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South Africa’s ANC, the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a crisis over corruption, poor governance, and persistent racial inequality, and pledged to clean up its act.

This year, a new fitness dawn has broken. The kids are ignoring Saturday-morning hangovers and hitting the ground running — literally. Sunday-brunch mimosas are only served after breaking a sweat.

Russia’s central bank says it is suing Belgium’s Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.

You won’t arrive on time and may not even get a seat. Your booking might get lost. Things have gotten so dire that a foreigner has been brought in to shake things up.

The man who led the operation says María Corina Machado crossed “very rough seas” in “pitch-black darkness”.

The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts.

BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.

This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

Investigations show individuals receiving multiple salaries, with one case involving five salaries paid to a single ID

Despite this growing interest, about 80% of the 411 houses in a small coastal town between Mossel Bay and Stilbaai stand empty for most of the year.

Airbnb is not the culprit behind escalating rental prices or worsening housing affordability in Cape Town.

Airbnb is not the culprit behind escalating rental prices or worsening housing affordability in Cape Town.

Australia has become the first country to ban children under 16 from using social media, and experts say discussions with South African regulators have already begun.

The EFF said it would support the motion, while the MKP continues to seek support

Ekurhuleni HR Head was suspended with immediate effect following a council resolution.

ANC NGC resolves that SACP members must recuse themselves from ANC discussions ahead of 2026 LGE

Prize money for the Derby at Epsom will increase to £2m in 2026 making it the joint-richest race in the UK as part of a series of changes.

Peter Wright says becoming the first Scot to win the title for a third time is more motivation than the record £1m top prize at the PDC World Darts Championship.

Ireland all-rounder Sophie MacMahon announces her international retirement, aged 28.

Gloucester are set to be without centre pairing Max Llewellyn and Will Joseph for a “decent” period after they picked up injuries against Castres in the Champions Cup.

Notoriously difficult entrance exam is regarded as gateway to economic security and even a good marriage

The chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned – after complaints that an English test he designed was too difficult.

Passing the exam, known locally as the Suneung, is essential for admission to top universities and regarded as a gateway to...

A new hotel has quietly joined the Camps Bay skyline, adding another upmarket stop to Cape Town’s most popular beachfront stretch.

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has honoured South Africa-born, Achim von Arnim, founder of Haute Cabrière.

The court likened the Information Regulator’s stance to ‘a poorly constructed thought experiment’

Three-day music festival Makhelwane, which means ‘neighbour’, celebrates being neighbourly.

A four-storey temple collapsed in Redcliffe, KZN. Survivors are sending voice notes while rescue teams rush to the scene.

The accused allegedly demanded R300 000 from a local businessman to secure a tender.

Teneo School becomeing the first school in South Africa to demonstrate with large-scale data that digitally enabled learning delivers measurable academic improvements.

These merino wool T-shirts are the last shirt you’ll ever wear. I’m wearing one right now.

A prominent energy expert has criticised Eskom for using an “instantaneous” energy availability factor (EAF) to punt its generating fleet performance improvements, claiming no such figure can exist.

TopAuto is South Africa’s foremost motoring website – and the best place to advertise your products and services.

A Chinese carmaker has launched a new sedan in South Africa called the 007.

Stellantis has issued an urgent safety recall for these 21 cars in South Africa.

Iron deficiency is a relatively common problem, especially in women. Here’s how to spot the symptons.

The TEWV announcement comes after calls from families of three patients who died by suicide.