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‘I’ve never met anyone like Pollock’ – George on England’s ‘brilliant idiot’
Jamie George says England team-mate Henry Pollock is a personality without precedent in rugby and a “genuinely fascinating” character.
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Jamie George says England team-mate Henry Pollock is a personality without precedent in rugby and a “genuinely fascinating” character.
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Joe Root finally hitting the elusive Test century in Australia proves his status as one of the all-time great batters, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.

Top Stories
Sally Williams went from making failed batches of nougat in her kitchen to creating one of the biggest luxury sweets companies in South Africa.

South Africa
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

South Africa
Discovery Bank, South Africa’s fastest-growing bank, announced a wide range of new digital features, product updates and partner offers as part of a major platform enhancement that expands its financial services ecosystem. The updates follow earlier improvements introduced this year in financial planning tools, digital security and personalised banking experiences. Among the newest additions...
South Africa
The African Union has wrapped up its first Conference on Digital Agriculture in Addis Ababa, placing a strong focus on how technology can modernize farming and strengthen food systems across the continent. Speaking at the event, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment Moses Vilakati emphasized the potential of digital transformation […]

South Africa
Former President Jacob Zuma is briefing supporters after his Arms Deal appeal

World
The New York mayor-elect’s victory has energized the European left, with politicians casting themselves as their country’s version of Mamdani, and strategists eager to study how he won.
World
A doctor who supplied Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed was jailed in California on Wednesday.

World
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India Thursday for the first time since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It comes after the U.S. imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.

World
A long-awaited U.S.-brokered peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda will be signed in Washington on Thursday — but the hardest work may only be beginning, with peace on the ground uncertain.

Africa
Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

Africa
BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team explains when players will meet up with their countries at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa
A two-year investigation details disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence, murders and environmental destruction.

Africa
Known as “One Boss Lady”, Ethel Chisono Edwards has become known for her rants about the president.

Business
Residents in two tower blocks see a large rise in their energy bills that were previously subsidised.

Business
New data shows that around 180 small and medium-sized businesses are on the brink of closing their doors in South Africa.

Business
Some 98 million passengers entered and exited the station until the end of March, the regulator says.

Business
Some analysts said the score was a mere fluctuation in the run-up to the Budget.

Politics
Masemola says the aim of the intervention is to fast-track service delivery

Politics
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is testifying at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria.

Politics
Deputy President Paul Mashatile addresse to the National Council of Provinces on Thursday.

Politics
Jacob Zuma has lost his bid at the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that he pay back R28,9m

Sport
Zhang Anda produces a superb potting display to defeat world champion Zhao Xintong 6-2 as he advances to the last eight at the UK Championship in York.

Sport
Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop says he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer, and urges men of Caribbean heritage to get tested for the disease.

Sport
Oleksandr Usyk has permission to face Deontay Wilder next in a voluntary defence of his WBC heavyweight title.

Sport
Anthony Joshua is on weight for his heavyweight fight with Jake Paul later this month.

Education
University is already being investigated by police over ‘allegations of financial irregularities’ and has suspended three of its senior staff
The University of Greater Manchester is being investigated by England’s higher education regulator amid mounting allegations of financial misconduct, bribery and bullying.
The Office for Students will examine whether the former University of Bolton had...

Education
Legislation is needed to stop leftwing politicians ‘bringing drag queens and porn actors into schools’, minister says
A restrictive sex education bill backed by Georgia Meloni’s far-right government and intended to crack down on “gender ideology and the woke bubble” has provoked fury in Italy.
Italy is one of the few EU countries not to have compulsory sex education in schools despite evidence...
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Buti Manamela has expressed serious concern over reports of an alleged degree-selling syndicate operating at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT), reportedly involving foreign nationals.
Education
[Scrolla] Maxeke Secondary School has no security, no water, no electricity and no toilets for more than one thousand six hundred learners, and is short of desks. Motsewapele Primary School has had no electricity for three years and owes more than sixty thousand rand in water bills despite being a no-fee school.

Lifestyle
A year after her split from Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, Rachel has launched a movement titled ‘Falling Forward’. Take a look…

Lifestyle
Faf de Klerk’s wife Mine shared new photos of their newborn beautiful baby girl, Yuke de Klerk. Take a look at the newest ‘Bok baby’.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Three incidents of racing pigeons being stolen in South Africa in as many months has raised suspicions of a criminal syndicate …

Entertainment
Thuthukile Zuma is vying for ANC deputy chair in Johannesburg as delegates elect new regional leaders.

Entertainment
Lamola rejects Rubio’s criticism, saying South Africa chooses its own path while remaining open to respectful partnership with the US.

Entertainment
One customer spent a whopping R3 million and another just over R1 million, both on travel, entertainment and accommodation.

Entertainment
The former president wants to have his 1999 arms deal case withdrawn.
Science/Tech
Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.
Science/Tech
Subaru owners are reporting full-screen SiriusXM pop-up ads appearing on their infotainment systems while driving — sometimes even overriding Apple CarPlay. Subaru says the ads appear only twice a year, but frustrated drivers argue the practice is distracting, unsafe, and a sign of an industry trend that’s likely to get worse. The Drive reports: At least one 2024 Crosstrek owner reported that...
Science/Tech
Apple’s longtime human-interface chief Alan Dye is leaving to lead a new creative studio at Meta’s Reality Labs, where he’ll shape AI-driven design for devices like smart glasses and VR headsets. Dye will be replaced by Steve Lemay, who has had “a key role in the design of every major Apple interface since 1999,” according to a statement Apple CEO Tim Cook gave Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman....

Science/Tech
Chris Whitty contrasts systematic approach in children and calls for more research into managing infections in elderly
The medical profession must do more to prevent and manage infections in elderly people as the current methods are “hit and miss”, the chief medical officer for England has said.
Writing in his annual report for 2025, Prof Chris Whitty said preventing and treating infections had...
Motoring

Motoring
This is how much you can expect to spend on petrol when driving to the beach this holiday season.
Motoring

Motoring
BYD has finally launched the new Sealion 5 in South Africa, a plug-in hybrid SUV that’s R100,000 cheaper than its closest competitor.

Health
Diseases like pneumonia and flu must be taken much more seriously, England’s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty says.

Health
Here’s a simple way to make sure your wants and needs are being heard.
Health
The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.
Health
I don’t know how personal I should get with my mental health provider.