Monday, 5 October 2026

Petrol will rise by more than R3 a litre on Wednesday: 95-octane increases R3.33, while diesel rises by up to R3.24; paraffin and LPG also become dearer.

Seven men accused of killing rapper AKA Forbes and chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane pleaded not guilty; the Durban trial is scheduled to continue until 6 November, with witness testimony barred from broadcast.

Cape Town’s proposed freeway redevelopment remains financially and technically uncertain, with an elevated bridge, a tunnel and new public development spaces planned but no confirmed cost or funding model.

A Lancet review linked problematic digital-media use among young people to mental-health, sleep and activity harms, while researchers urged regulation of platform business models rather than blaming individuals.

Bright Blue reconstructed ‘Paradise’, a forgotten anti-apartheid song written in the mid-1980s, from a bootleg Jamisons recording; the band plans to release another rediscovered track, ‘Rainbow Warrior’.