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Tributes pour in for Mosiuoa Lekota 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     4th March 2026 “South Africa has lost a patriot, a freedom fighter, and a servant of the people whose life story is closely intertwined with the country’s journey... 

Maps of the DRC spread out on a desk

Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive

By: Reuters     4th March 2026 A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique... 

The Johannesburg skyline

South Africa's business activity remains stable in February, S&P PMI shows

By: Reuters     4th March 2026 South Africa's private sector activity held steady in February, with the Purchasing Managers' Index holding at 50 for the second straight month, an... 

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Nairobi

Kenya private sector activity expands at slower pace in February, survey shows

By: Reuters     4th March 2026 Kenya's private sector activity expanded at a slower pace in February, hurt by slowing performance in agriculture and manufacturing, but got a lift... 

An aerial view of the Strait of Hormuz

US strike on Iran 'ahead of game plan' but global markets rattled, energy prices soar

By: Reuters     4th March 2026 US forces continued a round-the-clock assault on Iran and Israel mounted a "broad wave" of strikes on Wednesday targeting Iranian missile sites and... 

Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota

Mosiuoa Lekota, who led breakaway from ANC, dies at 77

By: Reuters     4th March 2026 South African anti-apartheid activist Mosiuoa Lekota, who broke away from the African National Congress (ANC) to found a new political party, died... 

Tunisia jails tycoon Mabrouk and ex-PM Chahed on corruption charges

By: Reuters     3rd March 2026 A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced the country's richest businessman, Marouan Mabrouk, son-in-law of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,... 

Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela's statues

Govt affirms importance of preserving heritage, unveils Mandela, Tambo statues 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     3rd March 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa said in erecting former President Nelson Mandela and former African National Congress (ANC) President Oliver Reginald... 

Failing municipal infrastructure, not water scarcity, driving South Africa’s water crisis

By: Creamer Media Reporter      3rd March 2026 South Africa’s escalating water outages are being driven primarily by failing infrastructure rather than water scarcity, and the country is facing... 

Water foundation strong, task ahead to strengthen, accelerate reform, says DWS

By: Natasha Odendaal     3rd March 2026 South Africa’s water challenges are vast, systemic and interconnected, and the sector is at a defining moment; however, there is a strong... 

Image of Helen Zille

DA wants investigation into Tshwane’s water tankers, as it unveils new billboard 

By: Thabi Shomolekae     3rd March 2026 The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday urged the Special Investigating Unit and President Cyril Ramaphosa to extend the Rooivaal wastewater treatment... 

Healthcare

NHI could become SA’s biggest pot of corruption, DA says after DoH arrests

By: Thabi Shomolekae     3rd March 2026 The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday that while it welcomes the arrest of the Department of Health director-general Dr Sandile Buthelezi by the... 

Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero

Death toll in Ormonde building collapse rises to nine

By: Chanel de Bruyn     3rd March 2026 Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero on March 3 said the death toll in the collapse of a two-storey building under construction in Ormonde had increased... 

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