JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) – Israel blocked Jerusalem’s Catholic cardinal from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking an international outcry that led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reverse the ban for the remainder of Holy Week.

SYDNEY, March 30 (Reuters) – Australian police shot dead a fugitive gunman who had been on the run for seven months after allegedly killing two police personnel in a remote town in Victoria state, Australian media widely reported on Monday.

The rand has already lost nearly 8% of its value in March, putting it on course to surpass the 7% “Nenegate” crash in December 2015, when former President Jacob Zuma fired Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.

An estimated eight million people protested on Saturday against the war in Iran and US President Donald Trump’s actions, at more than 3,300 ‘No Kings’ rallies across the US and in Europe. Organisers said it was the greatest number of protests in a single day in US history.

JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had ordered the military to further expand its operations in southern Lebanon, citing continued rocket fire by Hezbollah.

The Auditor-General has found the Department of Defence was unable to locate a portion of its R68.95bn military asset base in the 2024-25 financial year, as thousands of troops are set to be deployed to South Africa’s crime hotspots this week.

South Africans are playing a pioneering role in harnessing drones, artificial intelligence and other digital tech tools to reshape wildlife conservation management — and to reduce conflict between people and wildlife

South Africans are at last seeing the evidence before the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into why apartheid-era murder cases were never prosecuted, with a spotlight on possible political interference. Decades of delays, obstruction, and executive meddling have left justice for victims stalled, highlighting the urgent need for accountability and the strengthening of democratic institutions.

South African couple Melany and Peet Viljoen revelled in the limelight. Melany featured on the reality TV show The Real Housewives of Pretoria. And Viljoen styled himself as a legal eagle. But all wasn’t as it seemed. The couple perpetuated the lie that there is a ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, with Afrikaners being violently targeted. So they moved to the US, where they were arrested...

As ActionSA prepares for local elections, its stance on immigration and controversial alliances with the ANC could reshape its political future amid growing scrutiny.

Cape Town homeowners who do not qualify for income-linked rebates are paying municipal bills that have significantly outpaced inflation and salary increases over the past decade as a result of spiralling property valuations and a wave of fixed charges that did not exist 10 years ago. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.

From foot-and-mouth disease and the Middle East war, to the African Growth and Opportunity Act and decent crop yields, the first quarter of the year has been marked by positive and negative developments.

Madagascar’s youth-led uprising promised a break from corruption and exclusion, but six months after the military takeover, repression and political consolidation have replaced reform. As the junta tightens control while preparing for elections, the risk is growing that democratic transition will serve only to legitimise a more entrenched form of authoritarian rule.

Women’s activism continues to shape South Africa’s democracy, from the Union Buildings to maternity wards.