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South Africa’s biggest political story didn’t end with a sentence - it kicked off a legal battle that could decide whether Julius Malema keeps his seat in Parliament. At the same time, Ramaphosa has turned to a familiar negotiator to steady relations with the US, while whispers of a cabinet reshuffle grow louder behind the scenes. In business, a brief wave of petrol relief came and went just as quickly, with global tensions snapping oil prices back into focus. On the stranger side, people are now betting on the weather - yes, really - and we take a look at the largest meteor impact site on Earth, sitting quietly in our own backyard.

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South Africa is moving toward a stricter definition of who gets to live and work in the country, as government backs a sweeping overhaul of immigration rules. At the same time, diplomatic signals suggest tensions with the US may be easing - quietly reopening a relationship that’s already shown cracks through trade pressure. Closer to home, election season is getting tighter and more controlled, with new rules reshaping how political messages reach voters, while a High Court challenge is forcing the country to confront one of its most difficult questions yet: should people have the right to choose how they die?

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Government has deployed more than 2,200 soldiers into gang hotspots across five provinces as shootings spike in parts of Cape Town - a heavy intervention that’s worked before, but never for long.

At the same time, an unauthorised prison interview has triggered a separate investigation after an inmate used the call to make allegations involving a Gayton McKenzie raising bigger questions about how the system was breached in the first place. Ramaphosa is also doubling down on a R2 trillion investment push, shifting the pressure from big promises to whether those projects actually turn into jobs and growth. Consumers are feeling it too, with fuel prices jumping sharply - softened for now by a temporary tax cut that expires in May, potentially setting up another squeeze.

And in a more familiar South African twist, a DIY pothole fix is gaining traction - faster, cheaper, and quietly stepping into a gap the state hasn’t managed to close.

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South Africa’s land reform debate is back in motion - this time with more than 17,000 hectares in KZN handed back to communities nearly three decades after they were removed, raising the same unresolved question: how do you know when restitution is actually done? That tension carries through elsewhere. Government’s lifestyle audits are getting better at spotting officials living beyond their means, but still struggling to act when it counts. Higher education is shifting from theory to real-world skills, with Unisa buying a full airfield to train students in industries where experience matters as much as a degree. And on the roads, enforcement is tightening ahead of Easter, with fines now tracked across systems - meaning old tickets don’t stay buried for long. Plus, just across the border, a once-rich diamond town has been slowly swallowed by the desert - a reminder that even booming systems don’t last forever.

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South Africa’s Post Office is edging closer to collapse, with liquidation now openly on the table after years of failed rescues. At the same time, government is quietly testing whether high-speed rail could ever work here - even as the current network struggles to stay on track. In business, the Showmax shutdown is raising regulatory eyebrows, while households are increasingly leaning on credit just to get through the month. On a lighter note, new baby name trends reveal a generation being welcomed with meaning and expectation.

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