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WHAT’S COOKING: Lekker Brekker: Cheesy bacon and baked beans toasties
I said, ‘Cheese. Bacon. Baked beans. Toast.’ They said, ‘Yes please.’
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I said, ‘Cheese. Bacon. Baked beans. Toast.’ They said, ‘Yes please.’

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An updating guide to the main prizes at Sunday’s 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

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The Londoner confirmed her status as one of the pop world’s biggest breakout stars in LA on Sunday.

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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said the world is witnessing the beginning of the end of the monetary system as we know it.

South Africa
The three accused persons face multiple charges, including housebreaking, theft and money laundering

South Africa
Police say the search for the persons swept away by flood waters will resume on Monday.

South Africa
Winde says below-average requires a holistic approach to secure water resources.

South Africa
Shikwambana says the twins are successfully delivered and both are currently stable receiving care

World
The move follows several artists cancelling performances at the storied institution after it was recently renamed as the Trump Kennedy Center.

World
The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

World
A collection of some of the best looks from Sunday’s awards in Los Angeles.

World
The BBC’s Lyse Doucet follows Hind Kabawat as she confronts the challenges of fragmented, post-Assad Syria.

Africa
Ifunanya Nwangene, a former contestant in The Voice Nigeria, died after not getting the antivenom she needed.

Africa
The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

Africa
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Africa
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Business
Chief executive Brian Niccol explains why he thinks AI will help the coffee giant regain its buzz.

Business
Rusty Labuschagne was a millionaire before being wrongfully imprisoned for 10 years in Zimbabwe’s harshest prisons.

Business
Apex Education, a private school offering blended learning, charges R780 per month for school fees.

Business
India’s budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

Politics
The IEC has been registering voters in ward 22, in the Abaqulusi Municipality

Politics
Malema says people cannot demand services from government if they do not participate in elections
Politics
At 58%, most of the households in the ANC-led Mpofana Local Municipality don’t have access to electricity, and the town is at risk of a “possible grid collapse”.

Politics
On the 18th of March the wards became vacant after the resignation of councilors

Sport
Sami Mokbel, Danny Murphy, Troy Deeney and Mark Chapman discuss which transfers could impact Premier League clubs on Monday’s transfer deadline day.

Sport
Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Troy Deeney analyse how Spurs mounted a superb second-half comeback in their 2-2 draw against Manchester City.

Sport
Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Troy Deeney discuss whether Manchester United will miss the departing Casemiro’s intelligence and calmness, after he inspired the Red Devils’ to a 3-2 win over Fulham.

Sport
England’s Justin Rose clinches an utterly dominant win at the Farmers Insurance Open in a new tournament record score.

Education
Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measures
Ministers have “learned the lesson” of botched welfare changes and are on a sustained lobbying blitz of Labour MPs over an overhaul of special educational needs, Labour MPs told the Guardian, as they said they would not back measures aimed at saving money.
The changes will raise the...
Education
Across the country, Americans who love K-pop and K-dramas are flocking to Korean language classes.
Education
Readers respond to a guest essay about the state’s effort to bar “officially disapproved ideas” from its university classrooms.

Education
Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which its opponents are likely to reap at the ballot box
Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’
“It is not right that people who don’t go to university are having to bear all the cost for others to do so,” Rachel Reeves remarked this week, amid the increasingly angry...

Lifestyle
Siya Kolisi and Black Coffee – who are both separately going through high-profile divorces – have shown each other praise and respect.

Lifestyle
Black Coffee has praised his Venezuelan girlfriend, Victoria Gonzalez, who he began dating shortly after his split from ex, Enhle Mbali.
Lifestyle
EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo has condemned Elon Musk after the latter was named in the bombshell release of the Epstein files.

Lifestyle
DJ Black Coffee has clapped back at claims he financially and physically abused his ex-wife, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa…

Entertainment
Defence expert, however, says armed forces days can be useful

Entertainment
Kadwa’s journey shows how instinct and discipline shape a cop’s legacy

Entertainment
Department officials and one of the mining companies that previously operated in the area offered R50k for the funeral of the children.

Entertainment
Police are overburdened, underfunded and under-resourced, writes Western Cape Premier Alan Winde
Science/Tech
The EU “has switched on parts of its homegrown secure satellite communications network for the first time,” reports Bloomberg, calling it part of a €10.6 billion push to “wean itself off US support amid growing tensions.” SpaceNews notes the new government program GOVSATCOM pools capacity from eight already on-oribit satellites from France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Luxembourg — both...
Science/Tech
“Most Go developers are now using AI-powered development tools when seeking information (e.g., learning how to use a module) or toiling (e.g., writing repetitive blocks of similar code).” That’s one of the conclusions Google’s Go team drew from September’s big survey of 5,379 Go developers. But the survey also found that among Go developers using AI-powered tools, “their satisfaction with these...
Science/Tech
Talks “are at a standstill” for Anthropic’s potential $200 million contract with America’s Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.”) The two issues? – Using AI to surveil Americans- Safeguards against deploying AI autonomously The company’s position on how its AI tools can be used has intensified disagreements between it and the Trump...
Science/Tech
The Wall Street Journal says that Meta “might be reaping some of the richest benefits from the AI boom so far.”Meta’s revenue grew 22% year over year in 2025 to $201 billion, and the company expects even bigger gains in the current quarter, potentially as high as 34%. That is huge growth for a company that brought in nearly $60 billion in the latest three-month period. And Zuckerberg signaled...
Motoring
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Motoring
The Eastern Cape will soon be home to the longest and tallest bridges in South Africa.

Motoring
Many South Africans may use quick fixes to cover up scratches and dents, but that may be a bad idea.
Health
While at the federal agency, he approved the laser device for eye surgery but later warned of its potential to cause harm.
Health
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
Health
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Health
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.