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A play was cancelled, reportedly in a dispute over references to the Israel-Gaza war and trans rights.

Gauteng police are investigating the murder of a correctional officer who went missing three weeks ago and was later found in critical condition at a hospital in Soweto.

The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was banned in the country on 31 August.

One of the men arrested and charged for allegedly fraudulently issuing driver’s licences missed a court date because he was involved in an accident while reportedly driving with a fake driver’s licence he obtained after writing a bogus test.

An injured python has fully recovered and is expected to be released back into nature by the end of the week.

In Lebanon, funerals took place for a dozen people killed by exploding pagers targeting Hezbollah — but as they buried their dead, more electronic devices blew up, claiming yet more lives.

Residents of Indian Kashmir cast protest votes in their first legislative assembly elections since statehood was revoked.

The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first reduction since the pandemic, sharply lowering borrowing costs shortly before November’s presidential election.

In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory’s statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019.

The wildlife body says the cull was necessary as the country was struggling to cope with an overpopulation of elephants along with a withering drought that has left thousands facing food shortages.

The two signed a new naval deal this year after more than a decade of strategic partnership.

Brutal atrocities, like slitting civilians’ throats, have been reported, Human Rights Watch says.

The electoral commission says that any problems that have been highlighted have been corrected.

South Africa plans to roll out a points-based system to issue work visas as well as permits for people who want to live in the nation while working remotely for organisations based elsewhere within 30 days.

The Auditor-General of SA has said the Road Accident Fund’s accounting policy has resulted in a series of financial misstatements, leading to an adverse audit opinion for the 2022/23 financial year.

Boeing says it is suspending jobs for thousands of staff in the US due to a worker strike.

Construction has started on the undersea component of Google’s Umoja fibre-optic cable.

Specialised and advanced skills have been neglected in the public sector, senior managers are performing poorly, and the creation of new departments and ministries have destabilised the government, according to the Public Service Commission.

The National Prosecuting Authority is investigating whether the phones of its prosecutors and investigators involved in Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases are being hacked.

Delays in establishing a functioning cadastral system for the licensing of exploration and other mining activities are causing the South African mining sector to fall behind its global peers

The Institute for Security Studies report will be launched on Tuesday, in partnership with News24 and the Hanns Seidel Foundation.

Champions League Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock explains how Unai Emery’s tactical details helped an “outstanding” Aston Villa side win 3-0 against Young Boys.

Watch highlights as Jamie Gittens nets twice as Borussia Dortmund beat Club Bruges 3-0 in their opening Champions League game at the Jan Breydelstadion.

Watch PSG’s last-minute winner as the ball slips through Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga’s hands at the Parc des Princes.

Watch highlights as Nuno Mendes’ last-minute goal, courtesy of a Paulo Gazzaniga error, seals a win for PSG against Girona in their opening Champions League match at the Parc des Princes.

Gayton McKenzie has once again brushed off comments about his criminal past, this time forgiving Renaldo Gouws for his criticism of him.

A Pretoria mom says her sick baby, who has a rare birth defect, was left in his faeces by NICU nurses at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital.

The dispute shows no signs of resolution. Mkhize vows to fight for her home, while Mashila insists on keeping his “legally owned” property.

Is SA muso The Kiffness climbing the Billboard Charts with his unexpected Donald Trump parody hit, ‘Eating the Cats’?

Nothing could prepare Masterchef SA viewers for the jaw-dropping double exit that unfolded in the latest episode.

The studio behind the John Wick, Hunger Games, and Twilight franchises just made a deal with an artificial intelligence startup to use its back catalog to build a custom AI model. It could be a tipping point.

Making up for mistakes in season opener high on the agenda during return leg in Cape Town.

Van offers lots of practicality, specifications and frugal 2.0-litre turbo diesel engine.

Doctors worry about brain damage from a new type of championship fighting that has grown in popularity.

At the end of this month, England will close the doors of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, signalling the end to polluting coal-powered electricity in the UK.

Oil and gas giants have spent ~R98 billion on sports sponsorship through some 205 accords, said a study by research group New Weather Institute.

Eskom said that Koeberg’s Unit 1 is in the process of being returned to service.

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa raised concerns over nuclear warfare amid rising geopolitical tensions.