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Governor Lesetja Kganyago, Ferial Haffajee and Chris Holdsworth separate reality from the rhetoric regarding SA politics and the economy.

British number one Johanna Konta is knocked out of the grass-court event in Birmingham by Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko.

Late hitting from Rassie van der Dussen helps South Africa post 241-6 in the World Cup group game against New Zealand at Edgbaston.

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said the party wanted to continue the long-standing tradition of appointing an opposition MP to the position.

Sandton has been brought to a standstill, as Alexandra “total shutdown” protesters have taken to the streets of the affluent area.

Police have opened an inquest docket after the body of a man was found hanging from a tree in Greymont Park, Johannesburg.

The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held in Iran since 2016, has camped out in front of the Iranian Embassy to demand her release.

Islamist militant group al-Shabab killed 148 people, mostly students, in the 2015 attack.

Not every job you hold will be your dream job, but according to bestselling management author and CNBC contributor Suzy Welch, treating any job as a simple means to an end is a mistake.

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To break into the estimated $115bn annual spend on travel by the Chinese market, South African hospitality leaders must shift their focus, says Jonathan Steyn.

Five African commercial banks have partnered in a $375 million financing deal to build a new diamond mining vessel for De Beers.

South Africa’s state-owned electricity company is approaching R500bn in debt, and doesn’t generate enough cash to service it. Investors can’t get enough of it.

Legal debts are stacking up for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) as it takes its application to appeal against the R500,000 Trevor Manual ruling to the Supreme Court of Appeals. The party already owes amounts to Trevor Manual, Karima Brown and AfriForum. Judge Keoagile Matojane found it had no reasonable chance of success on Tuesday […]

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Hashim Amla also registered a milestone, scoring a pedestrian 55 off 83 and became the fourth South African to register 8,000 ODI runs after Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers before him.

Crystal Ocean, ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by Sir Michael Stoute, wins feature race the Prince of Wales’ Stakes one day two of Royal Ascot.

Novak Djokovic says he had decided to skip playing a Wimbledon warm-up tournament this year inorder to rest and recover from a long clay-court season.

Students occupying south London campus demand action against ‘institutional racism’

Students staging an occupation at Goldsmiths, University of London, in protest against what they describe as “institutional racism in academia”, have marked their 100th day of action with a rally and a pledge to carry on indefinitely until their demands are met.

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International study suggests England’s schools have the highest levels of bullying on social media.

“That bad bad called Princess Kaybee is the one who made it a competition talking about how he has bigger arms when he uses apps to make his waist…,” writes Cassper Nyovest.

“America’s Got Talent” host Terry Crews was moved to tears by the Detroit Youth Choir, who he said reminded him of his own Michigan roots.

“The Incredibles” stayed away for 14 years, then picked up superhero-ing right where they left off. “Toy Story 4” and “Finding Dory” put nine and 13 years between themselves and their predecessors. “Frozen” will have been on ice for six years when the sequel blows back into theaters around Thanksgiving.

The Africast returns this week with streaming sport, cryptocurrency and a technology showcase the topics of discussion.

The 11-year-old is thought to be in 15% of spinal muscular atrophy patients who do not qualify.

Scientists have found that using a skin moisturiser might reduce the risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer’s and diabetes.

A Labour MP asks the prime minister why families are still waiting for medical cannabis to treat children with severe epilepsy.

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