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Police described the incident as “tragic” and said they are working to identify the pair’s next of kin.

England were feeling “muted” after beating Wales but the defending champions remain on course for an eighth straight title.

The Foreign Affairs Committee says Ian Collard will only be giving evidence in writing.

Two goals in stoppage time and pitch invasions by both sets of fans. The last day of the National League season lived up to its billing.

Forecaster, Mathebula says rough sea conditions are expected between Saldanha Bay, Plettenberg Bay

Police say Combat Rifle is a necessary exercise for law enforcement officers

Linah Machete and two other people died, 123 others fell ill after consuming food at a funeral

Diepkloof residents say they have had no electricity since Monday.

The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.

The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.

The two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab.

More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.

Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.

What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.

A Ghanaian national was confronted by South Africans in a viral clip and questioned about his immigration status.

More middle-class South Africans are turning away from the Western Cape for property. 

Faerie Glen Shopping Centre in Pretoria is undergoing a significant redevelopment, with the mall set to add a new restaurant hub.

Freeway Toyota in Johannesburg has rolled out a fully integrated café at its dealership as part of a broader vision to enhance the branch experience.

Don Nkadimeng is remembered as being opposed foreign interference in African politics

The African People’s Convention is discussing coalition frameworks and candidate deployment

Phadi was officially announced by the party’s leader Herman Mashaba in eMalahleni on Saturday

Advocate Mojanku Gumbi will deliver Nkadimeng’s memorial lecture at the University of Limpopo.

Head coach Sean Lynn has praised Wales’ never say die attitude, but admits there is still plenty to work on if they are to close the gap on the world’s best teams.

Franziska Kett goes from hero to villain for Bayern Munich after following up her crucial equaliser with a straight red card, as the German champions draw 1-1 with Barcelona in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final.

Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz both score in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League, to strengthen Arne Slot’s side’s chase for Champions League qualification.

Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.

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Set a target of 186 runs to win, South Africa were restricted to 171/9.

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There are a few double-cab bakkies available in South Africa for less than R400,000.

Nissan plans to ramp up production in Egypt after leaving South Africa.

The price difference between South Africa’s two cheapest electric cars is only R2,000.

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

Hattie Underwood is a recovered alcoholic and she told 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty how she used delivery apps to “anonymise” her alcohol consumption.

There are currently 687,958 people waiting for any type of NHS treatment in Wales.