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A local in Tehran tell BBC Verify that the city has been turned into a “ghost town” as residents flee.

One of the officers is on trial at the Old Bailey while the other was found dead in May 2024 after being arrested and bailed.

Communities across huge swathes of Lebanon have been told by Israel to leave their homes due to military action against Hezbollah.

NSFAS Acting CEO Waseem Carrim says they are open to engaging with landlords with valid claims

COGTA says says there were eight people in the bakkie, two of whom were able to reach safety

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Ten years after Colombia’s peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war.

It is the latest country to curb young people’s access to digital spaces to try and protect them from abuse.

Suspected Islamist militants reportedly seized control of a village for two days before being forced out by troops and air strikes.

Some opted to remain in Iran, even after their government offered to bring them home.

The group had said it would choose a new leader with the same title as Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church.

The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is postponed just 12 days before the finals were due to kick off in Morocco.

The council earmarks £1m to pay for the vouchers as part of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund.

The South African Reserve Bank is now expected to keep interest rates on hold this month following Israel and America’s attacks on Iran.

The contraction came as a surprise with payrolls down in nearly every sector.

Various MPs have been given prison sentences over the years.

Gen. Sangweni says President Ramaphosa can lawfully use legislation to deploy SANDF when needed.

This is according to former Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Anton Ackermann

Carrim’s lawyer says he received death threats before testifying at the Madlanga Commission Monday.

Leeds United call on supporters to show respect when players who are observing Ramadan break their fast during Sunday’s FA Cup match against Norwich City.

Mansfield Town owner John Radford and CEO Carolyn Radford talk about what it has taken to get the Stags ready to face Arsenal in the FA Cup on Saturday.

The possibility of Celtic ending the season without a trophy “should be a wake-up call for the football club”, interim manager Martin O’Neill says.

Rhian Wilkinson says the impact of her “finishers” is evidence of the increased options at her disposal as Wales plot a path to the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

A proposed shark net near a new Club Med resort on the North Coast has sparked fierce debate over swimmer safety and threats to marine life.

Read how an adventure to Everest Base Camp might be more attainable than you think, even for a solo woman traveller from South Africa.

Meet Devandra Narismulu, the Executive Chef managing a high-volume kitchen while focusing on culinary mentorship and South African heritage.

President Ramaphosa honours Mosiuoa Lekota with half-mast flags and a special official funeral.

Several players will hope to finish their second rounds early on Saturday.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for 5 March 2026.

Durban Central Police Station in eThekwini recorded the highest number of sexual offence cases uncovered through police intervention.

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

A health campaigner says women’s relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.

England’s top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

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