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Thembinkosi Lorch will start a new chapter of his career in Libya with a new jersey number he was handed in by Al-Ittihad.

Two men are jailed after planning what police say could have been “the UK’s deadliest terror attack”.

Thulani Magagula says Ekurhuleni was aware of the issue involving the theft of cigarettes by EMPD

UK-registered, Egyptian-founded customer experience platform Tactful AI has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its end-to-end, AI-driven customer service infrastructure built on agentic AI capabilities. The round was co-led by UAE-based venture capital firm Foras AI and investment firm M Empire. Deep-tech angel investors also participated, including Omar Gabr,...

Tunisia’s minister of health, Dr. Mustafa Al-Furjani, met with Assad bin Dyab, president and general manager of Tunisie Telecom, to accelerate the digitalization of healthcare services. The high-level meeting focused on expanding the use of technology to improve quality of care and bring health services closer to citizens. Officials identified several priorities for the next […]

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence, particularly in military and security operations, as global scrutiny intensifies over the impact of emerging technologies on peace and stability. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs James Gyakye Quayson represented Ghana at the Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM)...

A catalogue of incidents at the world’s most visited museum have placed museum bosses come under increasing scrutiny.

In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was “disproportionate.”

The 84-year-old mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home two weeks ago.

Under President Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans have run into serious challenges.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.

Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.

Boardwalk Mall is undergoing a large expansion, with the mall set to get padel courts and 5-a-side soccer facility.

Yuko Yamaguchi oversaw the feline character’s rise to to global icon status.

Prices rose by 2.4% in the year to January, the latest official figures show, the slowest pace since May.

Mbeki seeks an order that President Cyril Ramaphosa terminate Justice Sisi Khampepe’s appointment

For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address

It’s alleged that Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department specialised unit officers stole a truck in 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country to unite amid the many issues the country faces.

Aryansh Sharma’s unbeaten 74 bolsters United Arab Emirates’s hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup Super 8s with a tense five-wicket win over Canada.

Red Bull’s advantage at the front of the Formula 1 field “has been really eye-opening for a lot of us,” says Mercedes driver George Russell.

Bowler Brad Wheal says proving lower-ranked teams deserve more opportunities is a greater motivation for Scotland than getting one over England.

Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts travel to Ibrox in the game of the weekend, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jim Goodwin are also in focus

Advice on how to respond to students questioning their birth gender has been updated. Here are the key changes

Ministers have released updated guidance on how schools and colleges in England should respond to students who are questioning their birth gender. How is it different to the previous Department for Education (DfE) guidance, released under the Conservatives in 2023?

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The long-talked-about 2026 SASSA unemployment grant will finally go ahead, confirms President Ramaphosa at SONA. But how much will it cost?

A nature reserve in Cape Town has made history after it unveiled SA’s first Braille coastal environmental education signage.

Police launch probe into graphic video of suspected e-hailing driver murder, urge public not to share footage

Floodwaters have submerged more than 100 000 hectares, destroying crops and displacing families.

“Let me state this clearly, Mario has not given me any tactical or confidential information about Sundowns,” Mokwena said.

Hong Kong, SAR Central District — BDIC, Blockchain Deposit Insurance Corporation, a crypto insurance provider, today announced the commercial launch of AgentCover Pro, a first-of-its-kind crypto insurance product specifically engineered to protect payments executed by agentic AI systems. Comments from the company detailed how AgentCover Pro delivers modular coverage across agent failures,...

The idea of having warm, dry feet on your wet, snowy run is appealing. But you might not like the trade-offs.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

Backlog drops below 7.3m for first time since 2023 in England, but concern over long A&E waits.