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Inside South Africa’s most expensive homes
These are the most expensive residential properties currently available on South Africa’s property market.
SATURDAY, 04 APRIL 2026, 09:34

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These are the most expensive residential properties currently available on South Africa’s property market.

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Just days before businesswoman Zovuyo Mbana was found dead, she sent frantic messages on March 25 to her friends and family that she feared for her life.

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A member of the public found the bag containing guns and a Taser on a south London street.

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Hundreds of Alianza Lima fans had gathered for a pregame rally ahead of a match against local rivals Universitario de Deportes.

South Africa
The City of Tshwane has recently unveiled 24 new vehicles to strengthen policing this Easter.
South Africa
Moulding success one brick at a time
By Sihle Manda
At just 25, Pfunzo Monica Chilate is steadily building a name for herself in Limpopo’s construction sector – one red mud brick at a time.
Chilate is the founder of Chilate Enterprises, a brick-making business based in Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Although she officially started the company in 2018, the roots of the enterprise run much...
South Africa
Rocky Brands: driving job creation
By More Matshediso
Rishav Juglall is not just an entrepreneur; he is the man behind Rocky Brands, a business that has created 48 employment opportunities.
Based in Midrand, Rocky Brands manufactures and supplies high-quality cleaning products to retailers across South Africa.
In 2022, his business was named Pick n Pay Business Supplier of the Year....

South Africa
Suspects in the Free State have been arrested for using fake documents at a bank

World
Canada recently banned 2,500 models of “assault-style” firearms – but a plan to buy-back tens of thousands of guns fell short by half.

World
People evicted to build Nigeria’s capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.

World
A new exhibition charts Bombay’s passage through the centuries via paintings, photographs and prints.

World
President Trump has complained that some NATO states aren’t letting him use bases in the war against Iran. His criticism has left many wondering if the U.S. may try to withdraw from the alliance.

Africa
Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in 2023, says democratic rule would not work for his country.

Africa
More than 250 Kenyans have gone to fight for Russia in Ukraine, mostly willingly, Kenya’s foreign minister says.

Africa
The suspect is in custody but his motive is unknown, the police say in a brief statement.

Africa
Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists “may be liable” for the killings.

Business
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Saturday, 4 April 2026.

Business
The latest Braai Index shows that prices for South Africa’s favourite pastime have eased ever so slightly—but April’s fuel price spike is coming to spoil the party.

Business
The age at which people can start receiving the state pension is going up in stages over the next two years.

Business
The new Marc Jacobs Café in Hyde Park Corner, Johannesburg, officially opened its doors to South Africans on Friday, 27 March 2026, a first of its kind in the country and on the continent.

Politics
Mashatile spoke to the media after a Good Friday service hosted by Amandla Ngawethu Universal Church

Politics
Mashatile says government is looking at increasing its capacity to refine crude oil

Politics
The ANCYL says Panyaza Lesufi’s pick of Nkululeko Dunga sidelines youth and ignores party rules

Politics
Mashatile is expected to be joined by Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, Health MEC Faith Mazibuko.

Sport
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will miss the rest of the regular NBA season with a hamstring injury, which could rule him out of the league’s major awards.

Sport
After 18 years at Liverpool, Tyler Morton tells BBC Sport how moving to Lyon in the summer has helped him fall back in love with football.

Sport
The Stormers have named a powerful line up for Saturday’s clash against Toulon, but Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been named on the bench.

Sport
BBC Sport asks if Atletico Madrid could really part ways with manager Diego Simeone at the end of the season?

Education
Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say
UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found.
A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and...

Education
Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’
Teachers’ leaders have said a “masculinity crisis” is fermenting in schools across the UK, with misogynistic abuse of female staff on the increase, leaving victims “traumatised”, “demeaned” and “humiliated”.
Almost a quarter of female teachers who took part in a union survey said they have...
Education
A 43-year-old man was accused of abusing “multiple” children over a period of 11 years in South Jersey, and prosecutors fear there could be more victims, given his employment.
Education
[New Times] As the official registration campaign for the digital national ID in Kigali concluded on April 2, the National Identification Agency (NIDA) designated special registration sites to cater for schoolchildren currently on holiday.

Lifestyle
Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen have welcomed their first child and shared the joyful news with fans.

Lifestyle
Zimbabwean-born Chelsy Davy just welcomed her third child… who is the lady who dated Prince Harry for several years?

Lifestyle
Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, who hails from Zimbabwe, announced that she welcomed her third child. Take a look…

Lifestyle
Residents across several Cape Town suburbs should prepare for extensive water disruptions between 7 and 10 April 2026.

Entertainment
Bulls coach Johan Ackermann said he selected recently injured Cameron Hanekom in the starting XV to match Glasgow’s speed.

Entertainment
Everyone’s in linen, flowy clobber, meditating and being well, but how much of the ‘soft-life aesthetic’ is authentic? We ask an expert.

Entertainment
Women could have four months of parental leave and their partner had limited access to parental leave.

Entertainment
Stormers boss John Dobson said his team would play with a high intensity in certain areas to create doubt in Toulon’s players.
Science/Tech
The Artemis II crew has passed 100,000 miles from Earth and is now on a “free-return” path around the moon after a successful “translunar” injection burn. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am so, so excited to be able to tell you that for the first time since 1972 during Apollo 17, human beings have left Earth orbit,” NASA’s Dr Lori Glaze told a news conference. The Guardian reports: The astronauts —...

Science/Tech
Upgrade your home for less with these verified Maytag discount codes, military savings, and limited-time closeout offers on washers, dryers, and more.
Science/Tech
“Consumer PC parts aren’t the only things being gobbled up by the ‘AI’ industry,” writes PCWorld’s Michael Crider. “A Starcraft-inspired strategy game is shutting down its multiplayer servers because the hosting company got bought out for ‘AI.'” The game will still be playable offline for now, but the shutdown highlights the ripple effects of the AI boom on the gaming industry. Amid the ongoing...
Science/Tech
Iranian strikes have reportedly knocked out key AWS availability zones in Bahrain and Dubai, leaving parts of both regions effectively offline for an extended period and forcing Amazon to urge teams and customers to shift workloads elsewhere. “These two regions continue to be impaired, and services should not expect to be operating with normal levels of redundancy and resiliency,” an internal...

Motoring
Car exports from Asian carmakers have been disrupted by the Middle East conflict.

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

Motoring
Wits University is building a green hydrogen production plant.
Motoring

Health
The images are used in consultations to show what happens to the womb, ovaries and fallopian tubes.
Health
Raw Farm, a dairy producer in California, denies that its products have caused the outbreak, which has sickened people in three states.
Health
A federal judge last month questioned the legitimacy of the panel and overturned its recent work. A notice suggests that it may be revived on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s terms.

Health
“I want to tackle loneliness and we feel like this group can do that,” the organisation’s founder says.