WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2026, 12:26
As the war in the Middle East continues to escalate, it appears increasingly likely that the Iranian men’s team won’t be able to compete at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, creating a massive headache for soccer’s governing body.
This is our Women’s Power edition. Inside, you’ll find Maria McCloy’s top picks and the best jazz at Hugh’s. We are dedicating this edition to our colleague Ufrieda Ho, a woman who truly loved and championed our city. We honour her memory today.
Find magic in Limpopo through wildlife, big skies, baobabs, and cultural treasures at South Africa’s northern edge.
Africa’s mineral wealth is a strategic advantage only if it is converted into productive capacity.
The Freedom Front Plus, part of the government of national unity (GNU), says South Africa may have overplayed its hand by summoning US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell over his remarks about the song Kill the Boer.
European nations on Friday backed a ban on AI systems generating sexualised deepfakes, after an outcry over such images produced by Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok.
It is common knowledge that Kaizer Chiefs co-coaches are under pressure to deliver, but presenting statistics publicly won’t save their jobs!
President Cyril Ramaphosa may have landed himself in deep trouble for comments made regarding National Health Insurance.
In a culture that celebrates and rewards intense productivity, sleep is often the first thing we sacrifice.
The United States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea, in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilize global energy markets roiled by the Iran war.
Japan will inform the U.S. next week that it intends to join the “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative and expects that Washington may seek its help with missile production due to the Middle East war and other conflicts, two sources said.
Poland will use a European Union programme to fund defence despite a presidential veto of the scheme, the prime minister said on Friday, as he condemned the head of state for what the government has labelled a betrayal of the national interest.
Trikafta, a ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis drug, has the potential to radically improve lung function and life expectancy for patients living with the condition. However, it remains inaccessible for patients in South Africa’s public health system, pushing doctors like paediatric pulmonologist Marco Zampoli at Red Cross Children’s Hospital to come up with creative ways to help those in need.
U.S. President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting on Wednesday that Iran is “about to surrender,” Axios reported on Friday citing three officials from G7 countries briefed on the contents of the call.
For a third day in a row, members of the SANDF have continued operations in Gauteng, this time conducting door-to-door operations in Rietvallei targeting illegal miners.