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At least 23 dead as floods ravage Nairobi
41+ min ago (191+ words) At least 23 people have died following overnight rains that caused severe flooding across Nairobi, the National Police Service (NPS) has confirmed. In a statement, the NPS said the hardest-hit neighborhoods include Mukuru, Kibra, Mathare, Huruma, South B and C, Pipeline…...
From war to aliens: The strange ‘betting’ markets SA isn’t ready for
43+ min ago (84+ words) From war to aliens: The strange "betting" markets SA isn"t ready for'News24 From war to aliens: The strange "betting" markets SA isn"t ready for - "False and unfounded": Motsepe shuts down ANC leadership rumours - VAT increases: Court rules Parliament…...
‘Wow, I look completely deranged’: Werner Herzog’s new movie about a decade-long white whale search will stick with you long after the credits roll
44+ min ago (547+ words) Technology couldn't find them When Dr Steve Boyes first saw himself in Werner Herzog's new film Ghost Elephants at the Venice International Film Festival in August last year, he saw an intensity within himself that he didn't always realize was…...
Fuel price shock not seen since 2024 as queues build at petrol stations
55+ min ago (286+ words) Fuel prices are rising amid the conflict in the Middle East. Diesel prices have surged to their highest point in 18 months amid the conflict in the Middle East. It follows reports of queues building up at petrol stations with motorists…...
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe joins race to build Africa’s next manganese export facility
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (457+ words) South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is strengthening his mining empire as African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) confirmed its participation in a bid to develop a new manganese export facility at Ngqura Port in the Eastern Cape. The move comes on the…...
Nairobi flash floods kill more than 20 people and cause widespread airport disruption
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (378+ words) Saturday 7 March 2026 12:34, UK Overnight flash floods in Kenya's capital have killed at least 23 people and caused diversions at the country's main airport - the biggest in East Africa. The military has been deployed to assist after dozens of cars were washed…...
VAT Act: MK Party says days of ANC taking unilateral decisions are a thing of the past
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (386+ words) 7 March 2026 09:10 'Grateful' Osaka returns to action with Indian Wells win MK Party members marched to the National Treasury and South African Reserve Bank (SARB) offices in Pretoria on 10 March 2025. Picture: EWN The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party said the shifting political…...
23 dead, flights disrupted and military deployed after heavy rains pound Kenya's capital overnight
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (328+ words) George Seda, the police boss in Nairobi, said Saturday that some of the people drowned and others were electrocuted, warning that the death toll may rise as search and rescue operations continue. Seda also said that more than 100 vehicles were…...
Foreign Minister Raina Forbin's Speech Upon Taking Office
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (140+ words) We publish below the speech delivered by the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs, Raina Forbin, upon taking office on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. It is with honor, humility, and a keen awareness of the historic responsibility entrusted to me…...
South Africa is moving away from coal – how mines and power stations could be used for green energy and farming
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (986+ words) Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world's coal industry. When coal is phased out and green energy phased in, these coal assets can…...