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Discovery expects to report strong interim results on 3 March, with headline earnings per share up more than 25%, driven by broad-based growth across its businesses.
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Discovery expects to report strong interim results on 3 March, with headline earnings per share up more than 25%, driven by broad-based growth across its businesses.

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Panarottis stood out as a strong performer in Spur’s latest half-year results, with 11 locations added to its footprint in the last six months of 2025.

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This high-spending comes with a literal stop-start cost. As immigrants flock to Cape Town, the infrastructure is buckling.

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Adcock Ingram has responded to allegations that the conditions at its Clayville plant put workers’ health and safety at risk.

South Africa
Paul O’Sullivan and Khomotso Phahlane return to the Ad Hoc Committee.

South Africa
Vusimuzi “CAT” Matlala and his co-accused appear in the High Court sitting in Johannesburg.

South Africa
Dr. Mkhize urges KZN farmers to follow safety rules after 200 thousand FMD vaccine doses rollout.

South Africa
The minister in the presidency to communicate cabinet outcomes.
World
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived on Wednesday in Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees at the Zaatari camp and Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip.
World
Iran and the US hold the latest round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new US strikes on Iran following a large-scale military buildup.

World
Iran and the United States prepared to meet Thursday in Geneva for nuclear negotiations, as America has gathered a fleet of aircraft and warships to the Middle East to pressure Tehran into a deal.

World
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has “complete confidence” in Mexico as a World Cup co-host despite days of cartel violence in the country that has left at least 70 people dead.

Africa
Many people are again leaving the region of Tigray just over three years after the civil war there ended.

Africa
This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.

Africa
The RSF’s capture of the city in October was one of the most brutal chapters of Sudan’s nearly three-year civil war.

Africa
The Africa Cup of Nations proved to be “a big stumbling block” when Manchester United discussed signing Victor Osimhen, according to former coach Benni McCarthy.
Business

Business
Discovery is expecting a large increase in earnings, with its bank adding around 1,500 customers per day.

Business
Nedbank is expecting a big drop in its earnings for the 2025 financial year following the sale of Ecobank.
Business

Politics
A crime intelligence officer sought a postponement from the Madlanga Inquiry due to ill health.

Politics
The committee is probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption in the justice system.

Politics
Action SA has welcomed the Office of Chief Justice’s budget allocation.

Politics
R883 million was shifted from the Department of Justice to the Office of the Chief Justice

Sport
Brian Abbas Amidu, formerly with Kaizer Chiefs and Black Leopards, has been jailed for drug dealing in cannabis that is worth R1.2 million in Zimbabwe.

Sport
Ulster centre Jude Postlethwaite says his involvement with the Ireland squad in recent weeks has given him added motivation for playing time with Andy Farrell’s team.

Sport
Jonny Clayton is keen to consolidate his position at the top of the Premier League table at Thursday’s fourth event of the competition at the SSE Arena in Belfast.

Sport
Britain’s Katie Boulter reaches the quarter-finals of the Merida Open in Mexico as Camila Osorio retires with injury.
Education
Inspectors found several instances in which child care staff members were working in classrooms even though they had not completed all of the required background checks.
Education
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — Around 1,020 teachers in three zones of the Amhara Region resigned during the 2025/26 academic year, with officials and educators attributing much of the exodus to migration to Arab states in search of better pay and living conditions, according to a report by Deutsche Welle (DW).

Education
It doesn’t fit neatly on a Treasury spreadsheet, but there is huge value in disabled and non-disabled pupils learning together
When I was 11, a woman at the hospital asked me what school I was starting in September. I still remember her surprise when I told her I would be going to the local girls grammar, as the hoist pulled my wet limbs out of the physio pool. I was a child but already...
Education
[Nile Post] Ntungamo District has constructed 35 new classroom blocks with tiled and terrazzo floors in government schools, alongside 50 five-stance VIP pit latrines across its constituencies.

Lifestyle
Beneficiaries express severe disappointment at 2026 SASSA Old-Age Grant increases which don’t even register into triple digits this year …

Lifestyle
British singer and songwriter Ella Mai, known for her hit ‘Boo’d Up’ is coming to South Africa for a two-night concert this April.

Lifestyle
Musa Mseleku and fans of ‘Uthando Nes’thembu’ are eagerly awaiting to hear more details about Lwandle Mseleku’s pregnancy news.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Both cities in the province will face showers and thundershowers on Saturday, with dry, partly cloudy conditions expected on Sunday.

Entertainment
The ANC says it is the majority party in Ekurhuleni and has the right to govern.

Entertainment
Unconfirmed, but interested return, could see Daihatsu becoming a standalone brand once again, or supply products later to be rebadged as Toyotas.

Entertainment
She allegedly grew up in India, according to prior interviews she has done.

Science/Tech
Legacy systems and fragmented data threaten South Africa’s ambitions to scale agentic AI successfully, says Accelera Digital Group.

Science/Tech
Nvidia posted a stellar quarter and bullish forecast, but jaded investors sent the stock nowhere.

Science/Tech
Dennis Venter leaves the JSE-listed technology services group, with immediate effect, to pursue other business interests.

Science/Tech
Africa can keep layering logistics platforms and AI tools on top of fragile, fragmented digital infrastructure, or we can redesign the foundation.

Motoring
Volvo has slashed the starting price of its cheapest SUV by R92,000.

Motoring
Toyota has unveiled the pricing for the new Corolla Cross GR-Sport in South Africa.

Motoring
South Africa does not conduct its own safety tests for new vehicles, leaving consumers at the mercy of manufacturer marketing claims.
Motoring

Health
Kicking your smoking habit to the curb is easier said than done. By following these six steps, you can unlock a smoke-free future.
Health
Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.

Health
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
Health
In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a neuropeptide later linked to chronic pain syndromes and migraines.