked jumped as markets opened on Monday morning, after prime minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory.
World
The family of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai said on Monday that his 20-year prison sentence under the national security law was “draconian” and “cruel”.

Africa
Africa is pursuing a single electricity market to overcome the limitations of fragmented national power grids that constrain economic growth and energy access

Africa
Insurgents have carried out a wave of drone strikes on military positions in the region.

Africa
Eritrea has previously denied accusations that its soldiers are in Ethiopia supporting rebels.

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

Business
Business groups have written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, urging him to clear up confusion around Eskom’s monopoly before investors start fleeing.

Business
Superworker helps organisations turn strategic intent into coordinated, confident action.

Business
A mental health support team set up a pantry in Wolverhampton to help those living in food poverty.
Business

Politics
Voters in Ward 13, Umzumbe, will elect a new councillor on Wednesday with the IFP, ANC, MK Party.

Politics
Commission has heard testimony from police officials implicated in corruption with criminal network.

Politics
The IFP and ANC has been co-governing Umzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, since 2021

Politics
ANC members have visited late Bishop John Bolana of the Bantu Church of Christ’s home.

Sport
Orlando Pirates could open up a six-point gap over Mamelodi Sundowns before the two teams clash at the FNB Stadium next weekend.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs are on the brink of a remarkable CAF Confederation Cup knockout round qualification but one key match remains.

Sport
BBC Sport Wales looks at how Wrexham have evolved since being taken over by Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac five years ago.

Sport
Here is where the Blitzboks stand in the World Rugby Sevens Series standings after an epic win at the Sydney tournament.
Education
Over 41 seasons as head coach, he won two national titles and sent more than 200 players to the major leagues, including Mike Mussina and Jack McDowell.

Education
By freezing thresholds, Labour is quietly loading the cost of public services on to young graduates, while insisting it has not raised taxes at all
The personal finance expert Martin Lewis upbraided the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, for freezing the threshold at which millions of graduates repay their loans, saying that this was treating student debts like tax. He was right, and Ms Reeves’s...

Education
Young people are hungering for meaning. A lack of spiritual education in childhood can reverberate across a lifetime
Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life
As a parent, I want nothing more than for my children to grow into healthy, happy, purposeful human beings. Yet all around me – in classrooms, in conversation and in alarming...
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.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
There is a worldwide movement to take kids off social media, to protect them from harmful content on the internet.

Lifestyle
American singer Jacquees visited Umlazi, had a Durban-style mutton curry and bought ice cream from a cooler box on the beach! Take a look…

Lifestyle
New mane loading: Springbok and Leinster star RG Snyman is the latest rugby player to undergo a hair transplant…

Entertainment
‘It’s no excuses but reality, if you want to improve, you need to help your team,’ Ben Youssef told reporters
Entertainment

Entertainment
The road has been closed off to traffic.

Entertainment
The party defended the use of force during the operation.

Science/Tech
Home Affairs wants to open a dedicated appointment-only office in the Cape Town Civic Centre.

Science/Tech
Private 5G will be a catalyst to transform the mining sector, which is a key industry for both South Africa and the broader sub-Saharan African region

Science/Tech
SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the moon, CEO Elon Musk said at the weekend.

Science/Tech
In a strategic move aligned with Egypt’s national digital transformation agenda, Vodacom Group has announced a significant intangible asset valuation stemming from its majority-owned subsidiary, Vodafone Egypt. Following an announcement by Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) on February 7, 2026,...
Motoring

Motoring
Car subscriptions have taken off in South Africa, leaving many wondering what it costs to rent long term.
Motoring

Motoring
Big changes are on the cards for South Africa’s used car dealers.
Health
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.
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.