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Small Western Cape town gets a R150 million mall upgrade
A R150 million expansion of Piquetberg Mall, a shopping centre in Piketberg in the Western Cape, will double its size and transform it into a key regional retail hub.
WEDNESDAY, 08 APRIL 2026, 10:35

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A R150 million expansion of Piquetberg Mall, a shopping centre in Piketberg in the Western Cape, will double its size and transform it into a key regional retail hub.

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One of SA’s most valuable banks is exiting the United Kingdom following a ‘disproportionate’ motor finance hit.
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Top Stories
Mortgage rates have been rising and hundreds of the cheapest deals have disappeared over the last month.

South Africa
Elderly residents in Phoenix face long queues and limited assistance at a SASSA office.

South Africa
The children, aged between 7 and 12, were intercepted with the assistance of the SANDF

South Africa
At 0606 GMT, the rand traded at 16.45 against the dollar.

South Africa
Nkosi faces charges including theft and possession of illegal ammunition.

World
Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.

World
As part of the agreement, set to take effect immediately, Trump said the U.S. and Israel would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks, subject to Iran following through on its commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe passage during the ceasefire period.

World
Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies

World
The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.

Africa
Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish FA after “Islamophobic and xenophobic” chants during a friendly between Spain and Egypt last month.

Africa
Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.

Africa
Mourning the deaths, the president says it was a “race against the clock” to find others affected.

Africa
Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

Business
The Piquetberg Mall is undergoing a R150 million revamp, with its owners looking to keep the small town’s CBD alive.
Business

Business
A property company has won an appeal for compensation from SANRAL for the expropriation of its property in Hoedspruit.

Business
The rand has taken a sharp turn as markets celebrated a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, averting potential disaster in the Middle East—for now.

Politics
The political parties are calling for judges to undergo lifestyle audits, citing accountability concerns, judicial overreach and the delayed Phala Phala judgment

Politics
Faro says she learned with shock about what has been happening at the TMPD.
Politics
Amid a bitter succession battle in the Eastern Cape, Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni has begged ANC leaders to unite, cautioning that their divisions are making the party a “laughing stock”.

Politics
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is probing political Interference in the criminal justice system.

Sport
Mashamaite believes Mduduzi Shabalala would be a World Cup-bound player if he featured for Orlando Pirates instead of Kaizer Chiefs.

Sport
‘The South African’ is growing its editorial team and has several exciting opportunities for freelance writers and journalists.

Sport
The 2025/26 Betway Premiership season has entered its closing stages and there’s a mad scramble for bragging rights as SA’s top goal scorer.

Sport
The Russian Olympic Committee will make cash payments to 116 of the country’s athletes who were not allowed to compete at the Winter Olympics.
Education
[Vanguard] The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has taken decisive action to quell a festering leadership crisis in Ogun State, dissolving the Joint Campus Council, JCC executive and appointing a nine-member transition committee to restore order.
Education
[Namibian] Windhoek High School has extended condolences to the family of its pupil Venturo Uerikua after his death in a road accident in the Otjozondjupa region on Friday.
Education
Jay O. Rothman’s departure brought an end to a four-year stint as leader of the university system following a public struggle for power.
Education
President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s eagerness to recount details of the rescue of a downed airman followed weeks of silence on the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school.

Lifestyle
An ex Orlando Pirates player has responded to Mama Joy’s demand of a funded trip to watch Bafana Bafana at the FIFA World Cup.

Lifestyle
Miranda Priestly and the inspiration behind her are so similar that Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour can’t not mirror each other when together.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Talk about well done! Stellenbosch’s VUUR Restaurant has made the cut on a list ranking the best steak restaurants in the world.

Entertainment
Vaal Dam levels remain above 100% as outflows increase and one gate opens.

Entertainment
There will be several big-name stars chasing last year’s champion, among them Bryson DeChambeau and former winner Dustin Johnson.
Entertainment

Entertainment
Bozell begins his tenure after he was issued a démarche order.

Science/Tech
LSD Open’s Deon Stroebel argues that portability, not speed, is now modernisation’s biggest prize.

Science/Tech
A decade after it was first published, the ICT sector’s black economic empowerment code is heading for a full review.

Science/Tech
The firm acquires a majority equity stake in Visiosoft, a local company specialising in IOT hardware and data-driven solutions.

Science/Tech
In Telegram groups, men are sharing thousands of nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying spyware, and engaging in doxing and sexual abuse.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Oil prices already recovered following the announcement of a ceasefire in the Middle East.

Health
The team aims to find out what it is about the Isle of Wight that makes people feel better.

Health
Two Kent women share their experiences with endometriosis in hopes to raise awareness.
Health
An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain.

Health
What’s the latest on Collagen?