
Ferrari, Maserati halt Middle East deliveries due to war
Italian luxury sports car makers Ferrari and Maserati said on Thursday they had temporarily suspended deliveries in the Middle East as war rages in the region.
SUNDAY, 22 MARCH 2026, 17:32

Italian luxury sports car makers Ferrari and Maserati said on Thursday they had temporarily suspended deliveries in the Middle East as war rages in the region.

Ghana’s licensed cocoa buyers lack the funds to buy beans from farmers despite the government’s recent move to slash the fixed price it sets for the chocolate ingredient, sources at the firms told Reuters.

Food producer Premier is expected to report an up to 30% increase in earnings for the 2026 financial year, with developments in the pipeline that set the company up for future success.

State-owned QatarEnergy said it will have to declare force majeure on long-term contracts for up to five years for LNG supplies bound for Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and China after the Iranian attacks knocked out 17% of LNG export capacity.

Disrupted fertiliser shipments and soaring energy prices from the war in Iran are threatening to unleash a fresh food price surge across vulnerable nations, risking a years-long setback as many were recovering from successive global shocks.
South Africans need to brace for impact as the fuel-price hikes in April have now reached unprecedented levels of very close to R9 per litre.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believes pipelines should be built to transport Middle East oil and gas across the Arabian Peninsula and up to Israeli ports to avoid threats by Iran in the Hormuz Strait and other Gulf waters.

South African Airways’ latest annual report revealed that the airline is facing turbulence. It must overcome significant challenges to ensure it stays afloat.
A group of Durban residents has urged the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court to authorise a class action lawsuit against the Indian agrochemicals giant UPL for health injuries and financial damage they allegedly suffered after a toxic pesticide inferno.

The five suspects accused of murdering soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the Pretoria high court on Friday.

Broos criticises Caf after Senegal lose Afcon title months after final ruling

As much as the economic pressures weigh heavily on affluent individuals, the focus should remain on lower-income earners who do not have even one “pot of savings”

SA’s March 21 public holiday is called Human Rights Day. However, it should be Sharpeville Day.
Bafana Bafana boss Hugo Broos says despite the criticism he has received from some corners of the South African soccer community, he is comfortable with the legacy he will leave behind when he leaves the job. Whenever that may be.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has made it clear that abandoning black economic empowerment policies in South Africa is not an option, as doing so would be tantamount to abandoning transformation itself.
Arrows will host Sekhukhune United at the same venue on Sunday at 3.30pm, eager to collect three points to continue and climb the table.

Gautrain services to Soweto and Mamelodi are the logical next steps, writes Gauteng roads and transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela.

Masandawana will look to complete the job and secure another place in the semifinal of the continental competition.