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19/08/2026

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19/08/2026

South Africans could pay more to fill their cars next month, with higher fuel costs also putting pressure on food prices and household budgets.

The projected increases come just weeks after motorists received modest relief on some fuel prices, with the latest figures showing that the recovery has now swung firmly into negative territory.

MOTORING NEWS - South African motorists...

19/08/2026

At a meeting in Centurion yesterday, 18 August, March and March and AfriForum identified many areas of common concern and interest, but also agreed to disagree when and where necessary.
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NATIONAL NEWS - Representatives of AfriForum...

19/08/2026

The Springboks have some big calls to make ahead of their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) Test series opener against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday, with the flyhalf role especially in the spotlight.

It will all likely come down to the way the Boks want to play that decides who they pick to run the show at 10, as they have three world class options in Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Manie Libbok and Handre Pollard.

RUGBY NEWS - The Springboks have some big...

19/08/2026

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18/08/2026

Santos Beach Auto Extremo returns to De Bakke in Mossel Bay on Saturday, 5 September, bringing supercars, classic vehicles, a racing simulator challenge and Portuguese-inspired food to one of the Garden Route’s most spectacular seaside settings.

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MOTORING NEWS - One of the Garden...

18/08/2026

NAME CHANGES - More name changes are on the cards for the Eastern Cape, but the question must be asked: Is this what the people really want?
This can only be answered by conducting a thorough public participation process.
The DA says at the very least, when Government considers changing towns' names, it must listen to the people who live there.
If the name changes happen, the town of Lady Grey (pictured) will be known as Inkosi Makhobeni. Photo: xploreza.co.za
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EASTERN CAPE NEWS - The Democratic Alliance...

18/08/2026

OPINION - On Wednesday 5 August the South African government quietly published a draft of its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2026-2035 [NBSAP], a sweepingly consequential program that sets out how the country will protect and manage its natural resources for the coming decade, and the nation’s primary instrument for actioning the international Convention on Biological Diversity. See article in comments.

18/08/2026

The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) says blasting activities on the R61 between Baziya and All Saints will result in a temporary road closure in the Eastern Cape.

The blasting will take place on the R61 Section 6, about 100 metres off the R61 on the left-hand side at Borrow Pit 1, between km 73.5 and km 76.

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EASTERN CAPE NEWS - The South African...