
The Papers: ‘Drive less to save on fuel’ and ‘War is near end’
Experts warning fuel could hit £2 a litre and Trump saying the Iran war is near its end lead Tuesday’s papers.
WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2026, 17:11

Experts warning fuel could hit £2 a litre and Trump saying the Iran war is near its end lead Tuesday’s papers.

The weather is set to get a lot colder as the week progresses, as Tomasz Shafernaker explains.

Lawyers including top barristers and retired judges urge the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.

Ministers say “bold reforms” for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.

A law that could threaten the rights of minority groups is a sign of the direction Xi is taking China.
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says the construction of Cape Town’s N2 wall might have a limited effect, but it will not address key crime issues.
ANC-linked businessman Suleiman Carrim not only had links with alleged organised crime figure Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and ANC fixer Brown Mogotsi, but was also connected to tender tycoon Hangwani Maumela, the Madlanga Commission has heard.
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 9 (Reuters) – Escalating hostilities have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon over the past week, a U.N. agency said on Monday, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah entered a second week.
PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) – Almost half of Iran’s uranium enriched to up to 60% purity, a short step from weapons-grade, was stored in a tunnel complex at Isfahan and is probably still there, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday.
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A forged memorandum that misled the ANC and that forms part of evidence to the Khampepe inquiry into delayed Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions, reveals a dark chapter in South Africa’s legal history, showcasing the lengths to which some went to manipulate justice post apartheid.

Boy’s family against liver transplant due to ‘religious beliefs’

Jayden Adams also joins, after both players missed chance to play in Afcon

Mercedes-Benz is considering sharing its manufacturing plant in South Africa with GWM, a move that could boost the facility’s viability as US trade tariffs take effect.

While a Hollywood golden boy dismisses opera as a dying art, six South African singers are filling the world’s biggest stages, from the Vienna Opera Ball to the sold-out Bayreuth Festival.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Tuesday, 10 March 2026.
Johannesburg’s water crisis intensified in mid-January after multiple system failures during a heatwave. Now, the official opposition party is taking the city to court, while civil society groups are calling for a national disaster declaration. Executive Mayor Dada Morero says Johannesburg has not reached Day Zero. Naledi Mashishi reports.
Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will run the 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon as part of his initiative called ‘Eliud’s Running World’.
Recent data reveal that South Africa’s social cohesion is stabilising after years of decline, yet underlying tensions remain an obstacle to the country’s long-term stability and growth.