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BYDFi marks sixth anniversary with month-long campaign
Crypto trading platform BYDFi has announced a month-long campaign beginning 1 April 2026, to mark its sixth anniversary.

How Forex trading automation is changing retail trading habits
Retail forex trading used to revolve around screen time, instinct, and the constant urge to react. A setup would form, price would move a little too fast, and discipline would often give way to impulse. That pattern shaped retail behavior for a long time. Many traders built their routines around watching charts for hours, second-guessing […]

South African investors use a clever strategy to live in exclusive Cape Town neighbourhoods
South African investors are increasingly using “rent-vesting” to live in high-cost coastal areas like Cape Town while investing in higher-yield inland markets.

Tiny birds, vast journeys: Inside SA’s first shorebird tracking project
BirdLife South Africa launches its first tracking project for migratory shorebirds, revealing complex journeys and new conservation priorities across the Africa–Eurasian flyway

The Lab joins the Sentinel Ocean Alliance Camps Bay beach cleanup
More than 90 volunteers joined Sentinel Ocean Alliance and The Lab at Camps Bay for a community beach cleanup and ocean stewardship event. On 7 March, Sentinel Ocean Alliance hosted a community beach cleanup at Camps Bay, bringing together more than 90 volunteers committed to protecting the coastline. The event was supported by The Lab, […]
News24 | Mark Alexander on board as SA Rugby president for another four years
Mark Alexander will remain South African Rugby Union (SARU) president for another four years.

R1.65 billion paid out to customers of failed state-owned bank
Over R1.6 billion has been paid out to customers of Ithala, equating to around 32% of the company’s customer base.
News24 | Police raid shuts down alleged illegal call centre in Umhlanga linked to banking scam
An alleged illegal call centre operating from an upmarket property in Umhlanga, north of Durban, has been shut down following a high-level police raid linked to a multimillion-rand banking scam.

Ramaphosa finally picks new South African ambassador to United States
DIRCO’s Zane Dangor confirms President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen a new ambassador to the US, to help mend strained relations with Washington.

Universities must confront the shadow of institutional capture
South Africa’s universities face growing risks of “institutional capture”, with Universities South Africa warning of governance failures, political interference and rising misinformation

Elephants in game reserves: Gentle giants or ticking time bombs?
Elephants in South African game reserves can be calm yet dangerous. Learn from recent attacks and discover essential safari safety tips.

Broad-based BEE is not optional, says deputy minister Joel Mohai
Officials said that while black empowerment faced implementation challenges, it remained central to government’s economic inclusion objectives

The world-class Zimbabwe farm that Robert Mugabe’s wife received has collapsed and been sold for spare parts
Foyle Farm, under Ian Webster, was world-class and supplied a significant portion of Zimbabwe’s national dairy needs. However, the Mugabe family destroyed the farm.

Andile Mngxitama’s inconsistency and the politics of denigration and opportunism
I remain close to the places where ordinary black life meets the police, the farmer, the mine and the state face to face. That ground has no patience for fashionable radicalism. That ground exposes every counterfeit. Speaking from the safety of a donor-funded human rights NGO is ‘Butlerism’ on steroids. So is abandoning the Black Land First formation for the security of a career in Parliament

Missed yesterday’s ‘Wordle’ game? How you can still play it today
Missed yesterday’s ‘Wordle’? Learn how to access yesterday’s game and also play other past puzzles easily with trusted tools and archives.