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Pick n Pay’s share price has plummeted following a warning of a significant headline loss for the 2026 financial year.
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Pick n Pay’s share price has plummeted following a warning of a significant headline loss for the 2026 financial year.
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Let’s be better than Basil Fawlty – and his long-suffering Fawlty Towers chef – and make a proper Waldorf Salad.
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During a heated exchange at the Mining Indaba, Gwede Mantashe challenged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s critical minerals agreement with the US, stressing the need for continental unity in Africa’s resource management.
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South Africa
About 500 Sporong informal settlement residents fled their homes due to intimidation and violence.
South Africa
The number of reported malaria cases in Mpumalanga appears to be on the decline again, after the province saw a spike in the wake of the recent floods.
South Africa
The mining industry recorded a historic low number of fatalities in 2025, marking the second consecutive year of record-low deaths.
South Africa
Your home address could be the difference between casting your vote and being turned away at the polling station in the local government elections – here’s what every South African voter needs to know about registering, writes Dhaya Pillay.

World
Cuba’s fuel shortage hits during peak tourist season, grounding flights as the Trump administration’s pressure tightens the island’s oil supplies.

World
The Israeli government has passed measures to ease West Bank land purchases for settlers and strengthen control in the occupied territory

World
Weeks after Nicolás Maduro’s ousting, Venezuelans cautiously test new freedoms as the country’s Congress prepares to vote on an amnesty law that will free hundreds of political prisoners.
World
The United States military has attacked a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people, and notifying the US Coast Guard that one person survived the strike.

Africa
Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

Africa
Imagine it is 2099 and a historic treaty to return African artefacts is falling apart.

Africa
Police say the “transnational” criminal group has been in operation since 2017.

Africa
Africa is pursuing a single electricity market to overcome the limitations of fragmented national power grids that constrain economic growth and energy access

Business
Home Affairs has launched the second and final phase of its online citizenship reinstatement portal, allowing South Africans to reclaim their citizenship within hours.
Business

Business
South African private equity firm Harith General Partners plans to acquire budget carrier FlySafair as the investor expands its transport portfolio on the continent.

Business
Lepas is establishing its after-sales network ahead of its launch this quarter, as its parent company, Chery, continues to expand in South Africa.

Politics
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee.

Politics
Ramaphosa will engage with the youth on their perspectives, challenges and ideas

Politics
O’Sullivan says he will use his testimony to set the record straight and present facts

Politics
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan to appear at Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee on Tuesday.

Sport
Bas de Leede stars with both bat and ball as the Netherlands open their account in the T20 World Cup with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Namibia.

Sport
The list for most assists in a single Premier League season is so full of legends it inspired us to build this quiz.

Sport
One of the most universally popular Springbok players is expected to feature in his final season for the national team this year.

Sport
MC Alger head coach Rulani Mokwena could decide Mamelodi Sundowns’ fate in the CAF Champions League this weekend.
Education
[This Day] In line with its commitment to education, health, and sport, the Nathaniel Idowu Foundation has rolled out another landmark initiative for the girl-child, themed “Let Her Play.”
Education
A freshman seminar encourages students to behave differently in the world and feel more passionately about biodiversity.
Education
[UCT] University of Cape Town (UCT) MSc student Matimba Mabonda and his team have recently completed construction on a three-bedroom house, built using soil and other waste material.
Education
[Premium Times] He said some federal universities had already reflected the increase in salary payments. The federal government has begun implementing key welfare components of its renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Lifestyle
Roedean admitted a tennis match against Jewish school, King David Linksfield was cancelled after students expressed their ‘reservations’.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
The KZN native believes the decision to close shop was long overdue because they were not meant to be still operating since 2025.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
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Entertainment
The absence of Winter Olympics coverage is just the start …
Entertainment

Entertainment
The viral performance video has garnered over 134 000 views on X.

Science/Tech
Home Affairs has upgraded its citizenship reinstatement portal and it will provide a real-time notification informing users that they can proceed to apply for a smart ID card.

Science/Tech
Microsoft shares were downgraded for the second time in less than a week as Wall Street grows increasingly wary about the potential disruption software stocks face from artificial intelligence.

Science/Tech
Get tracking, temperature regulation, and other smart features without the hassle or investment of a smart bed.

Science/Tech
Cyber criminals are increasingly weaponising AI to automate attacks. Nuno Ceitil, consulting systems engineer at NETSCOUT, will explain how at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026.
Motoring

Motoring
Chinese cars are in the spotlight for their expansive data collection.

Motoring
Municipalities have less than six months to ready themselves for the rollout of the AARTO Act.

Motoring
BMW’s factory in South Africa has been producing cars for over 50 years.

Health
Is NHS dentistry on ‘life support’?

Health
Scientists are developing nerve repairing surgical devices from the silk of spiders.

Health
Oxford researchers find that using AI to make medical decisions presents a risk to patients.
Health
The states, all led by Democrats, used the grants to support a wide variety of functions, including H.I.V. prevention and surveillance.