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File: Bullet casings and broken glass at a crime scene. GettyImages/D-Keine

Two killed in Cape Town taxi rank shooting

17 March 2026

Traders were on tenterhooks before US jobless claims data, which will again lay bare the impact of COVID-19 on the world's biggest economy after dire figures last week.

US investigates SA over unfair trade

17 March 2026

Oil prices fell, with the main US oil contract falling back down to levels not seen since before the war in Ukraine sent crude prices soaring

SA must boost oil refining capacity, says Mantashe

17 March 2026

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu

Masemola returns before Parly's Ad Hoc Committee

17 March 2026

Saudi Arabia's economy remains hugely dependent on oil exports, despite attempts at diversification

Middle East tensions continue to drive oil higher

17 March 2026

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifies at the Madlanga Commission. Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu

Madlanga Commission hears cop enlisted crime boss in Khawula arrest plan

17 March 2026

A worker prepares to signal on the train tracks on the central corridor rail freight line. Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Broken rail and ports cost R1bn per day

17 March 2026

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Weather forecast | Tuesday, 17 March 2026

17 March 2026

US President Donald Trump has urged allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Trump faces coalition of the unwilling on Iran

17 March 2026

Iran has virtually blocked oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and on Monday major oil fields in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates were hit

Equities rise on oil easing, with focus on Iran war and central banks

17 March 2026

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