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They will take another shot at erasing South Africa’s painful memories of limited-overs World Cups when they battle for gold in India and Sri Lanka.
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They will take another shot at erasing South Africa’s painful memories of limited-overs World Cups when they battle for gold in India and Sri Lanka.
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The ousted DA leader inherited a leaking, divided party and rebuilt it through a tight regime of discipline and message control. In the end, that hardball culture helped to precipitate his departure.

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South Africa’s listed property sector is entering a more predictable phase, with clearer macro conditions, improved energy and operational resilience, and disciplined balance-sheet management.

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When the body of an unknown woman is found in a suitcase, forensics step in to solve the mystery.

South Africa
Pretorius shot himself at a petrol station in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg.
South Africa
Du Toitskloof Pass fire contained
The fire in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been contained, the Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape said on Sunday.“The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM) Fire Services, in partnership with CapeNature, can confirm that the fire in the Du Toitskloof Pass area has been successfully contained,” the municipality...

South Africa
This challenge is particularly for students affected by the NSFAS cap for accommodation allowances

South Africa
The fire was reported on Friday on the Worcester side and later spread to the Paarl side.

World
The Nationals had split from the Liberal Party citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.

World
At 70, indigenous teacher Biana Watre Momin acted in an Indian film that has changed her life.

World
Will Lewis said “difficult decisions” had been made to ensure the newspaper’s future.

World
The Mississippi-born frontman of the popular rock band had announced a stage 4 cancer diagnosis in May 2025.

Africa
The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.

Africa
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March.

Africa
Some Zambians outraged Ghanaians by describing the outfit worn by their president as a “blouse”.

Africa
Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises.

Business
The Events Permit Office of the City of Cape Town approved a total of 1,064 events from January 1 to December 31, 2025 — with 15 of these events generating over R2.5 billion.

Business
Friends of Di’s Kitchen provides hundreds of meals each week in Wolverhampton.

Business
South Africans are being warned about a fast-growing and highly dangerous form of digital fraud that is increasingly targeting people through their smartphones.
Business

Politics
The party held its Extended Provincial Executive Committee lekgotla in Klerksdorp.

Politics
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has called on the ANC to unite ahead of elections.

Politics
ANC Chairperson Nono Maloyi says improving service delivery and creating jobs will be a priority
Politics
The DA has announced political analyst and academic Professor Theo Venter as its mayoral candidate for the JB Marks Municipality in the North West.

Sport
Defender Jeremy Jacquet, who will join Liverpool at the end of the season, injures a shoulder in Rennes’ defeat at Lens.

Sport
Houston Rockets centre Alperen Sengun says he has apologised to the female official he aimed a sexist remark at during a defeat by the Boston Celtics.

Sport
Wales’ 12th consecutive Six Nations loss in a run dating back to 2023 is more evidence of how far they have fallen.

Sport
Supra du Quebec kick off their inaugural Canadian Premier League in April and will field only players born or raised in the province.
Education
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
Education
What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?
Education
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.
Education
Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School for public policy.

Lifestyle
What lies beyond SASSA Old-Age Grants in March 2026 is still up in the air, with annual increases expected to be approved in the coming days …

Lifestyle
Actress Charlize Theron recited Nelson Mandela’s words in a special appearance at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Lifestyle
EFF leader Julius Malema has urged South Africans to boycott the FIFA World Cup, citing safety concerns for sports fans…

Lifestyle
Nathan Smith was the 27 years old son of rapper Lil Jon.

Entertainment
Steenhuisen confirmed that he would like to remain as minister.

Entertainment
Plush interior makes the SUV the perfect city companion geared for the odd adventure.

Entertainment
Long-term savings, such as a tax-free savings account is the best way to save if you have a lot of time. Starting young is a good idea.

Entertainment
Here’s who will be the new Limpopo ANC Top 5.
Science/Tech
“After a half-century asking us to exercise more, doctors and physiologists say we have been thinking about it wrong,” writes Washington Post columnist Michael J. Coren. “U.S. and World Health Organization guidelines no longer specify a minimum duration of moderate or vigorous aerobic activity.”Movement-tracking studies show even tiny, regular bursts of effort — as short as 30 seconds — can...

Science/Tech
Volkswagen agrees with BMW that increasing import duties on cars will only create more problems for the local vehicle industry.

Science/Tech
Virtual items existed as temporary extra features which developers created to provide visual effects for characters and to deliver short-term entertainment. Presently these items serve as the main component of a digital economy that keeps expanding. Players from different genres and platforms devote their resources and emotions to digital items which only exist in virtual […]

Science/Tech
An energy sector veteran has advised South African households to ignore Eskom’s pressure to register their residential solar power systems.

Motoring
Many South Africans remain sceptical of Chinese car brands, but this perception is changing rapidly.
Motoring
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Motoring
Navigating intersections in South Africa is not always as simple as it seems.
Health
Federal officials had warned that the new product from the online provider of weight loss drugs might be illegal.
Health
Dr. Christopher M. Palmer said in an interview that the keto diet, while promising, did not “cure” schizophrenia as the health secretary had claimed.

Health
Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.
Health
People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.