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A sangoma’s alleged premonition led to a mob attack on three men in Tongaat, KZN, who were suspected of burglary.

A syndicate benefited about R10m by taking out policies on unsuspecting victims

R9b has been allocated to improve infrastructure in critical sectors, in the Eastern Cape

Temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius have been recorded in the Cape Town CBD.

The FBI is investigating two separate attacks, one in Michigan and the other in Virginia, that happened yesterday. And, the Senate has passed the largest housing bill in decades.

Israel has carried out air strikes in central Beirut for the first time since the latest conflict began, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks CNN’s Fred Pleitgen for his takeaways from his recent reporting trip to Iran.

Rwanda reappoint globetrotting Englishman Stephen Constantine as head coach of their men’s national team on a two-year contract.

Biniam Solomon was known for his witty and critical cartoons before the free press was closed.

Ramadan and Lent haven’t overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.

The first two-pot system withdrawal was submitted one minute into the new financial year, and South Africans are being reminded of the risks.

The government’s hopes that 2026 was the year when growth would pick up are at risk of being scuppered.

Residents of Cape Town are being warned that water restrictions could arrive earlier than expected.

Digital advertising has never been more important for South African companies, due to the rapid growth in internet users in the country.

UDM says parliament must recognise Lekota the same way it did the late Dr Frene Ginwala.

Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base

Over 500 SANDF members are deployed in Gauteng to help the police fight gang related crimes

Ramaphosa says work is under way to build a capable state that will change things for better

Following a fortnight off, what’s the state of play in a captivating Scottish title fight as another blockbuster weekend looms?

Kaizer Chiefs have condemned threats of violence following a small protest staged by supporters at the club’s headquarters over the weekend.

Sean Strickland will challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC middleweight title in May.

The Bulls welcome an out-of-sorts Stormers side to Loftus on Saturday in one of South African rugby’s most fiercely contested derbies.

In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline

Ajmal, 7, is an avid fan of the InvestiGators comic books. They feature two crime-busting alligator secret agents called Mango and Brash. “It’s really funny,” he says, then outlines the plot of his current favourite in exhaustive detail.

Wren, 8,...

The drama between Yolanda Gumbi and Mpilo Mdletshe escalates as she accuses him of not fulfilling his duties as a father to their son.

Masuku accused opposition parties of being anti-worker.

Shibiri said he did not know about Matlala being a member of the group.

The court ultimately found her guilty on all 75 counts of fraud.

Mbeki said the protection of children was not simply an act of charity but a constitutional duty.

Sage has unveiled an AI platform it says will ease the admin burden on small businesses across Africa.

A psychiatric unit in Norway has been testing its built-in lighting on conditions such as psychosis and depression

At first glance, the psychiatric ward in Trondheim looks much like any other unit caring for patients in acute mental distress. But as evening falls, filters descend over the windows, and the lights shift to a soft amber glow. By removing blue wavelengths that interfere with the...

South Africa’s motoring industry has never been more competitive – here’s how you can stand out from the crowd.

State-owned entities, including Transnet and SAA, have received more than R520 billion in government support.

Both the single-turbo and bi-turbo 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine has been dropped from the Australian-market Amarok.

A woman whose blood is so rare that it is frozen for up to three decades feels “very special”.

Lauren Macpherson was travelling home from a festival in London when her life changed forever.