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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

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17 March 2026

Enthusiam for artificial intelligence within the microchip industry is palpable at the Mobile World Congress

In Hollywood, AI's no match for creativity, say top executives

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

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (C) is set to return to action against Manchester City

Mbappe set for Real Madrid return against Man City

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

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

The explosions mark a departure from the relative peace Maiduguri has known over the past few years of Nigeria's insurgency

Multiple suicide bombers hit Nigeria's Maiduguri city after years of calm

17 March 2026

An Israeli artillery gun fires rounds towards southern Lebanon

Middle East war spirals as Israel pounds Tehran and Beirut

17 March 2026

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