Falling missile debris set a berth at one of the planet's busiest shipping hubs ablaze, rattling an entire region already reeling from escalating military strikes.
Jebel Ali port blaze
Jebel Ali port caught fire on 1 March 2026 from intercepted-projectile fragments.
Flames and thick smoke choked operations for hours.
Dubai officials pinned the ignition on aerial-interception fallout.
No injuries were logged at the facility itself.
Landmark damage across Dubai
Dubai International Airport had a concourse dinged up, injuring four people.
Burj Al Arab's outer facade got scorched by drone wreckage.
Palm Jumeirah saw blasts spark a fire near a luxury hotel.
Evacuations hit residents and guests in the surrounding area.
Iran's multi-front...
A politburo meeting in Buffalo City Metro signals that Floyd Shivambu's party is gunning hard for Eastern Cape votes ahead of local elections.
Africa Mayibuye Movement's game plan
Floyd Shivambu held a high-level strategy session to beef up provincial structures.
Branch leadership teams are being assembled across the Eastern Cape.
Local government elections are the clear target for all this groundwork.
Shivambu is positioning the party as a fresh alternative to current governance.
His shots at provincial leadership
The recent State of the Province Address got torched for lacking real solutions.
Unemployment, deep poverty, and rising crime were his three biggest gripes.
Townships and rural areas feel completely forgotten by current...
Mpumalanga's rhino death toll nearly doubled last year, jumping from 92 to 178, and the government is throwing everything at the problem.
Poaching numbers are brutal
Kruger National Park saw poaching cases spike by roughly 100 percent.
A total of 178 rhinos got killed across Mpumalanga in the past year.
Organized crews crossing from Mozambique keep targeting the park's long borders.
Night operations with sophisticated gear make these poachers hard to stop.
Government crackdown details
Willie Aucamp pledged full ministerial backing after visiting the province.
Drones, thermal cameras, and extra patrol funding are all part of the new plan.
Joint ops with police and the South African National Defence Force are ramping up.
Some poaching...
Five siblings died in minutes when an early-morning shack fire tore through their home near Ballito, leaving a father completely shattered.
The five children lost
Asamkele Somtsewu, 19, Sonwabise Noyila, 14, and Amila Menemene, 3, all perished.
One-year-old twins Sokhula and Solulele Somtsewu did not make it out either.
Neighbors heard screams, but the fire spread too fast for anyone to help.
SAPS forensic teams took the remains for further investigation.
A mother's desperate rescue
Ntombovuyo Menemene pulled two-year-old Yana out before flames overtook the shack.
Both mother and daughter were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Sivuyile Noyila escaped with minor injuries but lost all five kids.
Noyila said the children were...
Eight people died in two separate fires across KwaZulu-Natal on a single Saturday, with five of the victims being children from one family.
The Shakashead tragedy
Asamkele Somtsewu, Amila Menemene, Sonwabise Noyila, and twin one-year-olds perished.
Their mother, Ntombovuyo Menemene, managed to pull two-year-old Yana out alive.
Sivuyile Noyila escaped with minor injuries but lost five children that morning.
Flames had already consumed the shack before disaster teams arrived.
Second fire in Umdoni
Three more people died in a structural blaze on the south coast.
That fire ripped through the building just after midnight.
Victim details and the exact cause are still being confirmed.
Why informal settlements are so vulnerable
Candles...
Joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in central Tehran, and Donald Trump is openly pushing for full regime change in Iran.
Khamenei's death was confirmed
Ali Khamenei died in his office alongside roughly 40 senior officials.
Iranian state media confirmed the 85-year-old had ruled since 1989.
Trump blasted the news on Truth Social, calling it justice for multiple nations.
An Israeli official reportedly located Khamenei's body after the strikes.
Trump's message from Mar-a-Lago
Trump labeled Khamenei one of the most evil figures in history.
He urged Revolutionary Guard members to surrender or face certain death.
Ordinary Iranians got told to seize the moment and topple their government.
Heavy bombing is set to...
A fashion-meets-music collab just dropped a free virtual instrument stuffed with weird, wonderful sounds from Abbey Road's legendary Studio Two.
What The Big Nessie is
Abbey Road Studios and Charles Jeffrey Loverboy built this sampler together.
It launched alongside the brand's Spring/Summer 2026 collection.
Field recordings from Somerset House and Studio Two form its sonic backbone.
Charles Jeffrey designed the graphics wrapping the whole thing.
Sound and production details
Warped percussive textures and experimental rhythms fill the library.
Abbey Road's Curve Bender approach ran every sound through vintage gear.
Tom Furse served as musical director on the recording sessions.
Mirek Stiles called it Abbey Road's first fully...
Dawesome's granular-texture plug-in just leveled up under the Tracktion umbrella, and the intro pricing makes it a pretty tempting grab.
What Love 2 actually does
A granular synthesis engine chops incoming audio into scrolling waveform visuals.
Six effect slots pull from a library of over 20 different modules.
Each module gets its own wet/dry balance for precise blending.
Over 250 presets ship with it, and Love 1 presets can be imported.
Standout features
Drag-and-drop signal flow keeps routing super intuitive.
Intelligent randomization with module lock lets you experiment safely.
Per-module sub-presets give granular control over individual effects.
Pricing and compatibility
Love 2 sits at an intro price of €49, down from the...
Lewitt's newest dynamic mic promises studio-grade vocals on stage while tanking years of tour abuse at a budget-friendly price point.
MTP 5 sound features
Lewitt's MTP 5 Live Vocal Microphone targets clear, sibilance-free vocal capture.
Its cardioid pattern is tuned to kill stage noise and dodge feedback.
A rubber-mounted capsule dials down handling rumble significantly.
The metal cupping ring blocks hands from messing with the capsule vents.
Built for the road
Rugged metal body, mesh, and grill are designed to survive touring life.
Each unit ships with a clip, transport bag, and windscreen.
A switched version with an on/off toggle is available separately.
Pricing and availability
The standard MTP 5 runs £89 or €109 right at this...
