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GoTyme Bank is shifting its physical strategy by removing its kiosks from Pick n Pay stores and opening mall-based Customer Experience Hubs instead, reflecting growing digital banking use while maintaining a physical presence.

Two pilots have died after a passenger plane collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

Thandeka is happy for her archrival Liema, and aims to heat up romance with Mmeli

Head coach Brendon McCullum is the right man to move England forward despite the 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia, says England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould.

He says disaster management teams and water rescue units have been deployed across all seven regions

In the text message, Matlala tells Nkosi to inform “our main guy” that police are raiding his home.

Trump says he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help address delays. And, the president said he would delay strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.

Iran warned it could start striking power plants across the Gulf region, after President Trump threatened to hit Iran’s energy infrastructure unless Tehran opens the Strait of Hormuz when his 48 hour ultimatum expires on Monday.

The videos sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media.

The reported disappearance of Raphael Tuju has led to claims he may have been abducted.

Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.

Caf executive committee member Augustin Senghor says the decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Afcon title is “unacceptable, abject and we have to denounce it”.

The rand is taking a beating as markets stick to a risk-off stance, worried about prolonged conflict in the Middle East and the resulting disruptions to global oil supplies.

Oil futures swung sharply after President Donald Trump said he held discussions about ending the conflict with Iran, though Tehran denied any such dialogue. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the NHI is coming, and will bring an end to South Africa’s public and private healthcare sectors operating in parallel.

Former apartheid police commander Eugene de Kok is testifying at the Cradock Four inquest.

The AG findings on ETDP SETA revealed that R 637.6 million could not be substantiated.

This information is contained in a handwritten statement that he submitted to police

Tshwane ANC rejects DA’s bid to raise corruption allegations at Madlanga Commission

The Prem returned with a bang as Leicester ran it from deep, Finn Russell goaded and glided his way to victory and Harlequins slipped deeper into the mire.

Former France and West Ham attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet says his retirement from a 20-year professional career “is the end of a beautiful journey”.

A look at the latest Betway Premiership standings shows that there’s a made scramble on for lucrative MTN8 spots next season.

BBC Sport pundits Fara Williams and Nia Jones explain why Bunny Shaw is the best forward in the game right now.

A couple call for rule changes on teacher driving after 13 people from a Hagley school died.

There is good news for Older Person’s SASSA grant recipients in that they’ll be paid on Thursday, 2 April, prior to the Easter long weekend.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released its official social grant payment schedule for the 2026/27 financial year.

Iran dismissed reports of negotiations, raising questions about the true state of diplomacy behind the scenes.

The Proteas men’s and women’s teams have also been fighting hard in T20 series’ in New Zealand.

Stars Calandagan and Forever Young on the Meydan card.

Human Rights Day on 21 March is a national public holiday that commemorates the massacre of 1960

GoMetro plans to begin operating its eKamva electric minibus taxis on Cape Town routes from October.

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HealthBridge CTO Anton Fatti discusses how AI is reshaping medical practices – and why the doctor-patient relationship must come first.

Hope Scottish pilot will result in heel prick test for rare genetic condition being approved across Britain

Scotland has become the first part of the UK to screen newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition that causes progressive muscle wastage.

Campaigners, who have long advocated for newborn testing because early detection is critical for treatment outcomes,...

The N3 between Johannesburg and Durban will soon accommodate more electric cars.

The Chinese bakkie brand Foton has started producing vehicles in South Africa.

Dr Liz O’Riordan says it is important women seek help from professionals not “Google and Chat GPT”.

Nichola Howell spent years going to doctors with “barbaric” pain but was constantly dismissed.