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SARS has no mercy for one group of taxpayers
SARS has intensified trust oversight, making it clear that all resident trusts must register for income tax and submit annual returns from inception, regardless of income, assets or activity.
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SARS has intensified trust oversight, making it clear that all resident trusts must register for income tax and submit annual returns from inception, regardless of income, assets or activity.
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Falling debris from intercepted Iranian drones and missiles cause widespread damage across the Gulf.

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We may have got away with people sitting on top of each other at Saturday’s Soweto Derby, but this can’t go on. A disaster is looming
South Africa
Minister launches mass FMD vaccination campaign
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has launched a nationwide mass vaccination campaign against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), following the rapid arrival and distribution of vaccine consignments aimed at curbing outbreaks across the country.Steenhuisen visited Colbourne Dairy Farm near Mooi River in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, as...

South Africa
The children’s mother is in hospital in a critical condition after attempting to save them.
South Africa
R216 million to fix KZN potholes
A total of R216 million has been allocated to address KwaZulu-Natal’s potholes, starting with a backlog of 3.12 million square metres across the provincial road network.KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli made the announcement in his State of the Province Address on Friday, where he outlined an intensified road maintenance drive aimed at...
South Africa
KZN works to strengthen healthcare and education
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare and education, describing the two sectors as foundational to economic growth and social development.Delivering the State of the Province Address (SOPA) in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, Ntuli said improving education...
World
A widening Middle East conflict looks set to create the most significant disruption for gas markets since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended global trade four years ago.

World
The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning. The country’s supreme leader was killed following an attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday against Iran.
World
US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran creates new risks for a significant chunk of the world’s oil supply.
World
Two major shipping groups on Saturday suspended navigation through the Gulf as conflict flared between the United States, Israel and Iran, piling onto a growing maritime slowdown in the region.

Africa
The move could undermine Lilongwe’s pursuit of a new programme with the International Monetary Fund

Africa
He used the girls’ mother’s life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.

Africa
This is the highest number of confirmed casualties from a single African country in the Ukraine-Russia war.

Africa
The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi – but the purchase was never completed.

Business
This is how much the average formally employed South African would need to save between every month to retire comfortably.

Business
Yorkshire Cat Rescue in Haworth says it paid £282,000 in vet bills in 2025 and rescued 925 animals.
Business

Business
Eskom’s derogation of law, competition and trust has been exposed in a new court judgement that blasts the utility for using bureaucracy to obstruct reforms.

Politics
The launch set for Monday, will take place at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.

Politics
The DA is taking aim at issues surrounding roads, infrastructure and the water supply.

Politics
The EFF accuses Xhakaza of trying to push it out of its governance responsibilities in the metro.

Politics
DA National Spokesperson Karabo Khakhau says the nomination window runs until the 23rd of March.

Sport
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei sets a new course record of 2:14:29 with a commanding victory at the Tokyo Marathon.

Sport
Stuart McCloskey is enjoying his run as a starting centre for Ireland and is keen to maintain his fine form in Andy Farrell’s side.

Sport
With the 2026 F1 season ushering in a new era of cars and regulations, make your predictions for how the drivers’ and constructors’ championships will finish.

Sport
A leading Springbok is set to head overseas after this season, but there are interesting reports about some returning players.
Education
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was banning attendance at Yale, Princeton, Brown and other elite colleges and think tanks, accusing them of indoctrinating service members with liberal ideologies.

Education
The education secretary wants a fairer system and the Tories have leapt in with their own plan – but why now?
For anyone who attended university in England in the last 15 or so years, the idea of student loans feeling like some sort of debt trap is hardly news. But three weeks ago, when the journalist Oli Dugmore discussed this on the BBC’s Question Time, it felt like a moment.
It was less the...
Education
When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.

Education
Encounters with great art can be absorbing, unsettling and even painful. How has this been tamed into mere ‘reading for pleasure’?
It is the UK’s National Year of Reading. Specifically, this government-led scheme is about “reading for pleasure” and “the joy of reading”. This is not a matter of whimsy. Research has linked reading for pleasure in childhood to a host of positive...

Lifestyle
Canvassing votes at the Soweto Derby? Helen Zille – the DA’s Joburg mayoral candidate – celebrated Orlando Pirates victory with soccer fans.

Lifestyle
A Nigerian family, whose asylum bid and appeal was denied in Ireland, will be deported to South Africa. Here’s why…

Lifestyle
‘There is no genocide in South Africa’: Several US TikTokers have slammed news their country will increase the intake of Afrikaner refugees.

Lifestyle
EFF leader Julius Malema seemingly shut down rumours of a divorce after he was seen all smiles with his wife Mantwa at the Soweto Derby…

Entertainment
“We have created quite a lot of chances in the first half of the season that too many times did not go in,” said Slot.

Entertainment
UAE airspace has been closed after cities across the Middle East were targeted by Iran in retaliation for attacks led by the US and Israel.

Entertainment
Asked when Haaland will be back, Guardiola said: “I don’t know. I wish he comes back.”

Entertainment
All seven Bulls tries against the Sharks were scored by backline players, most of them following flashy build-ups.
Science/Tech
Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant “jumped to the No. 2 slot on Apple’s chart of top U.S. free apps late on Friday,” reports CNBC:The rise in popularity suggests that Anthropic is benefiting from its presence in news headlines, stemming from its refusal to have its models used for mass domestic surveillance or for fully autonomous weapons… OpenAI’s ChatGPT sat at No. 1 on the App Store rankings on...
Science/Tech
In a 9,000-word expose, a writer for Harper’s visited San Francisco’s young entrepreneurs in September to mockingly profile “tech’s new generation and the end of thinking.” There’s Cluely founder Roy Lee. (“His grand contribution to the world was a piece of software that told people what to do.”) And the Rationalist movement’s Scott Alexander, who “would probably have a very easy time starting...
Science/Tech
Saturday afternoon Sam Altman announced he’d start answering questions on X.com about OpenAI’s work with America’s Department of War — and all the developments over the past few days. (After that department’s negotions had failed with Anthropic, they announced they’d stop using Anthropic’s technology and threatened to designate it a “Supply-Chain Risk to National Security”. Then they’d...
Science/Tech
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the A.I. industry.

Motoring
Introducing Chinese car brands early is a strategy that proved to be a great success for one South African dealership.
Motoring

Motoring
The rapid rise of delivery services means it’s more important than ever for motorists and riders to be vigilant out on the roads.

Motoring
Petrol sales are no longer the focus for many forecourts, which are adopting new business strategies in response to shifts in consumer expectations.
Health
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.
Health
Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.

Health
Twenty-five women have received compensation following gynaecological surgery.

Health
Kerry Watson takes more than 100 tablets a week to deal with the pain caused by a vaginal mesh implant.