WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH 2026, 21:53
When massive flooding hit the Kruger Park, reports noted that the north had been hardest hit: roads and camps underwater, bridges down, and Pafuri Tented Camp smashed. This is a view from the ground in Kruger’s most beautiful area.
An unexpected trip to the hospital has gained a Paralympian sprinter a special group of fans who are determined to get him back on his feet and on his way to competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games later this year.
In the past week two of the most important companies in South Africa, Shoprite and Woolworths, released their earnings.
The Western Cape’s third-quarter crime stats show modest improvements, but murder, attempted murder and rape remain stubbornly high while the province still dominates gang-related killings. The promised deployment of the SANDF is yet to materialise.
In South Africa’s Greater Kruger, Nkateko Mzimba walks the bush unarmed, protecting wildlife with nothing but resolve. At home in Hluvukani village, she trades her ranger uniform for chalk and song, teaching children the value of the animals she risks her life to protect.
The war in Iran has dealt a blow to one of Wall Street’s favourite trades — emerging markets. But experts see through the temporary pain.
The Universal Basic Income Coalition says the 2026 Budget’s modest social grant increases and stricter compliance measures risk leaving millions of South Africa’s most vulnerable citizens without adequate support.
With over 30,000 complexes and estates unregistered with the CSOS, South Africa faces a growing governance gap as disputes rise and volunteer trustees shoulder multimillion-rand responsibilities.
Africa’s women smallholder farmers are not marginal actors in the economy but the continent’s original family-business leaders. Unlocking that potential will require recognition, legal reform, better infrastructure, smarter finance and deliberate support for women as entrepreneurs rather than treating smallholder farming as a charity case.
A ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal sent a warning to taxpayers that objecting to SARS assessments must be carefully framed from the outset.
In 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
What began with coordinated US and Israeli air strikes on Iranian targets on 28 February has since evolved into a regional confrontation involving missile exchanges, attacks on military installations across the Gulf and intensified fighting along Israel’s northern frontier
Chicken is king in South Africa, dominating quick-service restaurant sales from shisanyama corners to suburban drive-throughs.
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said a 10% move in the exchange rate would have a much stronger impact on inflation in South Africa than a similar jump in oil prices.