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War expands to central Beirut as Israel says Iranians hit in luxury hotel
The Israeli military says it targeted a meeting of Quds Force operatives in a strike after a return to war with the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
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The Israeli military says it targeted a meeting of Quds Force operatives in a strike after a return to war with the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
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Failing sewerage systems, rapid urbanisation and industrial pollution have turned Gauteng’s rivers into an environmental and public health problem.
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Like a horrendous car crash waiting to happen, there is no indication what the Trump administration’s end game is in Iran. Does he indicate left but keep going straight into a forever war?

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48 Hours. 120 Gamers. One Epic Comeback. Step inside the Bellville Velodrome for Red Bull Locked In, where South Africa’s top gaming talent pushed their limits in a gruelling Apex Legends marathon
South Africa
BMA dismissed over 50 immigration officers for acts of corruption
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has dismissed more than 50 immigration officials found to be involved in corrupt activities at ports of entry across the country.
Speaking to SAnews.gov.za on the sidelines of an Anti-Corruption Forum in Ladybrand on Tuesday, BMA Commissioner Micheal Masiapato said a further 38...

South Africa
Disaster Risk Management says no heat-related emergencies have been reported thus far.

South Africa
Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi is under cross-examination.

South Africa
Close to 55 000 cattle have been vaccinated in the Ugu District.
World
More than a week of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world’s energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.
World
Zimbabwean authorities are using violence and intimidation against opponents of constitutional amendments that would extend the president’s term, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

World
The purchase is part of wider plans to prevent major artworks from being bought by private collectors.

World
Iranians in Tehran and Karaj tel the BBC they are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks.

Africa
Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.

Africa
Cellou Dalein Diallo accuses the junta-leader-turned-president of erasing political threats.

Africa
Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana’s army says.

Africa
Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.

Business
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has urged the government to provide relief to motorists and the broader economy as South Africa braces for a sharp increase in fuel prices next month.
Business
Business
Business

Politics
“I believe that they were executed, and I believe that they used maximum force to shoot to kill.”

Politics
Lekota, who once served as ANC national chairperson, later left the ANC to form his own party.

Politics
508 political parties have shown an interest in participating in the forthcoming polls.

Politics
Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

Sport
According to the former Kaizer Chiefs captain Morgan Gould, the club’s current crisis will reveal who the real fighters are inside the dressing room.

Sport
Wales number eight Aaron Wainwright in line to face Italy in the Six Nations despite an early exit against Ireland.

Sport
Basketball Africa League is bringing the game back to the SunBet Arena at the end of March.

Sport
Cristian Westemaier Ribera becomes Brazil’s first ever Winter Paralympic medallist, finishing second in the Para-cross-country skiing men’s seated sprint.
Education
Two doctors affiliated with the university and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital stepped down after an external report found that the administrators mishandled allegations of abuse against Robert Hadden.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — High traffic on the Kenya Medical Training College admissions portal has temporarily disrupted access to admission letters for successful applicants.

Education
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large
Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.
It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...
Education
[Nyasa Times] The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has proposed that 10 percent of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) be allocated specifically to improving education standards at constituency level, citing persistent underfunding and growing challenges in Malawi’s public education sector.

Lifestyle
Fans of the Mselekus know that Abongwe has always been touted as the one family member who bears the closest resemblance to Gog’ Flo.

Lifestyle
A well-known Hermanus estate linked to Markus Jooste and the Rupert family has been sold in a major property deal.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Entertainment
Tiffany Nicole Meek’s case is postponed to 25 March as she signals possible guilty plea in son Jayden-Lee’s death.

Entertainment
The total prize purse for the T20 World Cup (R219-million) was the highest in the 19-year history of the biennial tournament.

Entertainment
The bodies of the two toddlers were discovered near a river, with visible injuries.
Science/Tech
Axios reports that Meta has acquired Moltbook, the viral, Reddit-like social network designed for AI agents. Humans are welcome, but only to observe. Axios reports: The deal brings Moltbook’s creators — Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr — into Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), the unit run by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. Meta did not disclose Moltbook’s purchase price. The deal is expected to...

Science/Tech
The Trump administration has awarded Event Strategies several contracts—including one that could be worth up to $100 million—with little competition, according to federal filings.

Science/Tech
Delivery apps are glitching and navigation routes are changing abruptly thanks to electronic warfare disrupting the satellite signals that power everything from missiles to your ride home.

Science/Tech
The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth’s surface
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Parts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesday evening, the US space agency is warning – but the chance of being struck is extremely low.
According to the US military’s Space Force, the...

Motoring
Toyota is South Africa’s favourite car brand, but its product lineup has shifted upmarket over the last few years, with 75% of its cars now costing over half a million rand.

Motoring
Three Chinese car brands saw incredible sales growth in the used market last year.

Motoring
Flights from Joburg to Durban are relatively cheap at the moment, but prices are set to go up considerably towards the end of the month.

Motoring
South Africa has some of the worst traffic in the world, with motorists spending an average of 10 days staring at the car in front of them.

Health
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Health
Health experts warn of long-term respiratory and neurological risks as smoke from burning oil spreads across the region.
Health
Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.

Health
Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.