FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026, 11:43
Just a day before the Basketball Africa League country’s season 6 tips off, teams are gearing up for a fiercely contested tournament, with many still building chemistry as new squads come together.
Illicit cigarettes now account for up to 75% of South Africa’s total market, with some merchants selling packs of illegal cigarettes for as little as R5.
Veteran journalist Terry Bell, who spent decades in exile opposing apartheid before returning to hold democratic South Africa to account, has died at 84. Fiercely principled to the end, he remained a relentless critic of injustice, using his final writings to challenge accepted narratives and defend the truth.
Animal welfare campaigners welcome a “pivotal moment” in the move towards a ban on trail hunting.
The 83-year-old looks back at his childhood in Liverpool on the new record, which comes out in May.
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EFF leader Julius Malema described KZN police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as very sensitive, and said no one was above criticism, amid public disputes over police matters.
King Charles III will attend Parliament to read out the government’s legislative agenda for the coming months.
Michael Rousseau has faced calls to resign for not speaking French in his message after the LaGuardia crash, which killed two Air Canada pilots.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri says “you can’t turn down the best clubs in the world” as he refuses to rule out a move to Real Madrid.
Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to try to secure talks to end their war in the Gulf.
For the first time in five years, the Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will be played on a Sunday!
Surging oil prices following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have driven a sharp rise in South African interest in hybrid and electric vehicles, while diesel vehicle enquiries have dropped.
School absence in England has improved overall, but those with additional needs are missing more school.
In a statement released on Thursday, Standard Bank categorically denied the allegations, labeling the claims of criminal activity as “false and baseless.”
The South African State Theatre’s recent successes at the 21st Annual Naledi Theatre Awards are easy to read as a moment of celebration. But beneath the applause lies a more complex and telling narrative about the state of South African theatre, the politics of recognition, and the evolving role of institutions in shaping cultural production. […]
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The winner between these ring gladiators, who will be meeting for the third times in their careers, is guaranteed 60% of the R1.2m purse money.