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Benni enjoyed his time at Pirates but NEVER dumped Chiefs
Benni McCarthy won a treble with Orlando Pirates but even that was not enough to make him stop supporting Kaizer Chiefs!
FRIDAY, 06 MARCH 2026, 15:54

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Benni McCarthy won a treble with Orlando Pirates but even that was not enough to make him stop supporting Kaizer Chiefs!

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Christopher Jackson is jailed for killing Aalia Mahomed, 20, by crashing into her with his van.

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Johann Rupert’s Reinet has received all the necessary approvals for the deal to sell its 49.5% stake in Pension Insurance Corporation Group for around R64.6 billion.
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South Africa
The court has sentenced two men to 20 years each for the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl.

South Africa
The case has been postponed at the request of the defence and for further investigation.
South Africa
Nine taxis were set alight at the Nyanga taxi rank in Cape Town in the early hours of Friday morning amid ongoing tension in the industry in the Western Cape.

South Africa
Committee members say the minister is continously absent from their meetings.

World
It is the latest country to curb young people’s access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.
World
US President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle East conflict widened, with Azerbaijan warning it would retaliate for being targeted by Iranian missiles.

World
Iran fired missiles toward Israel Friday, Israeli officials said, after Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and hit Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight.

World
President Trump hasn’t spelled out how he wants the Iran war to end. But ending the military campaign too early could mean losing leverage over what comes next.

Africa
The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

Africa
The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.

Africa
Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, ‘smart’ police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

Africa
The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.

Business
A drone attack on Azerbaijan has narrowed choices for airlines scrambling to respond to disruption in the Gulf.

Business
Johann Rupert-led Richemonth is selling its UK insurance business in a deal worth R65 billion, which should add to the group’s already massive pile of cash.

Business
Royal Mail says the increase reflects the rise in delivery costs, but the move angers consumer groups.
Business

Politics
The decison overturns Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s attempt to raise VAT

Politics
Veteran ANC Member of Parliament Dorries Mpapane was elected as chairperson

Politics
Prehmid argues Carrim should testify in camera, citing threats and a message urging him not to.

Politics
The DA says the name changes were implemented without proper consultations with residents.

Sport
BBC Sport’s chief football writer Phil McNulty examines who – or what – is to blame for Spurs’ crisis as they fight to avoid relegation.

Sport
Tottenham are interested in appointing Dougie Freedman as the club’s new sporting director.

Sport
King Charles is invited to attend the 150th anniversary Test between England and Australia in Melbourne next year.

Sport
Our Ask Me Anything team look at why different timekeeping systems are used in rugby and football.
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] More than 55 000 student queries have been resolved since the establishment of a student and stakeholder Helpdesk by Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, in August 2024.
Education
[Vanguard] The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, is one of the academic staff unions registered to operate in the Nigerian university system. In this interview by Adesina Wahab, the National President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, speaks on some recent developments in the sector and the effort by the Federal Government to make peace with all the unions.
Education
[Vanguard] The economic situation in Nigeria has pushed many families into a tight financial corner and the impact is particularly severe for parents who can no longer afford private school tuition for their children. Not only are parents pulling their children out of private schools, some are also pushing their children into the workforce due to the high cost of living. Many children are now...

Education
Documentary First They Came for My College goes inside the fight for academic freedom at Florida’s New College
It took a half century to build New College into a sanctuary of independent thought and less than a year to destroy it. In 2023 the beloved Florida liberal arts school became state governor Ron DeSantis’s latest target in his so-called war on woke. DeSantis decimated the school’s...

Lifestyle
A proposed shark net near a new Club Med resort on the North Coast has sparked fierce debate over swimmer safety and threats to marine life.

Lifestyle
Read how an adventure to Everest Base Camp might be more attainable than you think, even for a solo woman traveller from South Africa.

Lifestyle
Meet Devandra Narismulu, the Executive Chef managing a high-volume kitchen while focusing on culinary mentorship and South African heritage.

Lifestyle
‘I’m not sleeping with your women’, Nigerian pastor John Anosike said in a rant about the backlash to his R135m Good Hope Centre bid.

Entertainment
The power utility says the municipality’s failure to meet debt relief conditions and settle its electricity account could result in reduced or terminated bulk supply from May 2026.

Entertainment
Winning over 70 media awards for AI breakthroughs and hardware excellence across robotics, Magic V6, MagicPad 4 and MagicBook Pro 14

Entertainment
‘I was very sad. I couldn’t believe that my baby had cancer. I mean, she was just a baby.’

Entertainment
The UN refugee agency warns the Middle East crisis is a major humanitarian emergency as civilians flee escalating conflict across countries.

Science/Tech
The Vodacom Foundation, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education, has invested R2million in the School of Excellence model at Usizolwethu Special Needs School in Daveyton, empowering learners with intellectual disabilities through technology and digital skills. This landmark initiative strengthens Vodacom’s commitment to inclusive, quality education and demonstrates the...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Wikipedia editors have implemented new policies and restricted a number of contributors who were paid to use AI to translate existing Wikipedia articles into other languages after they discovered these AI translations added AI “hallucinations,” or errors, to the resulting article. The new restrictions show how Wikipedia editors continue to...

Science/Tech
It is worth using motorsports materials in a gaming mouse? As long as it’s the same price as plastic.

Science/Tech
In! Out! In! Out! Jones’ latest fast-entry snowboard bindings mean you’ll never get left behind by a bunch of skiers again.
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Motoring
The Automobile Association argues that every car sold in South Africa should offer the same level of standard safety features.

Motoring
When South Africans are buying a new car, they visit TopAuto.

Health
Ami Clarke shares her experience of living with endometriosis.

Health
A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment.

Health
Health Connections is to renovate six floors of its new base as spaces for people to come together.
Health
A new analysis of prescription data found that emergency room orders for acetaminophen for pregnant women fell for weeks after the federal warning.