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WEATHER: Heavy rain expected in Six provinces on SUNDAY
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Sunday, 22 March 2026.
SATURDAY, 21 MARCH 2026, 18:20

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Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Sunday, 22 March 2026.

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The company’s brewery and 11 bars were bought by US firm Tilray for £33m after it went into administration.

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The DA in the Eastern Cape on Saturday unveiled local councillor Luvuyo Sizani as its mayoral candidate for the Makana municipality in the local government elections expected to be held later this year.

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South Africa’s residential property market is expected to enter a sustainable expansion phase in 2026, with house prices projected to reach a “peak” of about 6%.

South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an inclusive society.

South Africa
SANCO says poverty and unemployment are preventing many people from enjoying a decent life

South Africa
Concerns have been raised about the cost of fuel as a result of the conflict in Middle East.

South Africa
President Ramaphosa says Sharpeville’s martyrs laid foundation for democratic South Africa

World
More than 230 people have been rescued so far, the authorities said on Friday.
World
The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They’re all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

World
For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding. He says patience and trust are everything.

World
As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump says the U.S. is considering “winding down” military efforts, as it also seeks to ease the energy crisis by lifting sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea.

Africa
Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.

Africa
Aid groups and MPs have raised concerns over the move to prioritise defence spending over aid.

Africa
The deal came as part of the president’s state visit to the UK – the first by a west African leader in 37 years.

Africa
President Idris Mahamat Déby orders the military to be on high alert and retaliate against further attacks.

Business
The building that housed the former “Staatsmuseum” (State Museum) stands empty in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.

Business
A decade of subdued growth, infrastructure deterioration, and chronically high unemployment has trapped the province in a cycle of underperformance.

Business
The treasury secretary says the move will quickly bring about 140m barrels of oil to global markets.

Business
Mary Vilakazi, who financed her education through scholarships and a bursary, rose from a township to lead one of Africa’s largest financial institutions by market cap—FirstRand Group.

Politics
The ANC led the People’s March in what it calls Defence of Sovereignty of South Africa.

Politics
Malema was delivering a keynote address at the party’s Voter Registration Campaign at Ghandi Square

Politics
Minister McKenzie praises the GNU efforts to unify the country.

Politics
Ramaphosa hands over a new sports centre, library and lab room at the Retlameleng School

Sport
Carlos Alcaraz beats Joao Fonseca in the Men’s singles at the Miami Open, and celebrates with a golf swing in front on the spectating Rory McIllroy.

Sport
Great Britain’s Mia Brookes claims the fifth World Cup title of her snowboarding career with slopestyle victory in Flachnau, Austria.

Sport
Italian Debora Silvestri is taken to hospital after a serious crash during the women’s Milan-San Remo one-day classic.

Sport
Pundits discuss the use of VAR, saying refereeing standards are “only getting worse” because of it.

Education
Those planning for uni in England and Wales this autumn can apply for student loans from Monday. Here are the options for families worried about debt
Our child is heading to university soon – should we try to pay their tuition fees upfront so they are not saddled with a debt for decades?
Our child is a recent graduate and their student loan debt is ballooning – should we help pay off some or...
Education
Agronomists at Washington State University are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.
Education
As they sought to respond to charges of antisemitism and harassment on campus, administrators and trustees made promises. Many have been kept, but not all.

Education
How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling with
Tyra Skinner had already been violently sick three times when doctors at Kent’s William Harvey hospital realised something was badly wrong. The 20-year-old was rushed into critical care, racked with a pounding headache, a stiff neck and...

Lifestyle
Certified foodie Nick Hamman lands a scrumptious book deal with an esteemed publishing company, scheduled to hit the shelves in late 2026.

Lifestyle
US singer Doja Cat – the daughter of actor Dumisani Dlamini – was moved to tears by the crowd in her first-ever South African concert.

Lifestyle
Thapelo Mokoena says intimate scenes are part of the job as actors.

Lifestyle
Women file the large majority of divorces in South Africa as marriage rates continue to decline, according to the latest data.

Entertainment
‘There is always pressure at Liverpool, on me, on the players – that is completely normal,’ Liverpool head coach Arne Slot told TNT Sport.

Entertainment
Pikitup’s Randburg, Roodeport and Waterval depots have been hardest hit.

Entertainment
A powerful first half performance gave the Lions a big 35-0 lead at the break, before a more competitive second half was battled out.

Entertainment
Doja Cat performed at the SunBet Arena this Friday as part of the Global Citizen Move Afrika Tour.
Science/Tech
“The systemd project merged a pull request adding a new birthDate field to the JSON user records managed by userdb in response to the age verification laws of California, Colorado, and Brazil,” reports the blog It’s FOSS. They note that the field “can only be set by administrators, not by users themselves” — it’s the same record that already holds metadata like realName, emailAddress, and...
Science/Tech
Jeff Bezos “is in early talks to raise $100 billion,” reports the Wall Street Journal, “for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and seek to use AI technology to accelerate their path to automation.” “The Amazon.com founder is meeting with some of the world’s largest asset managers to raise funding for the project.”A few months ago, [Bezos] traveled to the Middle East to discuss...

Science/Tech
Sightings in Varginha in 1996 have been dismissed as hoax, but saga continues to draw people from around world
The skies over this far-flung coffee-growing hub went charcoal black, the heavens opened and one of Brazil’s greatest mysteries was born.
“It really was something unique,” recalls Marco Antônio Reis, a zoo director, who was at his ranch outside Varginha one stormy day in January...

Science/Tech
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Motoring
The local e-hailing service Wanatu wants to expand its target customer base to include more non-Afrikaans speakers.

Motoring
Claiming from your insurer may become an arduous process, but it doesn’t have to be.

Motoring
The cars South Africans buy and the cars South Africans want make for two very different lists.

Motoring
Sedans are not as popular in South Africa as they once were, except in one segment.
Health
His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.

Health
BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B

Health
The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.

Health
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.