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Nine banks have been offered access to GPT 5.5 Cyber, as fierce rival Anthropic has blocked previews of its tool.

Tshwane reducing outsourced tanker use, while Emfuleni continues to rely on tankers

Nigerian politician Peter Obi said he would run for president again in January after winning his party’s nomination, setting up another contest between incumbent Bola Tinubu and a divided opposition.

The DA has opened a case of fraud and corruption against former Ekurhuleni City Manager.

Steenhuisen says that 3.5 -million doses of Biogenesis Bago vaccine arrived in South Africa.

A petition attracting around 30 000 signatures called for the Chapter 9 institution to be dissolved.

Huge crowds formed outside a shopping centre in China to see Pursuit of Jade’s Zhang Linghe.

American aircraft fired on a number of Iranian sites over the weekend, including Qeeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. And, Trump’s anti-weaponization fund faces scrutiny in Congress and the courts.

The outbreak remains focused in Congo’s eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Financial Times reporter Abigail Hauslohner about the funding of President Trump’s Board of Peace to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction.

Egypt’s Farida Khalil beat competitors twice her age to become world champion in modern pentathlon at the age of 14 after the sport was revamped.

Tensions have been rising in South Africa in recent weeks following several anti-migrant protests.

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar’s kidnapping highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.

According to media reports, the team’s departure for Mexico on Sunday has been delayed due to an “administrative bungle”.

Minister of Home Affairs Dr Leon Schreiber said the government is rapidly moving to phase out South Africa’s green barcoded ID books after nearly five decades in circulation.

Wise says it is working with the Brussels prosecutor’s office but that “no specific findings have been shared with us to date”.

Having taken over the administration of the Bonitas Medical Fund, Momentum has grown into the second-largest medical aid in South Africa.

Parties in the GNU supported Gana’s nomination, while the Progressive Caucus, which comprises the MK Party, EFF, African Transformation Movement and UAT, backed Wonderhoy Mahlatse

Parliament’s Impeachment Committee is meeting this Monday afternoon.

Carrim will not appear before the Commission on Monday, he’s declared medically unfit to testify

Suspended KZN Hawks Head Lesetja Senona will appear before the Madlanga Commission on a later day

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is on the brink of making history as he prepares to lead South Africa at FIFA World Cup 2026.

Heart of Midlothian are hopeful of concluding the signing of Falkirk winger Calvin Miller in the next 48 hours.

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann outlasted American Talor Gooch in a playoff to lift the LIV Golf Korea trophy on Sunday.

Wigan forward Sam Walters is given a seven-match ban for a dangerous lift tackle during the Challenge Cup final win over Hull KR.

Experts say a number of factors are now driving South African home-buyers towards smaller, more well-located properties.

Israel vowed to target Beirut’s Hezbollah stronghold again, deepening its Lebanon incursion as UN Security Council plans emergency meeting Monday.

Sweden will raise migrant adulthood age to 21 and allow reapplication, ending deportations of teens while parents stay, government says.

A three‑motor axial‑flux electric drive unit can deliver up to 860kW of power and 2 000Nm of torque for a 0-100km/h time of just 2.4 seconds.

The Hollywoodbets Durban July Young Designer Award nurtures individuality and creative identity

People from Delaware to Montreal reported either hearing loud booms or seeing the fireball in the sky over weekend

A meteor over Massachusetts during the weekend ultimately prompted reports of booms and sightings across New England into Canada.

The American Meteor Society said that the meteor in question was about 3ft (1 meter) wide as it entered the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border...

The Wi-Fi 8 standard trades the gigabit race for reliability – and Icasa’s new spectrum rules make it matter locally.

I tested the top sleep wearables for every type of sleeper, including devices from Oura, Whoop, and Eight Sleep.

South Africa’s banks have built thriving mobile businesses on phone numbers and network identities they don’t control.

Women tell the BBC presenter how endometriosis affects their lives, as she challenges ministers to take action.

BBC Panorama has seen documents and spoken to former midwives from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Sudden cardiac death can happen without warning, and it’s not just a problem for sporty young men, say experts.

Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS.