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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.

Kruger centenary marks silence for murdered Mossel Bay couple as cross-border investigation continues and vehicle leads are traced.

The increase comes at a time when households are already battling with a higher cost of living, with fuel prices affecting everything from food and transport costs to the price of everyday goods.

Serena Williams will return to competitive tennis for the first time in nearly four years when she plays in the women’s doubles at Queen’s.

Foreign Vehicle Declaration System will assist in efforts to modernize cross-border customs: SARS

Sixteen-year-old South African student Reatlegile Rammuki has been selected for the MIT Jameel Clinic AI and Health Summer Bootcamp at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts — a highly competitive global programme exploring how artificial intelligence can be applied to real-world healthcare challenges. The bootcamp, scheduled for July, brings together selected...

By Lauren Potgieter, Country Manager at Infobip South Africa In 2026, contact centre leaders are being pulled in two directions at once. Executives are demanding AI‑driven efficiencies, while customers expect more human, empathetic support than ever. The only way to resolve this tension is to redesign the contact centre as a conversational experience hub, the […]

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

A Paralympic athlete died “in an accident waiting to happen” when a metal bar fell on him, a sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey is told.

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.

Higher petrol prices and longer commutes are changing home-buying habits, boosting demand in these well-located property hotspots.

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

The accused was serving a 10 year jail term for theft and money laundering.

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.

Ottawa, Ontario  – Kyzenn today announced the release of a marketplace growth framework designed to help consumer brands improve operational efficiency, traffic quality, and performance measurement across Amazon and other retail media environments. The framework addresses a growing challenge for e-commerce brands as advertising costs rise, attribution becomes more complex, and marketplace...

Crypto has a strange habit of bringing back stories the market had already written off. Zcash was supposed to be a footnote, a privacy coin left over from a previous cycle, technically solid but commercially forgotten, drifting quietly while everyone chased AI tokens and modular blockchains. Then it blew past $600, and the conversation changed […]

IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.

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.