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Thheiba and Fidda were 22-years-old and were the remaining two females of a pride at the zoo, with one male lion named Qays remaining.

The company says its “mission is not affiliated with any political viewpoint or agenda,” in response to the latest White House meme.

The Department of Justice said the released files had been “incorrectly coded as duplicative” and inadvertently not published.

Head coach Brendon McCullum and director of cricket Rob Key look likely to retain the support of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) despite a disappointing winter.

Soldiers will be deployed in GP, EC and the WC to help police fight gangsterism and illegal mining

Cato Manor Violent Crime Unit been accused of killing members of the KwaMaphumulo Taxi Association,

There are ongoing interventions to stabilise water supply. 

NSFAS Acting CEO Waseem Carrim says they are open to engaging with landlords with valid claims

Ten years after Colombia’s peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war.

It is the latest country to curb young people’s access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.

Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes.

Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home.

The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.

The council earmarks £1m to pay for the vouchers as part of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.

The South African Reserve Bank is now expected to keep interest rates on hold this month following Israel and America’s attacks on Iran.

The contraction came as a surprise with payrolls down in nearly every sector.

Various MPs have been given prison sentences over the years.

Gen. Sangweni says President Ramaphosa can lawfully use legislation to deploy SANDF when needed.

This is according to former Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Anton Ackermann

Carrim’s lawyer says he received death threats before testifying at the Madlanga Commission Monday.

Alycia Baumgardner will defend her world titles against Bo Mi Re Shin on 17 April as part MVPW, a newly launched women’s boxing league from Most Valuable Promotions (MVP).

Tom Aspinall says seeing Conor Benn secure a reported £11m one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing helped convince him to sign with Eddie Hearn in a bid to maximise his earnings outside of the UFC.

With Arsenal and Manchester City still in the running for four trophies, BBC Sport looks at who else has come close to doing the Quadruple.

Erin Cuthbert speaks about her responsibility in the Scotland camp going into their Women’s World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg at Hampden.

The Department of Home Affairs has given the cold shoulder to public scrutiny about a Nigerian family that was deported from Ireland to SA.

A proposed shark net near a new Club Med resort on the North Coast has sparked fierce debate over swimmer safety and threats to marine life.

Read how an adventure to Everest Base Camp might be more attainable than you think, even for a solo woman traveller from South Africa.

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Known as the “Blue Machines”, off-duty officers chased and apprehended a suspect, saving a mother and baby.

Catch up on the biggest stories of Friday, 6 March 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

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Save a chunk of change on the Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones.

We were promised AI regulation and a race to the top. Now, we’re arguing about killer robots.

Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. That’s why we’ve tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapest—even phones that fold—to find the ones worth your money.

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

A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.

England’s top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

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