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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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,... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →















