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BBC presenter Louise Minchin taken to hospital with frostbite during Artic challenge
The 57-year-old had been attempting to cycle 300 miles in three days in Canada’s Northwestern Territories.
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The 57-year-old had been attempting to cycle 300 miles in three days in Canada’s Northwestern Territories.

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Events are cancelled and businesses say the city feels quieter after the start of the outbreak which has killed two young people.

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Africa’s biggest lenders are converging on Kenya, betting the country offers the best gateway into East Africa’s fast-growing but underbanked economies.

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United Airlines is cutting more unprofitable flights over the next two quarters as it prepares for a prolonged period of high jet fuel prices due to the Iran war, even as strong travel demand has allowed US carriers to raise fares

South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa leads the national Human Rights Day Commemoration in Kimberley.
South Africa
Upgrades to special needs school demonstrates commitment to inclusive education
The Re Tlameleng Special Needs School in Kimberley is a testament of government’s commitment to protecting the rights and dignity of all people.
This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who delivered remarks at the school on Saturday morning ahead of the official Human Rights Day programme held at...

South Africa
The hot topic of the day was Artificial intelligence and how it has transformed financial services

South Africa
President Ramaphosa will later in the day deliver the keynote address at the Commemoration

World
As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump says the U.S. is considering “winding down” military efforts, as it also seeks to ease the energy crisis by lifting sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea.

World
Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since 2022.
World
United States President Donald Trump says he is considering “winding down” the military operations in Iran even as his administration deploys 2 500 additional marines to the region and asks Congress for more money to fund the war.

World
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured when a huge blaze engulfed a car parts factory in the central city of Daejeon.

Africa
Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.

Africa
Aid groups and MPs have raised concerns over the move to prioritise defence spending over aid.

Africa
The deal came as part of the president’s state visit to the UK – the first by a west African leader in 37 years.

Africa
President Idris Mahamat Déby orders the military to be on high alert and retaliate against further attacks.

Business
Founded in 1792, South Africa’s oldest institution is now at serious risk of liquidation.

Business
Discovery Bank is now profitable, with long-term investors starting to benefit from their belief in the group.

Business
Julie Waller, who heads up the charity, says donations have helped more than 2,000 families.

Business
Tiegan Parry says The Bread and Butter Thing, in Boston, eases financial pressures on her family.

Politics
Ramaphosa hands over a new sports centre, library and lab room at the Retlameleng School

Politics
Mzwanele Nyhontso says the PAC doesn’t want the history of Langa to fade away

Politics
Lulama Ngcukayitobi flags alleged irregularities ahead of provincial conference in a letter

Politics
Zuma says human rights and freedom for the majority of black people in SA only exist on paper

Sport
The Stormers rediscovered their form with a dominant win at Loftus last weekend and will be heavy favourites against the struggling Dragons on Sunday.

Sport
BBC Sport NI’s Thomas Kane interviews Michael Conlan as he retires from boxing after his split-decision defeat to Kevin Walsh on Friday in Belfast.

Sport
Chinese Taipei’s Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting is cleared to compete again by World Boxing after undergoing the governing body’s new sex test.

Sport
Michael Conlan began his professional boxing career with great fanfare and an ambition to become a multi-weight champion, but despite going close, he was unable to replicate his success as an amateur.
Education
Agronomists at Washington State University are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.

Education
How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling with
Tyra Skinner had already been violently sick three times when doctors at Kent’s William Harvey hospital realised something was badly wrong. The 20-year-old was rushed into critical care, racked with a pounding headache, a stiff neck and...
Education
New research suggests that a legendary 200-mile march by Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, may have actually involved some ships.
Education
The California State University system joins a short list of universities fighting Trump orders in court. The Education Department has threatened to cut federal funds to San Jose State University.

Lifestyle
Cape Town water cuts and pressure tests are taking place from 23 to 27 March. Here’s the full list of affected areas, dates and times.

Lifestyle
As a prelude to the 2026 Cape Town International Jazz Festival, a free concert will take place in Cape Town’s Greenmarket Square.

Lifestyle
Radio personality Sizwe Dhlomo set tongues wagging over the price of the luxury watch he sported at Black Coffee’s 50th birthday celebration.

Lifestyle
Not only are Easter 2026 SASSA Children’s Grants less than many had hoped, but there is still no official payment schedule from the agency …

Entertainment
If the White Ferns win on Sunday, they will secure a series win with a game to spare.

Entertainment
The Absa Cape Epic is currently winding its way through some of the most picturesque areas of South African mountain-bike trails.

Entertainment
It comes after an investigation claimed Fikile Mbalula met a Russian agent about smear campaigns against the DA

Entertainment
The Bulls bounced back perfectly from their URC loss against the Stormers with a big win over high flying Cardiff.

Science/Tech
We’re expecting fresh electrics from Rivian, Hyundai, Honda, BMW, and newcomer Slate, among others. Here are the EVs arriving this year that we’re most excited about.

Science/Tech
The Amazon Prime prank series amplifies the hijinks of workplace dynamics, while showing how people find purpose—and community—in their jobs despite impossible situations.

Science/Tech
The Chinese automaker is racing ahead of global competitors—but don’t expect to see those gains in the US anytime soon.
Science/Tech
War in Iran has disrupted global oil supplies, which is prompting some car shoppers to look for ways to climb off “the gas-price roller coaster.”

Motoring
Claiming from your insurer may become an arduous process, but it doesn’t have to be.

Motoring
The cars South Africans buy and the cars South Africans want make for two very different lists.

Motoring
Sedans are not as popular in South Africa as they once were, except in one segment.
Motoring
Health
His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.

Health
BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B

Health
The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.

Health
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.