FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2026, 09:28
Evidence shows the suspended national head of the SA Police Service’s organised crime division exchanged several calls with Vusi “Cat” Matlala with the last one a week before his arrest.
As women’s franchise rugby continues to grow, the Bulls Daisies’ professional model is showing both the progress of women’s rugby in South Africa and the work still to be done.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah is applying lessons from its last war with Israel as it braces for a possible full-scale Israeli invasion and protracted conflict, returning to its roots in guerrilla warfare in south Lebanon, four Lebanese sources said.
NCC leader tells ad hoc committee senior police officials are undermining justice system
The battle between two Springbok flyhalves could decide the war between the Bulls and Stormers in a campaign-shaping United Rugby Championship derby at Lotfus Versfeld on Saturday.
Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze will remain behind bars for the duration of their attempted murder trial after their legal team abandoned bail applications because of charges related to their legal status in South Africa.
An estimated 2 400 jobs could be eliminated across Samancor’s smelting operations and corporate offices, the National Union of Mineworkers said.
Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota died last Wednesday, aged 77.
Some white South Africans living abroad are choosing to return home, citing lower living costs, family ties and political turmoil in countries like the US and parts of Europe. The trend challenges claims that whites face widespread persecution in South Africa, even as crime and unemployment remain major concerns.
Former deputy national police commissioner Francinah Vuma is appearing before parliament’s ad hoc committee on Wednesday.
Discovery Bank says it is ahead of expectations, with early profitability and strong growth giving it confidence in its long-term targets and plans to expand its integrated banking platform.
TV licence revenue up, but 85% of South Africans still don’t pay
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The US is running out of patience with the South African government, which has not addressed five demands the superpower made to smooth relations between the two countries.
At least six people died and three were injured in a bus fire in western Switzerland in what police said may have been a deliberate act with one media outlet reporting that a person set fire to themselves.
Israel’s intelligence assessment is that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was lightly wounded in the Israeli-U.S. joint air war against Iran and that is why he has not been seen in public, a senior Israeli official told Reuters.
Three vessels have been hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security agencies and sources said on Wednesday, as one of the strikes led to a fire onboard a ship and forced most of its crew to evacuate it.
Britain’s parliament has approved legislation to remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords, ending a centuries-old system of aristocratic seats in the upper chamber that the government says should not be secured by birth.
MultiChoice’s subscriber base and profitability continued to decline in 2025, prompting new owner Canal+ to unveil a roughly R1.9 billion turnaround plan, which includes shutting down Showmax.
Motorists could face a painful month at the pumps in April as surging global oil prices, a weaker rand and looming tax increases push fuel costs higher.