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Municipal manager warns Sedibeng may ‘collapse’ amid impasse
Sedibeng municipality faces a potential collapse due to repeated postponements of council meetings, according to municipal manager Motsumi Mathe.
THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026, 15:23

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Sedibeng municipality faces a potential collapse due to repeated postponements of council meetings, according to municipal manager Motsumi Mathe.

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Faced with heightened uncertainty, soaring oil prices, and a weaker rand, South Africa’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep interest rates unchanged for the time being.

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US President Donald Trump is a known champion of fossil fuels, but the lasting legacy of the war against Iran is likely to be an acceleration of the energy transition, especially in Asia, writes Clyde Russell.
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South African MMA fighter Nkosi Ndebele will headline the first edition of PFL Africa season two. The 31-year-old clinched the bantamweight title in the inaugural season of the event on African soil in 2025.

South Africa
Cholota had argued that the Supreme Court of Appeal could arrive at a different conclusion.

South Africa
Rewind just a few years and large language models and generative artificial intelligence were barely on the public radar, yet the technology has already evolved into its next iteration: agentic AI, a new breed of systems that are semi- or fully autonomous and able to reason and act on their own. And adoption has skyrocketed, […]

South Africa
The case involving three men accused of killing six taxi passengers near Meyerton postponed.

South Africa
Authorities have confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on a pig farm in northern KZN.

World
The agreement would see EU tariffs on US goods reduced to zero while US tariffs on EU imports set at 15%.

World
Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité was convicted over the 2009 massacre in which killed more than 150 people were killed.

World
Analysts say the Iran war energy crisis is also adding momentum to nuclear interest and action in the region.

World
Iran rejects a U.S. proposal to end the war and counters with a different peace plan. And, a jury finds Meta and Google negligent in a trial over social media’s harms.

Africa
Zimbabwe says it is engaging the Russian government to repatriate bodies and bring home those still alive.

Africa
South African authorities declined to disclose the charges he will face when he stands in the dock.

Africa
Some of the 32 bodies, including 25 children, are believed to have come from local hospitals and mortuaries.

Africa
The Egypt forward says Liverpool fans “gave me the best time of my life” and “stood by me in the toughest times”.
Business

Business
South Africa’s largest bank by customers, Capitec, has rapidly rolled out its self-service Smart ID platforms across its branches nationwide, now available in every province.

Business
Martin Lewis explains that you can use your Lifetime ISA to buy with someone who has already bought.

Business
Suntory Global Spirits did not give a reason for why the plan is not going ahead.

Politics
Tshwane Corporate and Shared Services MMC Kholofelo Morodi was placed on special leave.

Politics
Court has interdicted the Eastern Cape ANC Elective Conference that was scheduled for this weekend

Politics
Fannie Masemola was issued with summons in connection with Medicare 24 contract.

Politics
Mashatile says SA’s approach to international relations remains guided by its national interest

Sport
Some Australia players missed out on “half a million pounds” so they could be part of Australia’s Test series against Bangladesh, says captain Pat Cummins.

Sport
The Springboks are set to play four blockbuster Tests against the All Blacks this year, and there will be no guarantees.

Sport
Former Great Britain international Iestyn Harris was part of the switch to Super League back in 1996, and looks back on 30 years of change.

Sport
Ali McCann has been ruled out of Northern Ireland’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Italy in Bergamo.
Education
[263Chat] Teachers under the banner of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have issued a petition to the government warning of industrial action if long-standing grievances over pay and working conditions are not addressed.
Education
[263Chat] Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo has hailed the opening of a new research centre at Mbare High School as a milestone in expanding access to modern learning tools in high-density suburbs.
Education
[UCT] As a child, Buyani Mazeka stuttered so severely that he communicated with his hands. He wrote in mirror image, every word reversed, every sentence flipped, and repeated a grade before the problem was identified.
Education
[Africa Check] No, Kenya Medical Training College admissions and placements not handled via personal numbers, ignore fake document online
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Miss SA 2025 runner-up Karabo Mareka celebrates her new job after joining a private aviation company.

Lifestyle
South African actress Londeka Sishi opens up about missing the SAFTAs after winning Best Actress for ‘Scandal!’.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Police in Portugal arrest a former French officer suspected of killing his partner and ex-partner after kidnapping them and children.

Entertainment
The Auditor‑General highlighted that 151 government entities with adverse findings controlled roughly R2 trillion in expenditure.

Entertainment
Springbok star Elrigh Louw finally married his longtime love Mirinthea in a dreamy Valentine’s Day ceremony.

Entertainment
Joubert and her husband, Enrico Vermaak, announced their pregnancy in October last year.

Science/Tech
The deal gives regional partners access to Infoblox’s platform, with added enablement, support and go-to-market capabilities.

Science/Tech
In many African homes, history does not live in books, but it lives in people. In stories told at family gatherings, in names passed down through generations, in quiet knowledge carried by elders about who we are, where we come from, and even the illnesses that seem to follow certain bloodlines. But what happens when […]

Science/Tech
Meta introduces AI tools to address account issues, as it responds to criticism over user privacy and social media addiction.

Science/Tech
This large Bluetooth speaker is massively loud, nearly indestructible, and lasts for 40 hours.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Petrol is now expected to go up by R6 per litre next week, while diesel is facing an even larger hike of R9 per litre.

Motoring
Toyota has officially launched the new Corolla Cross GR-Sport in South Africa.
Health
A biotech start-up is testing a novel way of efficiently producing pharmaceutical drugs.

Health
Jersey’s wellbeing score is below UK and France in survey of data from 41 countries.
Health
The Trump administration had options for offloading contraceptives once destined for Africa, a newly obtained memo shows. Instead, it has let them collect dust and go bad.
Health
The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines.