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The two were atop the 1,454 ft (443 m) building for at least ten minutes and displayed a large banner before climbing down.

England’s appeals for a penalty are waved away after DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi appears to bring down Harry Kane.

Rate the England and DR Congo players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.

William Baloyi says many people had expected the demonstration to become violent.

South African legal artificial intelligence startup Anvaya has clinched the top prize at the South African chapter of the Start-up World Cup, earning a place at the competition’s global final in Silicon Valley. The Start-up World Cup, hosted by Pegasus Tech Ventures, is one of the most competitive global platforms for emerging tech startups. With […]

Alphabet’s Google and UK actor Idris Elba will fund access to artificial intelligence tools for African creators, aiming to help them produce high-quality content faster and more cheaply. The actor’s Elba Hope Foundation and Google will pay for access to Google’s flagship Gemini AI assistant and other digital products for about 100,000 creators in Nigeria, […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africa and the wider African continent to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies, warning that hesitation will leave nations trailing in the global digital race. Delivering the keynote at the first Google Cloud Summit on African soil, held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Wednesday, Ramaphosa […]

Fifteen women are appointed, after only six female candidates were selected by regional electoral colleges last October.

Thousands of worshippers attended a ceremony in the Swiss Alps as part of the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X.

Riad Bouchaker denied attempting to murder three children and assaulting four other people on 23 November 2023.

The fire broke out in the 10-storey block in the Linkeroever district of the Belgian city.

Sources inside the Egypt camp say Mohamed Salah is winning his race to overcome a hamstring injury and play in Friday’s last-32 game in Dallas.

The Amnesty report adds to evidence of atrocities in el-Fasher, which the UN says bore the hallmarks of genocide.

DR Congo’s run at the 2026 World Cup comes 52 years on from both their disastrous debut at the finals and one of sport’s greatest occasions held in Kinshasa.

The proposed changes agreed by a majority of MPs sparked protests outside parliament.

US President Donald Trump made more than $1.4 bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025.

President Ramaphosa made an announcement regarding changes to his Cabinet on Monday.

Willie Aucamp has been appointed as the Minister of Agriculture.

IMC says the peaceful conduct reflects the strength of South Africa’s democracy.

Tuesday’s mass protests on immigration are the culmination of over 26 years of protest.

Three weeks from the Commonwealth Games, Team Scotland now look the part as they get kitted out – and bag some goodies too.

Naomi Osaka continues to prove a showstopper on and off the court at this year’s Wimbledon, as she arrives in a new outfit before reaching the third round.

Wales squad settle dispute with the Welsh Rugby Union over match fees three days before their Nations Championship opener with Fiji.

The Women’s Tennis Association is ending its partnership with Saudi Arabia to host the season-ending Finals a year early, with the tournament to move to Indian Wells.

Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciences

Leading writers, broadcasters, academics and theologians have thrown their weight behind a campaign to save 150 jobs at the University of Exeter, amid growing outrage at a sector-wide hollowing out of the humanities.

In excess of 21,000 people – and counting – have signed a petition railing...

Unions pleased with rise above forecast inflation but concerned nearly a third of it will come from school budgets

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Teachers in England will receive a 3.5% pay rise from September and a further 3% next year, with extra school funding to meet most but not all of the higher wage bill, the government has announced.

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, said...

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projects

Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan

Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor.

Andy Burnham is a “true patriot” who will provide the money needed to maintain Britain’s security when he becomes prime minister, the new...

One of Cape Town’s longest-running Chinese restaurants has reached the end of an era, with Tai Ping Chinese Restaurant in Newlands closing its sit-down dining section after 44 years in business.

But behind the glossy 60-second clips lies a less glamorous reality: production costs, crew logistics and mounting pressure to look broadcast-ready before landing the job.

Monique Bingham is being honoured in South Africa for her deep connection with house music.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that physical disc production for new PlayStation games will stop in January 2028, with all new titles moving to digital-only release thereafter.

Ramaphosa positioned AI as both a development imperative and a survival tool.

The race for the most popular cryptocurrency this cycle is not just about names anymore; it is about numbers. The latest Bitcoin Cash price prediction points to a slow bounce after weeks of pressure, giving buyers a fresh reason to peek at BCH again. Hyperliquid crypto is drawing attention for a completely different reason: its […]

Penalty kicks are already proving critical to big wins at this year’s World Cup. But the advantage in penalty kicks has more to do with psychological effects than who kicks first.

The government has removed restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models—but there were strings attached.

Dr Oscar is back with the latest health headlines.

Despite affecting millions of women in the UK, PMOS is still under-diagnosed and inconsistently managed, say experts.

An independent inquiry has found “unacceptable racism and discrimination” is affecting patient safety.