US President Donald Trump on Monday (March 9) said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojitaba Khamenei was a disappointing choice. He also said when United States is done with the military operation against Iran, Tehran will no longer have any capacity of weaponry against the United States, Israel and any US allies for a long time. “When they’re not going to be …

The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva called on Monday for a de-escalation of the US-Israeli war with Iran and a return to negotiations. Oil prices have surged as some major producers cut supplies ​and stock markets have gone into a nosedive since the war began on February 28, and Iran has fired on Gulf states that host US military …

 Sri Lanka have appointed South African Gary Kirsten as their new head coach on a two-year contract as they begin preparations for the 2027 One-Day International World Cup, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. Kirsten, 58, previously guided India to the 2011 World Cup title and later coached South Africa from 2011 to 2013. He also briefly served as …

Prof Dumisani Jantjies As Parliament prepares to host public hearings this Tuesday, 10 March 2026, on the 2026 Budget’s fiscal framework, a legal earthquake has fundamentally shifted the ground beneath our feet. Last Thursday, the Western Cape High Court delivered a landmark judgment declaring Section 7(4) of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act unconstitutional. For the ordinary South African, this isn’t …

Norwegian police are searching for a suspect seen on surveillance footage after a weekend explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, investigators said on Monday, with a possible link to the Iran war among the lines of inquiry. The early Sunday morning blast damaged the entrance to the embassy’s consular section, sending thick smoke into the street but causing no injuries. …

Afolakemi Ofili, a teacher in Lagos, paid 20,000 naira ($14) to buy petrol on Monday, enough for just 19 litres, barely moving the needle on her fuel gauge. “Before, if I bought fuel for 20 000 naira, it could give me maybe like 25 litres,” Ofili said as she drove past an empty Petrocam petrol station at sunrise. “You can …

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies in partnership with the International Telecommunications Union have launched the Africa Digital Transformation Centre in Pretoria. The centre, which will be situated at the Innovation Hub, aims to accelerate innovation, digital skills and entrepreneurship in the country and the region as a whole. Addressing delegates at the launch, Communications and Digital Technologies Deputy …

Felista Njoki hasn’t heard from her husband since last October. Samuel Mwaura is one of more than 1,000 Kenyans – according to an intelligence report – recruited to fight for Russia in its war on Ukraine. “He’s a family man, he likes to call.” Njoki said Mwaura used to call four or five times a day to speak to her …

Security Strategist and retired Interpol Ambassador Andy Mashaile says it’s never too late to bring to book former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Johan Booysen and his former colleagues to answer for their alleged hidden past atrocities. The members of the Cato Manor Violent Crime Unit have been accused of killing members of the Kwa- Maphumulo Taxi Association between 2008 …

The US Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarize interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Donald Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter. FBI agents interviewed the woman four times in 2019 as part of their investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department had previously released a log confirming …