News24 | Man arrested after wife’s body found in recycling bag in Vereeniging stream

A 38-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of his wife, whose body was found in a recycling bag in a stream in Vereeniging, according to Gauteng police. Source

News24 | Cape Town taxi association halts Nyanga services amid shootings, rank tensions

Thousands of commuters in Nyanga are expected to be stranded on Monday after taxi operators decided to halt services over safety fears. Source

News24 | How a KZN mom’s farm kitchen built an SA-wide nougat empire

When Gilly Walters first failed at an attempt to make “Mozart’s favourite dessert” for party guests at her home, she did not give up. Today, Wedgewood is a premium confectionary brand with listings in all major retailers, 180 staff and seven emporiums around the country. This is its origin success story. Source

News24 | Court steps in to curb taxi violence in Atlantis after deadly shootings

The Western Cape government is hoping a court order will help bring an end to the violence and illegal taxi operations that have recently plagued Atlantis and the surrounding areas. Source

News24 | Death toll rises to four after vehicle swept off bridge in KZN floods

Two more bodies were recovered in uMsinga, KwaZulu-Natal, after a vehicle carrying eight occupants was swept away while attempting to cross the Infenebude Bridge. Source

News24 | ‘ANC’s brand is corruption, crime and collapse’: Zille pledges to fix Joburg if elected mayor

Elsie Seletisha from Ivory Park was one of the people who came to listen to Joburg DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille at a pledge launch to ‘get Joburg working’, if elected mayor of the city. Source

Adobe, IBM team up on marketing software for banking industry

Adobe and IBM said they are teaming up to make marketing software easier to use for banks that face controls on how customer data must be handled. Source

Major Pierneef Landscape heads Strauss & Co July flagship auction

The cover lot of Strauss & Co’s winter Live Virtual auction, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July, is a monumental bushveld scene by JH Pierneef. Source

SA stocks set to snap back from 2020 losses

South Africa’s benchmark equities index is set to erase its 2020 drop, staging a spectacular snap-back. Source

Africa: Why Maternal and Newborn Health Must Be the World's Most Urgent Priority #IWD2026

[allAfrica] Women continue to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and this is unacceptable. While Africa has made progress in reducing maternal mortality since 2000, the region still needs a twelve-fold increase in the annual reduction rate to meet the Sustainable Development Goal, according to the estimates from the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Interagency Group. Source

Africa: Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027) Host signing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria

[Afreximbank] The Federal Government of Nigeria, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will officially sign the Hosting Agreement for the 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2027) at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts in Lagos on Monday, 9 March 2026. Source

South Africa: Sanitary Pads Safe Despite Chemical Findings Says Health Minister

[Scrolla] Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says women and girls can continue using sanitary products without fear. Source

Eddie Jones remains respectful of depleted France

England coach Eddie Jones is braced for a gruelling encounter when his side go in search of Autumn Nations Cup glory at Twickenham even though they will arguably be up against something less than a France 2nd XV. Source

New Zealand win toss and bowl in 3rd West Indies T20

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl as they chase a series clean-sweep against the West Indies in the third Twenty20 international at Mount Maunganui on Monday. Source

Bulls' 14-man triumph: Jake White draws comparisons to Crusaders upset in 2014

Bulls mentor Jake White has compared their win over WP to when he coached the Sharks to an upset win over the Crusaders in 2014. Source

News24 Business | Facing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud

In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana's capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe. Source

News24 Business | Meta threatens to cut off Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria

Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa's most populous country. Source

News24 Business | EU slaps big fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury

The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. Source

Istanbul's ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival. Source

Alleged Bondi gunman seeks order to suppress family's identity

Naveed Akram is seeking to prevent media publishing details about his mother, sister and brother. Source

Australia urged to protect Iranian women's football team as they prepare to fly home

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. Source

WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

Ferrari's 488 GT Modificata is a track day weapon

Ferrari will sell a handful of customers what is essentially a GT3 car. It's powered by a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and Ferrari claims it has 1000kg of downforce at 230km/h. Source

Sent 90 miles after giving birth while 'soaked in urine'

Four days after giving birth, Lizzy Berryman's psychosis forced her to be taken from York to Derby for specialist care. Source

NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s

The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so. Source

Tory peer quits after Lords probe into PPE deals

It comes after a Lords standards probe into his contacts with ministers and advisers during the pandemic. Source