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I’m sitting in Cape Town International Airport right now, waiting on a delayed Norse Atlantic flight to Gatwick. Again. And yet I keep booking them. Make it make sense.

In his debut earnings report since taking the helm in January, new CEO Michael Leiters gave the first hints of his plan to revive the struggling Volkswagen subsidiary.

With South Africa’s temporary visa concession set to expire soon, experts warn that without an extension, some applicants could lose lawful status, be forced to leave, and risk being declared undesirable.

Khaya Dube is fast emerging as one of the next big voices in South African film after earning a nod at the Joburg Film Festival through the Young Voices Competition for his short film Umxoxiso.

The Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony.

Richard Shibiri testified at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday.

Ngcuka says he is hesitant to judge those who succeeded him at the NPA.

A handyman had sought $1.7m (£1.267m) from the rapper over claims of unpaid work, medical expenses and being unfairly fired.

BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith spoke to Gold Star mum Lynn, whose son died in the Iraq War, and veteran Jeremy.

A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.

Witnesses say drone strikes hit a residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers.

Forecasters say storms are becoming more intense in the region, partly due to global warming.

China is boosting its ties to Africa, with zero-tariff trade and a year-long people-to-people exchange initiative, aiming to expand investment and infrastructure development across the continent

With Bellarmine Mugabe due in court we look at what has happened to Zimbabwe’s ex-first family.

Woolworths Group CEO Roy Bagattini will retire this year, with Woolworths Food CEO Sam Ngumeni taking over.

The department store and Waitrose supermarket owner will give workers a bonus equivalent to an extra week’s pay.

Professor Vukosi Marivate, Director of the African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AfriDSAI) based at the University of Pretoria (UP) and ABSA-UP Chair of Data Science at the University, has been appointed as a member of the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.

Mosiuoa Lekota’s memorial service was held at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church on Wednesday.

Vuma was testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee in Cape Town.

Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota has been remembered as an outstanding organiser.

The commission took its campaign to the Durban University of Technology’s Ritson campus. 

Britain’s Sonay Kartal says it was “one match too many” as a back injury forced her retirement from a fourth-round Indian Wells match against world number three Elena Rybakina.

Ireland back-row Jack Conan is wary of the threat of Scotland fly-half Finn Russell, describing him as a player who can “pull a rabbit out of a hat”.

Orlando Pirates are entering the decisive phase of the season, with several key players expected to play a major role in their title push.

It’s a two-team race for the 2025/26 Betway Premiership title between current log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, and Orlando Pirates.

Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debt

UK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told

Young adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the influential Treasury select committee has warned as it launches an inquiry into student loans.

The cross-party committee’s...

After fleeing SA’s ‘racial persecution’, ‘Real Housewives’ couple Mel and Peet Viljoen have been arrested in the US for shoplifting.

Fans have reacted to a viral clip of Rachel Kolisi revealing that she had to ask ‘permission’ and money for ‘pads, tampons and shampoo.’

Here’s what is happening in the war between the US, Israel, and Iran.

Cape Town’s got loads of talent in singer Danica Jade whose track ‘Butterflies’ is cinematic, powerful and emotionally charged.

A UCT-led team has used South Africa’s MeerKAT and Salt to reveal a vast hidden supercluster lurking behind the Milky Way.

Vodacom South Africa has achieved a significant milestone—the first demonstration of this capability on the African continent—with the successful testing of SuperUpload, a 5G advanced technology that delivers uplink speeds of 254 Mbps. This breakthrough reinforces Vodacom’s ongoing 5G network leadership in the country, particularly on speed and performance, setting new standards for how it […]

When prompts model outputs and interaction logs become part of the data layer, what changes in how organisations manage risk and accountability?

Electric cars are gaining traction in South Africa’s pre-owned market.

Suzuki has announced the pricing for its newest SUV, which will go on sale in South Africa very soon.

South Africa’s biggest airline is adding a temporary fuel surcharge to its ticket prices.