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Calls are growing for the government to provide temporary relief from fuel levies in April as a significant petrol and diesel hike looms.

For Zakes Bantwini, success isn’t about recreating past hits; it’s about honouring where he is creatively in the present moment.

Prosecution not based on facts, undermines law.

Architect Dan Meis talks about the challenges of designing Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium – including relegation battles, new owners, a pandemic and global war.

The group says Masemola summons is dirty IDAC bid to capture the police and justice system.

Police say the suspects were found with drugs worth more than R5 million.

The N3TC says traffic on the route was also heavier than usual this past weekend

SAIIA Senior Researcher Steven Gruzd disappeared on Thursday and was found dead on Saturday.

President Donald Trump said he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade.

Violence erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite early Sunday morning as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group.

U.S. marines have arrived in the Middle East. NPR’s Emily Feng has been monitoring the latest developments from the border of Iran and Turkey.

The Italian Competition Authority said luxury goods giant LVMH appears to have adopted “particularly insidious” marketing strategies.

Veron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.

The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

A senior member of the Moroccan government says the country was “ready to host” the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations this month despite the decision to delay it until July.

Reports say the US pressured France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation after Trump threatened to boycott the summit.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 30 March 2026.

It comes after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen joined the conflict by striking Israel over the weekend.

Mainland firms are using the territory to test products and as a springboard for global expansion.

More tech leaders are pointing to job cuts caused by AI tools – and a need for more investment cash.

The SACP has decided to contest independently in the upcoming Local Government Elections

The conference failed to proceed after the EC High Court issued an interim order against it.

LP ANC secretary, Reuben Madadzhe, says the congress has resolved to tackle water shortage

Some members took the party to court, accusing it of flawed processes before the conference.

It’s do-or-die for UFS Shimlas on Monday, 30 March against Emeris in their final round-robin match of the 2026 Varsity Cup.

As the Springboks contend with a long injury list at lock, it appears that it could open the door for newcomers in the second row.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has suspended four members of its National Executive Committee (NEC) with immediate effect.

Jannik Sinner creating history by adding the Miami Open title to his Indian Wells win will not be lost on world number one Carlos Alcaraz.

The number of people on Dysgu Cymraeg courses has risen by 61% since 2017, as people in Wales rediscover the ‘poetry’ of the language

Elinor Staniforth from Cardiff hated Welsh lessons at her English-medium school – after her GCSEs, she said, she “forgot all about it”. Winning a place at Oxford University, however, made Staniforth reassess her identity and relationship with the language.

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Woolworths’ giant smash Easter egg has taken the internet by storm – but does the price tag justify the hype?

Former Miss South Africa and new mom Natasha Joubert has opened up about her delivery and being in the newborn trenches…

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SRY gene testing reignites a long-running debate over fairness and identity in women’s sport, where science offers no easy answers

South Africa’s leading T20 players are now at the top of their game and showcasing their skills in the Indian Premier League.

Around 1 400 vehicles per hour travelled southbound towards KZN over the weekend.

The crypto market in 2026 is moving fast, and not every coin is moving together. Bittensor TAO crypto is turning heads with a surge to around $349, fuelled by explosive growth in its decentralised AI subnet ecosystem and high-profile endorsements that are hard to ignore. The Cardano price prediction picture is more cautious. ADA is […]

Four competing proposals are on the table, with developing nations and rich economies clash over the outcome.

A moonless evening away from streetlights will be the best to track down this celestial feline

It will require some patience to track down this faint northern constellation, but it will put another piece of celestial geography into place.

Lynx is currently well placed for northern hemisphere observers, stretched high across the sky after nightfall. Lynx lies between the familiar pattern of Ursa...

The first lunar mission since 1972 is about to lift off. It may not be as groundbreaking as the Apollo flights, but don’t write off the fascination the moon still exerts

On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong swung open the hatch of his spacecraft and clambered down a short ladder towards the surface of the moon. The Apollo 11 moon mission came only 66 years after Orville Wright made the first...

A crucial pipeline in the Middle East is circumventing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, helping to improve global oil supplies and fuel prices.

Fears are mounting that SANRAL may soon have too much control over the country’s petrol stations.

South Africans storing petrol and diesel at home need to do so safely and legally.

The Hospice in the Weald in Pembury runs the sessions for people with life-limiting conditions.