THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026, 11:48
Petrol stations in South Africa are facing declining fuel demand, rising costs, and intense competition in a saturated market, pushing operators to rely increasingly on convenience retail to sustain profitability.
An economy already reeling from decades of US economic embargo has virtually come to a standstill. This is causing significant suffering to Cubans, and the impact on medical facilities and transport of medicines and drugs is probably resulting in many deaths.
The former Manchester United player is fined for speeding as he left the club’s training ground.
From Nairobi to Europe and Asia, Easter is celebrated in beautifully different ways, yet its meaning remains the same.
Are there worries about how Arsenal’s reliance on Bukayo Saka are having an impact on his form?
The ANC retained a Cape Town stronghold with a significantly reduced majority and lost a second successive ward to the Patriotic Alliance in two consecutive weeks in the latest round of by-elections.
One clear trend is emerging in 2026: growing interest in gold and silver trading amid geopolitical instability and high volatility.
South Africa’s once-dominant synthetic fuel industry, pioneered by Sasol, used to supply a third of the country’s needs. While still operational, its market share has plummeted.
Exactly 20 years ago, Scotland became the first part of the UK to outlaw smoking in bars, restaurants and offices.
A chance email in freshers’ week at Harvard set Erica Jarrell-Searcy on a journey to Sale Sharks.
Disney+ says it has been given “unprecedented access” to the singer in her first major interview in 15 years.
Ione Wells travels to Sucre, where a lack of investment has hampered locals’ prospects.
There are 22 teams gunning for the remaining six slots at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the coming days will be very crucial for all!
Incoming Woolworths CEO Sam Ngumeni has been given some ambitious targets to reach over the next five years. However, if he manages to reach them, the new man at the top could earn an up to R100 million award.
A survivor of Epstein’s abuses spoke publicly for the first time to BBC Newsnight about her experience of being raped and drugged by the sex offender.
Jacaranda FM broadcaster shares the emotional and physical reality of her 35kg weight loss journey
The government-backed bank has been accused of a series of errors, including not paying bereaved families money that was rightfully theirs.
A Florida woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the attempted murder of singer Rihanna after authorities said she fired gunshots at the Grammy-winning musician’s Los Angeles mansion this month.
The medicines regulator is proposing stricter rules after more than a dozen products were recalled.
BBC News Asia Business Correspondent Suranajana Tewari spoke to people taking to the streets of Manila.