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Akhenime Mfenyana is forging a TV career on her own terms
Akinnime Mfenyana is steadily carving out her own path in the local television industry; and she’s doing it on her own terms.
TUESDAY, 31 MARCH 2026, 06:59

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Akinnime Mfenyana is steadily carving out her own path in the local television industry; and she’s doing it on her own terms.

Top Stories
Millions of motorists could be entitled to compensation with the financial regulator setting out how to apply

Top Stories
Durban have been impressive at home across all competitions this season, and assistant coach Ashraf Hendricks explained why they have been so successful at home.

Top Stories
The killing of 16-year-old Thabani Mazibuko, who was allegedly shot by a drunk police officer in Diepsloot at the weekend, has caused grief and protest in the community.

South Africa
Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo has won the Best Gospel Group award at the Thobela FM Awards.

South Africa
Residents of Ivory Park have threatened to not participate in the elections.

South Africa
The enquiry is probing his fitness to hold office.

South Africa
Eye-testing machines, licencing equipment and documents were destroyed.

World
The country rock artist posted footage on Saturday of himself saluting the aircraft from his outdoor pool.

World
California has renamed Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day after the labour-rights icon was accused of sexual abuse.

World
Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe.

World
Regulator eSafety says it has concerns about how Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube are complying with the ban.

Africa
The raid led to revenge attacks in Jos, with 22 reported dead so far in one of the most volatile parts of the country.

Africa
Veron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.

Africa
The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

Africa
Senegal parade the Africa Cup of Nations trophy before Saturday’s friendly match against Peru in Paris – despite being stripped of the title earlier this month.

Business
Rivals are emerging for the Las Vegas Sphere – are domes and spheres the future for entertainment?

Business
While a COVID-like lockdown is not currently on the cards for South Africa, work-from-home may become the most viable solution to address record fuel price hikes.

Business
A farmer says rises in the cost of fertiliser since war began in the Middle East mean he is better off not using it.

Business
Oil markets have been sensitive to Donald Trump’s comments on the war. But are traders growing less responsive?

Politics
Loyiso Masuku defeated Dada Morero to become ANC’s Johannesburg regional chairperson.

Politics
The party some challenges remain, especially with the inconsistency of the membership system.

Politics
High Court in an electronic court order uploaded on caselines dismissed the part A application.

Politics
The court found that their failure to follow correct legal process rendered the application invalid.

Sport
Today’s news roundup.

Sport
Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday.

Sport
Where do you stand on Chiefs’ goalkeeping options?

Sport
The 2026 World Cup risks becoming “a stage for repression and a platform for authoritarian practices”, according to a new report from human rights campaign group Amnesty.

Education
Clowns in Bolivia are upset by mandate that stops schools hosting events from which they earn a living
Dozens of clowns have marched through the streets of Bolivia’s capital to protest against a government decree that limits extracurricular activities in schools, threatening their livelihoods.
Wearing full face paint and their signature red noses, the clowns gathered on Monday in front of the...
Education
After a university in Tehran was struck during the war, Iranian leaders said that the outposts of U.S. schools were “legitimate targets.”
Education
After attacks on several Iranian campuses, Iranian forces warn they could target American universities in the region.
Education
[Nile Post] The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, and his Busoga counterpart, Dr. Joseph Muvawala, have called on schools across Uganda to shift from exam-focused teaching to a competence-based approach that equips learners with practical skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

Lifestyle
Authorities have deemed a viral screenshot of President Ramaphosa’s ‘clapback’ to President Trump as ‘fake news’…

Lifestyle
Reports of petrol limits and empty pumps have raised questions about whether fuel is being withheld in parts of the Western Cape.

Lifestyle
Pop singer-turned preacher Heinz Winckler and his wife Alette have come under fire over their comments about overweight Christian people…

Lifestyle
DA FedCo chairperson Hellen Zille swam in a pothole, which was the result of a burst pipe in Johannesburg, setting social media abuzz.

Entertainment
Ongoing cable theft and recurring faults spark calls for the City of Tshwane to relocate vulnerable infrastructure and prevent costly repeated outages.

Entertainment
Samwu says the City of Joburg must urgently implement the wage deal.

Entertainment
Savvy homeowners have already put in place measures to free themselves of the burden of electricity price increases

Entertainment
Recurring infrastructure failures and botched repairs highlight deep problems in Johannesburg, as Zille positions herself as a potential fixer.

Science/Tech
If all goes to plan, Artemis II, Nasa’s mission to return humans to the moon, will launch this week. The mission will mark the farthest that humans have travelled from Earth, and the first return to the moon in more than 50 years. It will also pave the way for landing on the moon again as soon as 2028. But given the Apollo missions have already achieved that feat, does going back to the moon...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Scientist: Andrea Marinoni at the University of Cambridge, UK, and his colleagues saw that the amount of energy needed to run a data centre had been steadily increasing of late and was likely to “explode” in the coming years, so wanted to quantify the impact. The researchers took satellite measurements of land surface temperatures over the past 20...

Science/Tech
Astronaut Tim Peake and Guardian journalist Richard Luscombe talk through Artemis II, the first manned mission to the moon for 50 years
This week, for the first time in 50 years, Nasa is sending people to the moon once more.
And though none of the four astronauts of Artemis II will land on the lunar surface, the mission – which will involve flying around the moon – will take humans deeper...
Science/Tech
Microsoft is reportedly shifting Windows 11 app development back toward fully native apps. Rudy Huyn, a Partner Architect at Microsoft working on the Store and File Explorer, said in a post on X that he is building a new team to work on Windows apps. “You don’t need prior experience with the platform.. what matters most is strong product thinking and a deep focus on the customer,” he wrote. “If...

Motoring
The all-new, 7-seater Mitsubishi Destinator has arrived in South Africa.
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Health
Researchers says millions of people globally could be carriers of the faulty gene behind the disorder.

Health
David Slater, 72, says ministers need to step up and sort out issues with the medication.

Health
Claire Harkin believes the experiences of people who are supporting loved ones with an addiction can be overlooked.
Health
Cohen Miles-Rath heard voices telling him to kill his father. After they passed, he spent years retracing the path of his delusions.