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A US state department official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released, but called the move “an important step in the right direction”.

The Summit Club in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, is in hot water, owing the city R2.6 million in unpaid power bills and facing allegations of violating regulations.

Farmers are calling for the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak to be declared a national disaster in terms of South Africa’s Disaster Management Act.

The court has found that the witness has also lied that he cannot read nor write English.

The Western Cape government is affected by wildfires and water shortages.

Chiloane says 3000 learners remain unplaced as parents flood Gauteng Education offices.

The purpose for the visit is to kickstart the 2026 Back-To-School Programme.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark’s foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, at the center of a geopolitical storm.

Experts say that children in conflict with the law are being let down by India’s juvenile justice system.

Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person months before the famous case of Rosa Parks.

The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

The communications authority says the suspension is aimed at preventing misinformation and violence.

The offensive is in the central state of Kogi, where the bandits have recently become more active.

Eritrea are included in the preliminary qualifying round draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations despite being unranked by world governing body Fifa.

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Best Before, which is disrupting the South African retail market with lower prices than retailers like Checkers and Pick n Pay, has launched nationwide courier delivery.

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Nvidia has been caught in a tug-of-war between the US and China as the countries compete for AI dominance.

Health Department requested more funding after Trump administration withdrew PEPFAR funding.

Makhubele was removed as Chief Whip with immediate effect.

Welsh Fire are set to announce England batter Phil Salt as one of their direct signings for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.

Dithejane is heading stateside.

Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith indicate they will remain with LIV Golf rather than rejoining the PGA Tour.

England scrum-half Raffi Quirke says he will leave Sale Sharks at the end of the season, having been linked with Newcastle Red Bulls.

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate has begun road rehabilitation works on a key road in Bellville’s Stikland Industrial area.

Alternative assets like luxury watches and jewellery are outperforming South African stocks and even the property market. Here’s why …

US actor Will Smith has come to the rescue of US YouTuber Salah Brooks who was robbed in Cape Town last month…

The ‘Mommy Club: Sugar and Spice’ star Losh Naidoo is celebrating her triplet daughters top achieving Matric passes…

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The matric Class of 2025 will join millions of youth already searching for work, facing the same walls others have hit for years.

Mpumalanga and Limpopo have been lashed by heavy rain.

While matric results hit a record high, analysts say the true pass rate shows most pupils never reach or succeed in Grade 12.

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CambriLearn argues the matric pass rate hides a deeper crisis in learner retention and real educational outcomes.

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The Association of Communications and Technology has said that over-the-top players like Netflix and WhatsApp disproportionally benefit from network investments in South Africa.

South Africans are spending noticeably less on petrol than they were a few months ago.

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Tata has announced that two new SUVs are heading to South Africa this year.

One of South Africa’s largest municipalities plans to generate revenue by auctioning off 800 cars next month.

Dr May van Schalkwyk from the University of Edinburgh shares her thoughts with Drs Chris and Xand on What’s Up Docs?

Medical checks for the show picked up contestant Amanda Collier’s heart condition.