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Israel and the US have launched strikes across Iran, with Iran retaliating with strikes across the region.
SATURDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2026, 18:55

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Israel and the US have launched strikes across Iran, with Iran retaliating with strikes across the region.
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Stadium Management SA’s (SMSA) glitchy new ticketing system disappointed once again as thousands of spectators attending Saturday’s Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Stadium at FNB Stadium entered the venue with unscanned tickets.

South Africa
It’s reported that one child survived the shack fire ordeal, in Ballito.

South Africa
Police are on the look-out as out-of-contract security guards in Limpopo demand to be rehired.

South Africa
Mashatile was addressing delegates at the 2nd Frank Dialogue on B-BBEE in Durban

South Africa
FEDSAS says the decision to slash funding for private schools was implemented unilaterally

World
The U.S. and Israel launched military strikes in Iran, targeting Khamenei and the Iranian president. “Operation Epic Fury” will be “massive and ongoing,” President Trump said Saturday morning.

World
In Tehran, panicked residents rushed home to shelter and terrified children poured out of classrooms as U.S. air strikes hit the capitol.

World
In Kyiv’s darkened high-rises, as Russian strikes batter the Ukrainian capital, older residents endure freezing nights and power cuts, relying on volunteers, pets and faith to survive another winter.

World
US President Donald Trump accuses the Iranian regime of waging an “unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States”.

Africa
The move could undermine Lilongwe’s pursuit of a new programme with the International Monetary Fund

Africa
He used the girls’ mother’s life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.

Africa
This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.

Africa
A total of 1,000 Kenyans have reportedly been recruited to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Business
New data shows that this small Eastern Cape town recorded one of the highest numbers of sales in 2025.

Business
Airlines and authorities have confirmed that flights are being disrupted and cancelled following US and Israeli military action in Iran.

Business
The Greengate Lifestyle Centre is under construction and is a key part of the Mooikloof Smart City.

Business
While the national rollout of the AARTO system is in question, experts warn that speeding fines won’t just disappear.

Politics
The DA is taking aim at issues surrounding roads, infrastructure and the water supply.

Politics
The EFF accuses Xhakaza of trying to push it out of its governance responsibilities in the metro.

Politics
DA National Spokesperson Karabo Khakhau says the nomination window runs until the 23rd of March.

Politics
The municipality says the extra ward will be located in the northern region of the Municipality.

Sport
Daniil Medvedev says it it “not how I wanted to win” the Dubai Tennis Championships title after Tallon Griekspoor withdraws because of injury.

Sport
Sahibzada Farhan hits his second century of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to boost Pakistan’s chances of a wide margin victory over Sri Lanka to secure a place in the semi-finals.

Sport
Orlando Pirates beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 in the Soweto derby at the FNB Stadium, lifting the Buccaneers to the top of the Betway Premiership table.

Sport
The GAA’s Annual Congress at Croke Park is disrupted by a protest calling for the association to cut ties with sponsor Allianz.

Education
The education secretary wants a fairer system and the Tories have leapt in with their own plan – but why now?
For anyone who attended university in England in the last 15 or so years, the idea of student loans feeling like some sort of debt trap is hardly news. But three weeks ago, when the journalist Oli Dugmore discussed this on the BBC’s Question Time, it felt like a moment.
It was less the...
Education
When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.

Education
Encounters with great art can be absorbing, unsettling and even painful. How has this been tamed into mere ‘reading for pleasure’?
It is the UK’s National Year of Reading. Specifically, this government-led scheme is about “reading for pleasure” and “the joy of reading”. This is not a matter of whimsy. Research has linked reading for pleasure in childhood to a host of positive...
Education
Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, was placed on paid leave after F.B.I. agents raided his home and district office this week.

Lifestyle
Idris Elba got his role on ‘The Wire’ after his savings had long run out.

Lifestyle
Demi Moore is a chameleon who stays on trend and defies age in every decade.

Lifestyle
Lupita Nyong’o is campaigning for ‘Make Fibroids Count’.

Lifestyle
Once operational, the new MyCiti south-east service will connect commuters from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha with Wynberg and Claremont.

Entertainment
The game will serve as the annual Black Day match for the national side, in support of awareness against gender-based violence.

Entertainment
Kaizer Chiefs co-head coach Cedric Kaze admitted Amakhosi ‘played with fear’ in their embarrassing 3-0 loss to Orlando Pirates in…

Entertainment
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran a few times in recent months

Entertainment
Could this be the final straw for Chiefs’ co-head coaches?
Science/Tech
Tuesday Pew Research announced their newest findings: that 54% of America’s teens use AI help with schoolwork:One-in-five teens living in households making less than $30,000 a year say they do all or most of their schoolwork with AI chatbots’ help. A similar share of those in households making $30,000 to just under $75,000 annually say this. Fewer teens living in higher-earning households (7%)...

Science/Tech
America’s journey back to the moon has run into a few missteps. NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is banking on a new approach.

Science/Tech
As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way,” promising amnesty if they surrender.
Science/Tech
A start-up called Reflect Orbital “proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night,” reports the Washington Post, “with plans to bathe solar farms, industrial sites and even entire cities in light that could, if desired, reach the intensity of daylight….” Slashdot noted their idea in 2022 — but Reflect Orbital now expects to launch its first satellite in...

Motoring
Petrol and diesel prices are set to increase more than previously anticipated this March.

Motoring
Two iconic Italian sports cars are heading back to South Africa, but there’s a catch.

Motoring
South Africa’s most wanted car right now is not an SUV or bakkie.

Motoring
With 107kW of power on tap from the 1 300cc boxer engine, you’ll never run out of power.
Health
Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.

Health
Twenty-five women have received compensation following gynaecological surgery.

Health
Kerry Watson takes more than 100 tablets a week to deal with the pain caused by a vaginal mesh implant.
Health
She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.