A 3% inflation reading for February 2026 handed South African households their lightest price-pressure month since mid-2021.
What dragged consumer prices down
Petrol and diesel got cheaper after global oil dipped.
A beefed-up rand against the dollar helped slash pump costs.
Staples like maize meal and bread barely budged upward.
Meat prices finally leveled off after months of climbing.
Grocery bills easing for stretched budgets
Food-and-beverage inflation dropped to roughly 4.2% year-on-year.
Poultry and eggs posted noticeably smaller price jumps.
Low-and-middle-income families felt the grocery relief most.
Veggie and fruit costs either fell or crawled up.
Housing and utility charges cooling off
Municipal tariff bumps came in...
A growing tent city parked right at the provincial education office's front door proves years of empty hiring pledges finally hit a wall.
Qualified teachers camping in Pietermaritzburg
Jobless educators pitched tents at the KZN Education Department's gates.
Their placards demanded posts, not recycled excuses.
Makeshift shelters and umbrellas lined the pavement outside.
More qualified grads trickled in as days passed.
Years on waiting lists with zero payoff
Many sat in substitute pools for three to five years.
Some aced multiple interviews, then heard absolute silence.
Less-experienced candidates leapfrogged over seasoned applicants.
Background checks and internships changed nothing for them.
KZN classrooms running on fumes
Rural...
Big-club vibes mean nothing when the squad’s confidence is cooked, and Benni McCarthy thinks that’s exactly why Kaizer Chiefs keep stumbling.
Why McCarthy made the comparison
Benni McCarthy likened Kaizer Chiefs to Manchester United.
Chiefs, he said, are tightly run.
Their setup reminded him of United.
Huge fan support was part of it.
Where Chiefs are still slipping
The Nedbank Cup ended a 10-year dry spell.
League form still looked pretty shaky.
Recent seasons left Chiefs outside the top eight.
Right now, they sit fifth.
What McCarthy thinks is broken
Confidence, he argued, is the real mess.
Belief inside the squad seems badly drained.
Four straight losses fed that problem.
Players did not just randomly turn bad.
What needs...
A bribery bust just wrecked a ZESA worker’s setup, and a Chitungwiza resident’s complaint ended with anti-corruption officers closing in.
How the case started
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission arrested Wellington Tsaurai Chinyemba.
Chinyemba worked at Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority.
St Mary’s, Chitungwiza, sat at the center.
Bribery claims were tied to power reconnection.
What he is accused of
Wellington allegedly cut electricity over illegal links.
Later, he reportedly chased US$300 from Clever Mpofu.
That cash was meant to restore service.
Penalties were also supposedly getting cleared.
How the arrest happened
Mpofu checked the demand with ZESA first.
There, he was told it was unauthorized.
Afterward, he flagged the...
Transit costs just smacked paychecks, and daily riders are suddenly bleeding cash on runs that were already rough.
Fare pain across routes
Commuters got hit with overnight price spikes.
On 3/19/2026, complaints flooded in.
Most rides jumped above the old US$1.
Longer runs were touching US$2.50.
Route damage people named
Crowborough riders were charged US$2.
Dzivarasekwa commuters were bumped to US$1.50.
Cold Comfort trips also hit US$1.50.
Mabvuku passengers were paying US$2.
Why operators cranked fares
The 3/18/2026 fuel move sparked it.
Petrol landed at US$2.17 per liter.
Diesel sat at US$2.05 per liter.
Operators said fuel costs were the main driver.
How riders pushed back
Daily budgets got wrecked fast.
Some riders started...
Cheaper diesel is only sticking around because the state is eating part of the hit, and without that buffer, pump prices would already be nastier.
What drivers are paying
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority listed diesel at US$2.05.
March 2026 also put it at ZWG52.19.
Without support, the pump figure hit US$2.20.
That shave-off sits at US$0.15.
What the math looks like
A 40-litre top-up saves US$6.00.
Likewise, a 60-litre refill saves US$9.00.
At that rate, diesel would touch ZWG56.01.
Instead, buyers dodge roughly ZWG3.82.
Why prices got pushed up
Market strain made imported fuel pricier.
The Middle East fighting got blamed for that squeeze.
Landing costs in Zimbabwe climbed anyway.
Officials tweaked prices to dodge...
The land grab just face-planted, and Nyasha Chikwinya is staring at a one-week countdown before the Sheriff can toss her out.
Court ruling lands hard
Former Minister Nyasha Chikwinya got seven days.
Justice Rodgers Manyangadze voided her 40-hectare claim.
The sheriff can remove her after noncompliance.
Goromonzi land stays with the co-op.
Why the judge roasted her
Nyasha hid prior compensation from the court.
Testimony came off messy and not believable.
Her story on payments kept wobbling around.
Ministries backed Mama Mafuyana Housing Co-operative.
Land fight and aftermath
Glen Forest sits inside Goromonzi District.
Mama Mafuyana Housing Co-operative showed approved plans.
Chikwinya had 84.027 hectares and 10 more.
Legal costs...
ZiG-only supplier payments just forced the currency fight into daily business, and every company dealing with the government is stuck playing by that rule.
Why the policy landed
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube backed ZiG-only supplier payments.
The government wants heavier ZiG demand from local deals.
Harare hosted the post-Cabinet briefing.
Backers think stronger demand could lift ZiG.
Why Ncube thinks it could work
Ncube argued that depreciation panic is not automatic.
Tighter ZiG supply could firm its rate.
Stakeholders feared quick forex switching would hit prices.
Economics, in his view, can cut either way.
How officials are squeezing liquidity
Authorities are actively choking off excess ZiG.
Negotiable Certificates of Deposits...
A missing-person case just turned fatal, and the fallout landed on Shingirai Chikosha’s family while police dig through what went down.
What happened
The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed Shingirai Chikosha’s death.
Norton is where searchers found him.
Chikosha had been missing since last week.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is digging into it.
Timeline and last sighting
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, brought the statement.
March 12 was his last confirmed sighting.
Around 9 p.m., Kuwadzana 2 was the spot.
Harare was where he was last seen.
Details tied to the case
Shingirai Chikosha was 47 years old.
The NPA driver was using a white Kia Picanto.
Registration AGE 4599 was attached there.
March 13 marked when he was reported...
