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South Africa

More than 16 000 suspects arrested for various offences

Today at 10:27 AM, via SAnews

More than 16 000 suspects arrested for various offences

The South African Police Service (SAPS) continues to implement its nationwide crime prevention and combating operations, which has resulted in the arrests of 16 648 suspects for various offences in recent days.These crime-fighting interventions conducted between 09 and 15 March 2026 which yielded successes across multiple...

World

Morning news brief

Today at 10:49 AM, via NPR

Israel’s ground moves in Lebanon raise pressure on Western countries, Europeans leaders reject Trump’s demand to help with the Strait of Hormuz, blackout leaves millions without power in Cuba.

Business

South Africa’s new bank takes a R3 billion hit

Today at 10:00 AM, via BusinessTech

Old Mutual has lowered the carrying value of OM Bank by R3 billion, with the bank’s capital requirements set to be higher than the company initially thought.

Sport

Springboks call up two more uncapped players

Today at 10:13 AM, via The South African

The Springboks have welcomed two more uncapped players into their planning for the season as a virtual alignment camp starts on Tuesday.

Education

EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing

Yesterday at 21:40 PM, via The Guardian

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safety

The EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.

At a public meeting of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly in Brussels, the European Commission...

Science/Tech

MyProperty Launches Africa’s First Property Portal With AI Voice Search

Today at 11:07 AM, via Tech Financials

South African property portal MyProperty has introduced AI voice search, becoming the first property platform in Africa to allow users to find homes by simply speaking to the website. The new technology forms part of a major upgrade that moves the South African portal onto the MyProperty Africa platform, a next-generation system designed to make it […]

Motoring

Major oil hub resumes operations

Today at 07:42 AM, via TopAuto

A key Middle East oil handling port has resumed some operations despite the ongoing conflict.

Health

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

Yesterday at 22:21 PM, via New York Times

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.