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The president said several air defence systems were without missiles until a shipment on Friday morning.

Manchester City have upped the ante in the Premier League title race by flexing their muscles in the January transfer window.

Despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, Ayatollah Khamenei might think he must plough on with an iron fist

Craig Guildford blames the “political and media frenzy” as he confirms his decision to step down.

Persistent heavy rains have caused flooding across parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

Egypt’s Cabinet has approved expanding the mandate of the National Council for Artificial Intelligence to include quantum computing, biotechnology and other emerging technologies, and will rename the body the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, approved the move in line with...

KZN Education instructs the principal of Addington primary to submit a detailed registration list.

The community of Glen and the surrounding areas are requested to be vigilant.

Myanmar says The Gambia has failed to provide enough evidence of genocide against the Muslim-minority people.

He has been a prominent voice calling for protests against Iran’s authoritarian regime to continue.

The Afghan suspect is accused of killing a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter.

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Abubakar Abdullahi sheltered 262 people after they came under attack from Fulani herders in 2018.

Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.

The game in Rabat (19:00 GMT) pits the continent’s top two teams against one another, with the North Africans ranked 11th in the world and the Teranga Lions eight places below them.

The defence minister orders an inquiry into reports the military flouted orders to expel Iran from naval drills.

The housing proposal will let Americans use their 401(k)s for down payments, a Trump economic adviser said.

The new Club Med South Africa Beach and Safari development is progressing well and is set to open its doors on 4 July 2026.

The National Treasury is considering major changes for South Africa’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, which has raised some concerns.

PAC threatens to pull out of the GNU and in all its working arrangements with the ANC in Gauteng.

The TRC cases inquiry was established in May last year.

Mashatile says uMkhonto weSizwe cannot remain a passive observer in the ANC.

The Umkhonto we Sizwe Liberation War Veterans organisation ays SA will not be bullied by the US.

New Orlando Pirates winger Daniel Msendami has spoken for the first time about his move to the Sea Robbers in Soweto.

Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin faces up to eight weeks out with a lower leg injury.

Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson compete in the rhythm dance at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield. The pair sit in second place on the leaderboard with the free dance still to come.

Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer from the 2025 Formula 1 season has been moved to a new role inside Ferrari.

A clip of Minister Gwede Mantashe indulging in a giant ANC anniversary celebration cake has gone viral on social media…

Rachel Kolisi has shared a decade-old throwback as part of the ‘2016 challenge’ from her wedding day to now ex, Siya Kolisi…

How far does R165 million go? We share the ways that South Africans can spend their PowerBall winnings as fast or frugal as they can.

Mama Joy has clapped back at South Africans who trolled her for supporting Nigeria at AFCON, which is currently taking place in Morocco.

MI Cape Town are still alive in this season’s SA20 competition, if only just, after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in…

The conviction marks the third successful prosecution linked to the Steinhoff accounting scandal.

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OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.

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

Mercedes-Benz has launched a new special-edition model for the GLA SUV in South Africa.

Complex podcast host and chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson joins What’s Up Docs? to talk about how we think about willpower.

Dr Alex George wants better assessment waiting times after paying for expensive private tests.