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The prime minister has set out his vision – and now begun to match it with actions and overseas visits.

Mercedes were pre-season favourites for 2026 long before any of the new cars ran on track, and nothing that happened in the Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ in Spain this week has changed that.

The emails were published by the US Department of Justice as part of a release running to three million pages.

She says raising the case of campaigner Jimmy Lai is more important than lifting sanctions against her.

Knysna Municipality has significantly intensified its water security interventions.

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says, the woman’s remarks were unfair and discriminatory.

Borders between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been closed since October, disrupting trade around the region. It’s part of a broader dispute over how to handle increasingly active militant groups.

Trump was not the only factor behind the agreements, but his shaking up of the global order is worrying friends and foes and driving them closer.

The deputy attorney general said it was a “standard investigation” after Pretti’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis.

Amid Iran’s deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.

Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Ariel Siedman has been given 72 hours to leave South Africa, the foreign affairs ministry says.

The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said.

Almost 30 years after he died, the Nigerian will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Two schools in Cape Town have partnered with Woolworths Foods at its tuckshops, operated only by Woolworths staff.

South Africa declared the top diplomat at Israel’s embassy persona non grata on Friday and ordered him out within 72 hours, prompting retaliation in kind.

The increase was fuelled by the prices of food, leisure, motoring and household services, Jersey Statistics says.

The Leicester-based family firm of 73 years said it has been hit by “prices going up, but demand going down”.

EMCA says SAPS and alleged ANC representatives unlawfully entered Lulu White’s house.

The EFF has called for Senona’s immediate removal from office, his arrest and investigation.

This inquest is part of a drive to revisit apartheid-era deaths in the search for justice.

The final report will be made public and is expected to contain elements from the interim report.

Betway Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns have been beaten 2-1 by Al-Hilal in the CAF Champions League in Kigali, Rwanda.

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta completes a £35.5m move to boyhood club Flamengo.

Kieron Bowie becomes Hibernian’s club-record sale after the Scotland striker joins Serie A side Hellas Verona on a four-and-a-half year deal.

Ster-Kinekor has broken its silence on a last-minute decision to drop the screening of documentary, ‘Melania’ …

Thabo Bester will now call SA’s toughest prison – eBongweni Super Max- home. Here are some of his strict living conditions…

Newly discovered dinosaur tracks suggest that the animals survived far longer in Southern Africa than previously thought.

No flights had been delayed and operations are continuing as normal.

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‘It was so special getting a message from the President. Now we know we can go (to the World Cup) with 62 million supporters,’ said the Bafana captain.

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

The Honda Elevate is a compact SUV that offers incredible value, being priced from only R3,899 per month.

Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated “good”, but improvements must be made in A&E.

Two Tractor Boys join a project that is tackling oral health and healthy diets among children.