Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Saturday, 7 March 2026.

Unisa is clamping down on what it calls persistent campaigns of misinformation against it

“It was scrappy, we lacked a bit of a clinical edge that we had a few weeks ago.”

South African bakkie buyers are so spoilt for choice they have options under R300,000.

COPE leader Mosioua Lekota passed away on Wednesday at a Johannesburg hospital.

Mahe, Seychelles – In an era where the cryptocurrency industry has been thoroughly tested and user demand for “transparency” has reached its peak, the world-leading digital asset exchange platform, Zoomex, announces the official launch of its long-awaited flagship financial product Zoomex Card (Virtual Mastercard). The launch of Zoomex Card is not merely a business expansion, […]

The recent Agroecology Awareness Day was held at Phawu Agri Park in Mazikhanye Location, where over 400 farmers, youth, community members and institutional partners gathered to promote the National Agroecology Framework and strengthen grassroots participation in sustainable food systems

Spring has started on a relatively dry and mild note but as Chris Fawkes explains, a change to wetter, windier and colder weather is on the way next week.

Economic consequences are an intrinsic aspect of the Iran conflict, writes BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.

The 27-year-old took fans on a memorable journey through a decade of his music at London’s O2 arena.

The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Latest reiteration of hot hatch brings back some of the feel-good factors associated with the badge.

The Iran war is posing a test for the Canadian prime minister’s “pragmatic but principled” approach to world affairs.

The president also calls on Tehran to pick new leaders who are “acceptable” to the White House after six days of war.

The move is backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, which says the current fee is unjustified because of the high cost of living.

US President Donald Trump will meet with ideologically-aligned Latin American leaders to try and counter China’s influence in the region.

The convicted murderer has been in hospital since late February after being hit on the head in prison.

The conflict in the Middle East continues to lead today’s papers as the US calls for Iran’s “unconditional surrender”.

The sinking of an Iranian ship by the US near Sri Lanka brings the conflict uncomfortably close to India.

Ukraine has embarked on a programme to deploy armed robots on the battlefield against Russian forces.