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A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to elect a leader to rival the Archbishop of Canterbury, an unprecedented step that is likely to deepen a widening theological split within the Anglican Communion. The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), which brings together conservative churches mainly in Africa and Asia opposes liberal shifts in parts of …

Two security guards have been shot and wounded, one critically, in a cash-in-transit heist on the N2 near the NPC cement factory in the south of Durban.   The critically wounded security guards have been airlifted to hospital following the incident which happened on Wednesday morning.   Paramedic Garrith Jamieson says the N2 southbound will be closed for quite some time …

The Congress of the People (COPE) has described the death of its leader Mosiuoa Lekota as a huge loss to the party. Lekota died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a hospital in Midrand at the age of 77. The party’s interim leader Teboho Loate says, “I can confirm that we did receive the sad news early this …

The newly established Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on the Presidency will elect its chairperson on Wednesday.  The National Assembly approved the establishment of the committee last year. The aim of the committee is to oversee the Presidency’s budget and administration. It will also seek to enhance the accountability of the executive.  The committee will call the President and Deputy President to appear before it once a …

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Uganda has commenced a high-impact participation at ITB Berlin 2026, positioning itself as a competitive tourism, trade and investment destination within the European market. The three-day global expo, held in Berlin, Germany from 3rd–5th March under the theme “The world of travel lives here,” has drawn more than 150,000 exhibitors, travel agents and trade professionals from across the globe. Uganda’s …

The Madlanga Commission is set to resume its hearings, on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, at 9:30 am with a ruling on North West Businessman, Brown Mogotsi’s medical certificate. This after Mogotsi was a no-show before the probe on Monday, and he was given until the end of the day to produce a medical certificate amid the risk of being held …

Mayden Farm residents in Mthatha, Eastern Cape have accused the King Sabatha Dalindyebo Municipality of cutting off their electricity supply without warning. The affected residents allege they have been served with very high municipal bills, some amounting to more than R60 000. They are also complaining about a lack of assistance when reporting issues to the municipality. These include water leakages, …

An Israeli strike on a four-storey residential building has killed at least four people and wounded six others in the eastern Lebanon city of Baalbek with rescue teams working to pull families from beneath the rubble, state news agency NNA said on Wednesday. The strike was part of a sharp escalation in fighting along the Lebanese-Israeli border since Monday after …

Players on the WTA Tour offered a ​range of opinions on Tuesday on the idea of women’s matches becoming best-of-five sets from ‌the quarter-finals onward at Grand Slam events, a concept backed by newly-named USTA CEO Craig Tiley. Women’s tennis consists of best-of-three set matches, while men’s matches at Grand Slam events are best-of-five. Tiley, the longtime head of the …