Transacting with confidence: how multilateral wheeling is reshaping market access for IPPs

South Africa's electricity future will be shaped not only by who can generate power, but by how confidently that power can be traded

Thousands including Obama pay tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden received cheers and applause Friday as they joined thousands of people for a celebration of life for the civil rights leader

24 hours in pictures, 6 March 2026

Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Ethiopia does not want war: PM

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said his country does not want war, even as regional Tigray authorities say federal forces are massing around the northern region, raising fears of renewed conflict

Ethiopia rebels gang-raped children: Amnesty

Rebels in Ethiopia's most populous region of Oromia have committed summary executions, gang rapes and sexual slavery against women and girls between 2020 and 2024, Amnesty International said on Friday

Elon Musk slams President Ramaphosa's denial of 'white genocide'

Elon Musk has clapped back at President Cyril Ramaphosa's dismissal of 'white genocide' and comments calling President Trump 'uninformed'...

WEATHER: Wet and windy weekend forecast

This is what you can expect from the skies on Saturday, 7 March and Sunday, 8 March, in KwaZulu-Natal, North West, and the Free State.

Teacher's salary cut upheld after three-day absence without notification and sick note

MPs slam Motshekga's absence as questions mount over SANDF deployment readiness

'We have a well-established history of a minister who defies accountability.'

Doumbouya returns to Guinea after prolonged absence

President Mamady Doumbouya returned to Guinea Friday where he received a grand welcome at Conakry airport following a three-week absence that had raised questions about his health

Demand for SA's Ozempic-type drug EXPLODES, sales set to exceed R1.3bn

Demand for weight-loss drugs is surging in SA, with Mounjaro set to exceed R1.3bn in sales as Aspen eyes expansion into Africa.

The PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for Friday, 6 March 2026

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The Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for Friday, 6 March 2026

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Off-duty Limpopo Saps marathon team save mother and baby in EC

Known as the "Blue Machines", off-duty officers chased and apprehended a suspect, saving a mother and baby.

Woman in court for illegal financial flows out of SA worth more than R500 million

Home Affairs mum on Nigerian family deported to South Africa

The Department of Home Affairs has given the cold shoulder to public scrutiny about a Nigerian family that was deported from Ireland to SA.

In case you missed it: Hefty April fuel price increase | Winde's dress code explained | Benni McCarthy's Kaizer Chiefs dream

Catch up on the biggest stories of Friday, 6 March 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results: Friday, 6 March 2026

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Senegal says company's scandal-plagued sanitary pads are safe

Senegal's minister of health said that menstrual pads made by a leading Chinese firm embroiled in a scandal over expired materials were safe for consumers Thursday, following an investigation