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Bafana Bafana will play two warm-up friendlies before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup which kicks off on 11 June in Mexico.

US says military shot down four Iranian attack drones and struck ground control station

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Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It’s a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam

The NPA says the pair is challenging the arrest warrants issued against them.

The bank announces policy rate decision in Pretoria this afternoon amid rising fuel prices

Authorities confirmed that the truck was loaded with approximately 713 000 grams of methaqualone.

Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke is facing 20 charges, including attempted murder.

Iranians began to regain internet access after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. Users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram heavily restricted.

The strikes come despite a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington as the two countries hold peace talks.

The live-in personal assistant to the actor has been sentenced to 41 months in prison, capping a multi-year legal saga surrounding the actor’s death. ​​

Several groups of women and children who spent years in a Syrian camp have returned in recent months.

Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing, with the number of casualties yet to be confirmed.

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Cyril Ramaphosa argues that the authors of the report “misconceived” their mandate.

Val de Vie has been named among the best estates in the world when it comes to wellness by the US-based Global Wellness Institute.

All but one of 19 economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecast an interest rate hike coming today.

EFF has written to the Speaker to demand that she oppose President Ramaphosa’s legal bid.

ANC has instructed Sisisi Tolashe to resign as Member of Parliament

The commission has taken additional measures to counteract the negative effects of social media.

The decisions follows the working committee’s meeting on monday where it resolved that Tolashe should resign as an MP and the president of the ANC’s woman league

What started out as a bizarre moment at the this past weekend’s Cape Town Marathon, has escalated into a major controversy.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill says Liverpool defender Conor Bradley is “making progress” but would not put a timeline on his return from injury.

South African clubs with players at FIFA World Cup 2026 are set for a massive financial boost running into millions of rands.

Soweto giants have signed central defender Thabo Moloisane after leaving Stellenbosch FC as a free agent.

Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come

The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week.

Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Education Union (NEU) in schools across the borough of Waltham Forest in east London.

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Students blame the CBSE’s newly-launched digital evaluation system used for marking this year’s Grade 12 exams.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised South Africans an additional public holiday, provided that this happens…

Nightclub owner Joel Booysen – the son of ‘Sexy Boys’ gang boss Jerome ‘Donkie’ Booysen – has clapped back at ‘fake news’ reports.

May 2026 SASSA SRD payment dates are almost over. Here is what you need to know before you miss out.

The GDE acknowledged that subsidies expected to be deposited into school accounts by 15 May had been delayed.

Yamal is not the only injury worry for Luis de la Fuente.

The second recall in as many weeks involves 920 vehicles sold between 2021 and 2023.

Note To Self: Watch the weight.

The beleaguered luxury phone maker is pushing the AlphaFold, which has decent specs and comes with Vertu’s new Hermes Agent on board, to wealthy would-be buyers.

Th›e CEO of Huawei Enterprise South Africa discusses the way forward for AI in SA.

Absa Group CITO Johnson Idesoh on AI, cybersecurity, software write-downs and the future of banking.

In June, resident doctors in England will walk out for the 16th time in a long-running dispute over pay.

BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton’s symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn’t diagnosed until she was 24.