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Sustained higher oil prices resulting from conflict in the Middle East may fuel inflation in South Africa, though the buffers built by the government should help keep its debt-consolidation plans on track.

EFL clubs approve plans to expand the Championship play-offs from four to six teams for the 2026-27 season onwards.

The case involving Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused Tobias Mathondze was postponed again on Thursday when the Alexandra magistrate’s court was left without electricity.

Traffic officers are on standby to respond to any weather-related emergencies.

Paul O’Sullivan is appearing before Ad Hoc Committee probing corruption in the justice system

Mothibi has issued a stern warning to so‑called water mafias and officials within the Department

The U.S. and Israel said they conducted new strikes inside Iran overnight, targeting ballistic missile launchers. Iran claimed it struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.

As Iran launches its Shahed drones at Gulf nations in retaliation for strikes by the U.S. and Israel, Ukraine offers its expertise at downing the drones Russia has lobbed at its cities for years.

China says it will send a special envoy to the Middle East to help mediate the US-Israel-Iran war, as Chinese political elites gather in Beijing for the annual “Two Sessions.”

The author’s 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what says is abuse.

Sustained higher oil prices resulting from conflict in the Middle East may fuel inflation in South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana warns.

Analysis shows that most private renters live with less than what is needed for day-to-day life.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has conceded that the NHI is likely to be held up in court for many years, with even the ‘best’ outcome prolonging the process.

The SACP says the billboard is misleading and distasteful

Mosiuoa Lekota had stepped back from active politics last year to focus on his health.

Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu delivers the state of the province at the Mpumalanga legislature.

The Presidency Committee meeting on Wednesday was abruptly adjourned to a later date.

Both the elite men’s and women’s races at the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour feature stacked fields with course records in danger.

Jordaan says talks will be held with Hugo Broos after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, leaving the door open for the coach to continue leading Bafana.

Arsenal and England forward Chloe Kelly is transformed into a Barbie doll as part of a special series to mark International Women’s Day.

Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan speaks to BBC Sport NI’s Nigel Ringland about returning to the pommel horse after 18 months out injured.

Thobile MaKhumalo revealed that Musa Mseleku had some scathing words for her off-camera about her struggle to fall pregnant.

A Johannesburg lesbian couple have responded to homophobic comments following their Christian and Hindu infused wedding.

Jojo and her husband have started a YouTube channel to document their journey.

The man did not dispute his historical pattern of support or his capacity to pay.

Vaal scholar transport driver accused of taking the lives of 14 pupils will remain behind bars after abandoning his bail application.

‘I’m addressing the situation where there are too many (wrong decisions) and we have been feeling that it is systematic,’ he said

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has initiated legal action against the City of Johannesburg to halt what the party claims is the implementation of an unfunded R10 billion salary agreement. Councillor Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, the DA Johannesburg Caucus Leader, on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, said her party, ”served the City with legal papers to stop the implementation […]

Forcing your body to wake up a full hour earlier out of nowhere will be as brutal as it sounds. Instead, start early and add some light to your routine.

Improving mobile network experience involves a country’s entire connectivity ecosystem, according to Opensignal.

A country reveals who holds power by watching who gets to wait. Waiting is often framed as a minor inconvenience, yet it functions as a gatekeeper. It signals whose time is treated as valuable and whose time can be absorbed by the system, and that is where rights and justice often break down in practice. […]

The Transport Department has missed a critical date for implementation of its 8-year driver’s licences.

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has warned motorists to be wary of emails urging them to pay traffic fines.

Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.