
Court compels divorced man to keep financially supporting his stepchildren
The court held that the children’s constitutional right to parental care extended to step-parents who acted in the stead of a biological parent.
SATURDAY, 14 MARCH 2026, 23:22

The court held that the children’s constitutional right to parental care extended to step-parents who acted in the stead of a biological parent.

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Lebohang Maboe has emphatically refuted suggestions that the co-coaches at the club, Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef, have lost the dressing room.

The Ingolstadt-based marque is presenting us with this exclusive new RS3 Competition Limited.

The NPA is prioritising the fast-tracking of apartheid-era cases, combating organised crime, and embracing technology as part of its smart prosecution approach.

Discovery Bank is transforming its banking app into a “super bank” that integrates all Discovery products into a single platform.
The ANC has appointed Nobuhle Nkabane as its deputy chief whip in Parliament. She replaces party veteran Doris Mpapane after the latter was elected as chairperson of the newly-constituted portfolio committee on the Presidency.

Middle East conflict could amplify pressures in import-dependent economies.
Parliament approved legislation doubling prison sentences and increasing fines for same-sex relations. Activists say the move reflects a broader push for stricter anti-LGBT laws in the region.
The Six Nations reaches a thrilling climax this Saturday, with France, Scotland and Ireland in the running for the title. Meanwhile, England will have something to prove in Paris, and before a monumental clash against the Springboks in July.

Axed former higher education minister now the ANC’s second in command at parliament
Reigning South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns will host Germany club RB Leipzig in a friendly on 29 May 2026. The Leipzig hierarchy says the idea was born after Sundowns’ appearance at the 2025 Club World Cup.

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Nkuna allegedly murdered the parents of a seven-year-old and is in jail already on other charges
Senegal’s National Assembly late on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality.
The first passenger train service between the Chinese and North Korean capitals left Beijing Railway Station on Thursday, ending a six-year gap, as China moves to shore up cross-border infrastructure and rebuild ties with its neighbour.
Iran will allow Indian-flagged tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 40% of the South Asian nation’s crude imports, an Indian government source said on Thursday, but an Iranian source outside the country denied any such deal was reached.

Senegal’s National Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality