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An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk – what you need to know.

News of the invitation emerges after the monarch acknowledged “a lot of abuse” during the Spanish conquest of Mexico.

The South African rand has weakened past R17/$ as the escalating Middle East conflict drives investors to safe havens, triggering a broad sell-off in emerging market assets.

The controversial 2025 AFCON final between Senegal and Morocco continues to make headlines following CAF’s latest ruling!

Former Registrar, Professor Steward Mothata has been ordered to apologise to Unisa.

President Ramaphosa says job creation remains government’s top priority

In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They say security forces are banning gatherings for Nowruz, the Persian new year, this week.

At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a rehabilitation center. The UN says over a hundred people were killed.

The former counter-terrorism head resigned on Tuesday over the war with Iran, saying the country posed “no imminent threat” to the US.

Attacks on gas facilities by Israel and Iran have escalated the war and impacted global markets. And, renowned union leader and labor rights advocate Cesar Chavez is accused of sexual abuse and rape.

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

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

The conflict has persisted despite a peace deal signed by DR Congo and Rwanda in December.

Hunting for the horns and meat, Ugandan poachers once wiped out the southern white rhinos from the country.

GoTyme CEO Cheslyn Jacobs says that fraudsters are relentless in South Africa, with billions lost each year.

Ackerman was cross-examined at the TRC Cases Inquiry in Newtown, Johannesburg.

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

As the world grapples with devastating conflicts, women and children bear the brunt.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile to answer questions in the National Assembly.

A number of European clubs call for a change to the Champions League rules to allow teams from the same country to draw each other in the league phase.

An online streamer with about 11,000 subscribers has bought the rights to show the rest of the Prem season in France.

Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park had argued a statutory trust prevented the development from going ahead.

The Premier League extends the £30 price cap on away tickets for a further two seasons.

Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected

Few debates from the last few years have been more contentious than whether criticism of Israel and Zionism is antisemitic, threatens Jewish people or violates their civil rights. Allegations of antisemitism have cost people jobs, provided pretexts for censorship and fueled an...

High-speed fibre is rolling out in three South African townships, with plans to expand access to one million homes.

South African musician and philanthropist Yvonne Chaka Chaka celebrated her 61st birthday and received an awesome Forbes award in one day.

Court orders detention for three teens who set fire to a school office, causing over R1 million in damage and losses.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 20 March 2026.

“There are still nine games to go and anything can happen in football.,” said Ouaddou.

Ships bound for the Gulf are being forced to reroute or idle at sea due to escalating conflict.

Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his end-to-end encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.

A new homegrown digital platform is looking to transform how South Africans discover and participate in local events, while opening up economic opportunities in townships that have historically been overlooked. Born out of a personal challenge to access information about local events after relocating to Durban, the Kasi2Kasi App was developed to solve a widespread […]

Cullinan Holdings CIO Ryan Porter shares his top five technology priorities for business leaders in 2026.

Motorists in South Africa can waste hundreds of rand in petrol letting the engine run for extended periods.

The all-new Haval H7 Black Edition has landed in South Africa.

Haval has officially launched a plug-in hybrid version of the popular H6 SUV in South Africa.

South Africa’s National Treasury signalled it has little room to mitigate against the impact of a looming fuel-price shock stemming from the war in the Middle East.

Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.