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(Photo: Pieter Cloete/Maroela Media)The possible sharp rise in fuel prices in April due to tensions in the Middle East could have far-reaching social implications for South African households.Analyzes by the Solidarity Research Institute (SNI) indicate that South Africans can already expect a fuel increase of between R2 and R3.60 per liter for petrol next month, while diesel prices may rise even more sharply. This rise is expected to have a material impact on the cost of living.Solidarity Helping Hand warns that the real impact extends far beyond the petrol pump. Higher fuel costs work like a silent domino effect throughout…

The POLICE believe that the man arrested for the murder of a witness who testified secretly at the Commission investigating the allegations made by the Commissioner of Police in KwaZulu-Natal, was noticed by Mr. Marius Van Der Merwe because it is known that he will make a noise because he has worked for a police unit that does not miss a bullet.The police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, said that those who hired Mr. Matopandile Sotheni, to kill Van Der Merwe, picked him up because they knew that he received high level training when he joined the Special Task Force.He said…

The decline in lion populations in the northern parts of the Kruger National Park is a harsh reality that requires urgent attention. (Photo: Endangered Wildlife Trust/Facebook)The Kruger National Park has long been regarded as the heartbeat of conservation in Southern Africa, but new data paint a disturbing picture of the challenges facing the king of the forest.According to a recent survey by the Trust for Endangered Wildlife (EWT), in collaboration with SANParks and the Lion Recovery Fund, the decline in lion populations in the northern parts of the park is a harsh reality that requires urgent attention.The Greater Limpopo Transboundary…

Luvo Manyonga has led the team of eight runners who will represent South Africa at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.Athletics South Africa (ASA) has announced the team of eight runners that will compete in different distances including 60m, 300m, long jump and shot put, in this competition that will start on Friday and conclude on Sunday, in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland.This team includes seven male runners and one female, Mine de Klerk, who will compete in the shot put. Manyonga (35) is returning from the world championships after serving a seven-year suspended sentence for having illegal stimulants in the…

INCLUDES government employee unions, the fight against the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) fee hike. The unions marched GEMS with a 9.5% wage increase at the start of the year. The fund cites corruption, cost overruns, and paying high fees to GEMS members for health care, as the reason why they are increasing the amount. GEMS initially raised revenue by 9.8% at the start of the year, then dropped to 9.5% after employee complaints.The unions want to reduce the amount that was raised and rebuild the board of this organization.Mr Simon Hlungwani, who is in the committee against the increase…

Philip Snyman praised the courage and determination of his players in winning the third consecutive HSBC SVNS Series on Sunday night.The Blitzbokke defeated Fiji 10-7 in the final, in New York, United States. He entered the competition having recently won in Perth in Australia, and Vancouver in Canada.Apart from these three competitions, the local team was also the champion in the domestic one played in Cape Town in December last year.In Singapore which was played earlier this year, it finished in fourth place. At the season opener in Dubai last November, it finished fifth.Winning the New York tournament also confirmed…

Thabo Thage will soon serve as chargé d’affaires in Washington. (Photo: Dirco)The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has quietly appointed a new ambassador to China and a charge d’affaires in the USA.Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba, a former minister of state security and currently South Africa’s ambassador to Turkey, has been appointed as South Africa’s ambassador to China and Thabo Thage, a former ambassador, will soon serve as chargé d’affaires (charge of affairs) in Washington.However, Dirco did not want to confirm the appointments to Maroela Media this week.The DA did.Ryan Smith, the DA’s spokesperson on international relations and cooperation, told Maroela…

A young bowler from Mashu, Nqobani Mokoena, also showed that his future in cricket is bright, standing out in his first match for the national team.This player (19) is one of the youngsters included in the national T20 team that is playing a series of five matches in New Zealand, since most of the players who were part of the T20 World Cup are still rested.Mokoena was named man of the match as the Proteas thrashed New Zealand by seven wickets in the series opener at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on Sunday.In this game, he took three wickets, removing Jimmy…

The Middle East conflict risks adding a staggering 45 million to acute hunger levels, warns the UN’s World Food Programme.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoTens of millions more people will face acute hunger if the United States-Israel war on Iran, and its reverberations through Iran’s retaliation, continue through to June, the United Nations warned.“If the Middle East conflict continues through June, an additional 45 million people could be pushed into acute hunger by price rises,” Carl Skau, the deputy executive director of the…

IMOTO: VOLVO ES90A few years ago, Volvo Car South Africa was selling the S90 sedan and I was lucky enough to drive it feeling like an older brother.It was a major competitor to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series. While these competitors are still found in garages, the S90 is no longer seen.This is because Volvo around the world is changing the way they do it, choosing to import electric or hybrid vehicles.That strategy has given birth to the ES90 which went on sale in South Africa this week.The big question is that since the love of…