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Fertilizer, of which more than 80% is imported, accounts for between 30% and 50% of producers’ variable costs, putting farmers under further pressure. (Photo: iStock) The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has plunged global energy markets into a state of extreme volatility, with Brent crude oil prices soaring in recent weeks. This increase has an enormous effect on international diesel prices and the global fertilizer market, which puts increasing cost pressure on South Africa’s grain and oilseed producers. Diesel accounts for between 13% and 15% of a grain and oilseed producer’s variable production costs. Since South Africa imports a…
Israel and America’s war on Iran has killed more than 1,500 people in a matter of weeks, and the toll continues to rise.In Tehran on March 7, mourners gathered around the coffin of Zainab Sahebi, a two-year-old girl killed in an Israeli air strike. A small doll lay beside her coffin as relatives and neighbours crowded the funeral, grappling with the loss of a child taken in an instant.Zainab’s funeral was only one of many.On March 3, thousands gathered in Minab, in Hormozgan province, for a mass funeral after the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ primary school was destroyed during the opening…
Our year began with a miracle; with a child living. With angels: First an invisible angel who was in the car with her, and then a visible angel in a police uniform who stayed by my girl’s darkest hour and sang to her.
March 20, 2026 Pieter Cloete How would you like to share the article? An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: Sepahnews/AFP) The back-and-forth between allies Israel and the US and Iran continues and the focus over the next few days will remain on the Strait of Hormuz. The USA’s focus has shifted: It is now about securing the strait and driving Iran out of it. There is little left of Iran’s navy, but it may take a few weeks to secure the strategic strait, says Jaco Kleynhans, head of international liaison at the Solidarity Movement. In the USA…
DESPITE being the goalkeeper of Kaizer Chiefs, Bruce Bvuma, who is about to complete ten years of playing for this team, but he is still facing the challenge of making his own jersey at Naturena.Bvuma (30) started playing for Amakhosi in April 2017, at the age of 21 competing for the jersey with top level goalkeepers including Itumeleng Khune who made his own jersey for many years at Naturena. However, so far he has played 90 games in all competitions.When the Chiefs announced that Khune would no longer play, it was expected that Bvuma would continue where he left off.…
The emergence of the news that Kaizer Chiefs striker, Etiosa Ighodaro has fully recovered, not only strengthens this team where it is weak but gives him the opportunity to avoid the history of having the worst season since he started playing in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).When the Chiefs signed the 24-year-old Nigerian striker in August last year, there was a lot of excitement among the fans since it was expected that he would solve the problem of scoring goals for the Chiefs which is currently crippling them.It didn’t go as planned though because Ighodaro was injured shortly after arriving…
THE COACH of Stellenbosch FC, Gavin Hunt, reveals that it is about to appear on the field for the defender, Olisah Ndah, who has not yet played for the team he joined in February from Orlando Pirates.Ndah (28), who plays in the center back, left the Pirates where he had played for four seasons. He came to Mzansi in the 2021/2022 season to this Soweto team from Akwa United of Nigeria.In the Stellies, he joined Tshegofatso Mabasa who has been loaned to the Blacks in this Stellenbosch club until the end of the season. Stellebosch drew 1-1 with Lamontville Golden…
ChatGPT Dog Cancer Cure Reality: Recently it was claimed that tech entrepreneur Paul Cunningham had treated his dog’s cancer with the help of ChatGPT. That case was being seen as a revolution in the field of medicine. However, now The Verge has revealed the truth of the matter in one of its reports.Claims of treating dog cancer with AI exposedSince the advent of AI, it has been considered the solution to almost every problem. Something similar happened recently, when a tech entrepreneur Paul Cunningham claimed that he cured his dog’s cancer with the help of a cancer vaccine prepared with…
The Department of Transport is still working on the process to extend the validity period of driver’s license cards from five years to eight years. (Photo: RTMC)The Department of Transport is still working on the process to extend the validity period of driver’s license cards from five years to eight years. This is evident from a letter that Barbara Creecy, Minister of Transport, sent to AfriForum earlier this month.However, according to the civil rights organization, it is unclear why the process has not yet been completed, as the department’s performance plan indicates that the amended regulations should have been published…
The arrival of the two players who signed for Mamelodi Sundowns in January, Monnapule Saleng and Khulumani Ndamane, has given its coach, Miguel Cardoso, a nod as he is faced with a situation that forces him to make decisions that leave his other players depressed.Sundowns returned to the top of the Betway Premiership with a win over Marumo Gallants during the week. The Brazilians have won eight league games in a row. Due to the recent form of Sundowns, there are fans who believe that there is no team that will stop them from winning the league title for the…