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Chelsea gold medal triumph returns as South Africa wins Best Exhibit and celebrates a 40th gold at RHS Chelsea 2026.

Chili Boys chair Siviwe Mpengesi presses the panic button yet again

Reform UK has named plumber Robert Kenyon as its candidate in the Makerfield by-election.

Two-year-old Omphile Sithole went missing earlier this month.

Residents have been engaging in ongoing protests demanding jobs at a local solar plant.

Israeli authorities are issuing Palestinians demolition orders in East Jerusalem at an accelerated rate since Israel launched war with Iran, human rights groups and U.N. experts say.

Protesters have been calling for the president to resign after weeks-long unrest.

San Diego authorities are investigating a deadly shooting at a mosque as a hate crime. And, Trump dropped his lawsuit against the IRS, paving the way for an “anti-weaponization fund.”

The two were among four divers located in the furthest chamber in the cave and their bodies were recovered by specialist divers.

The government and transport operators are in talks to resolve the dispute over the hike in fuel prices.

A bank that ceased operations more than two decades ago is seeking compensation from Malawi that could approach a 10th of the country’s annual budget, following a court ruling that regulators illegally revoked its licence

Key roads have remained largely empty and some schools have asked students to stay at home.

New research links rural solar adoption to mobile money use, while raising concerns about inequality

The new cost range and train speed are being announced as a “reset” of the delayed, over-budget and vastly scaled-back project is carried out.

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, says South Africa needs to fast-track the establishment of a new state-owned company to address fuel price shocks.

South Africa’s government is preparing to crack down on households with boreholes.

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has axed Nhlamulo Ndhlela as its national spokesperson and MP with immediate effect, appointing the former editor of ‘The Star’, Sifiso Mahlangu, as his replacement

National Orders are the highest civilian honours that South Africa bestows on its citizens.

The announcement was made during a media briefing in Durban on Monday evening.

The party says Sipho ‘ES’ Mbatha is alleged to have extorted money from individuals.

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) bans Claressa Shields from all future events following a physical altercation with Alycia Baumgardner on Saturday.

The top-priced ticket for next year’s Rugby World Cup final will exceed £1,000 for the first time in the tournament’s history.

Scotland face Haiti on 14 June in their first World Cup match since 1998 – but can you name all 26 players in Steve Clarke’s squad?

Relebohile Mofokeng admitted Durban City made life difficult for Orlando Pirates after the Buccaneers were held to a frustrating goalless draw.

A Gauteng man says he is too old for employment but too young for the old age SASSA pension, leaving him struggling on R370 a month.

The SRD grant is a monthly payment administered by SASSA to assist unemployed and financially vulnerable people in South Africa.

Oskido, kwaito pioneer and Kalawa Jazmee Records co-founder, has been awarded one of South Africa’s highest civilian honours by President Ramaphosa.

The Presidency said the Springbok coach advanced social cohesion and raised the nation’s esteem after the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup victories.

Spanish police said they have arrested the eldest son of Mango clothing empire founder Isak Andic over his father’s death during a hiking trip in December 2024.

A ‘use it or lose it’ principle would allow water licences to be revoked if they remain unused for a defined period.

Kenya’s high court has blocked the 15% Safaricom stake sale to Vodacom, pending a constitutional challenge.

Gearing up to shred the slopes or dive into the seas? These photography tools are made for danger.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced a landmark partnership with the Western Cape Government, Department of Infrastructure to implement its AI-powered Blyncsy technology across strategic sections of the provincial road network.

InterSystems, a creative data technology provider powering more than one billion health records globally, today announced that its electronic health record (EHR) solutions have been certified as Class IIa Medical Devices under Regulation (MDR) certification under Regulation (EU) 2017/745.