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BMW 7 Series updated with Neue Klasse tech and longer EV range
The latest version of a model traditionally served to showcase BMW’s latest innovations focuses on digitalisation, electrification and passenger comfort
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The latest version of a model traditionally served to showcase BMW’s latest innovations focuses on digitalisation, electrification and passenger comfort

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Great Britain’s Jess Warner Judd will make her London Marathon debut less than two years after a mid-race seizure left her fearing her career might be over.

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The former lawyer says she “didn’t trust anyone” with her five-year-old’s allergies so gave up work.
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Orwell: 2+2=5 documents the ongoing relevance of George Orwell’s warnings against totalitarianism, proving that the Orwellian prophecy has already taken shape around us.

South Africa
N1 between Witvlag junction and the Hendrik Verwoerd Tunnel will be closed for several hours.

South Africa
Chikunga says women judges have a critical role in ensuring court decisions protect women.

South Africa
Advocate Cyril Mlotshwa has been testifying at the Nkabinde Enquiry.

South Africa
The Premier says the test results will help determine the cause of the alleged food contamination.

World
President Trump’s Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the child’s gender identity.

World
More than 70 years after the Korean War, South Korea is still confronting the legacy of a secret conflict waged in the shadows.

World
The Pope gives a frank and passionate speech, the likes of which have characterised his tour of Africa.

World
Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.

Africa
At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.

Africa
Zambia authorities and Edgar Lungu’s family are in a dispute over where former leader’s remains should be buried.

Africa
Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.

Africa
The kidnappers raided his palace on Saturday and are believed to be holding him in a forest.

Business
An increase in spending is more than more than offset by increased tax receipts, official figures show.

Business
Capitec increased its banking app clients by 19% year-on-year – from 12.9 million to 15.3 million.

Business
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Thursday, 23 April.

Business
If you’re in the market for car insurance or simply curious about whether you could be paying less, getting a car insurance quote from OUTsurance is a smart place to start.

Politics
Tolashe allegedly registered luxury vehicles donated by the Chinese embassy in her children’s names.

Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa officiates the launch of the Senqu Bridge in Mokhotlong, Lesotho

Politics
He was a member of the Raymond Mhlaba Branch in the Dr WB Rubusana Region.

Politics
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry is chaired by Justice Sisi Khampepe.

Sport
Mamelodi Sundowns dropped points for the first time in 2026 after being held to a draw by Stellenbosch FC at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday.

Sport
How much attention have you paid to what’s happened in the world of sport over the past seven days?

Sport
BBC Sport speaks to Miles Chamley-Watson, the man behind the World Fencing League, which launches on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Sport
The URC has decided that there will be disciplinary action against the Welsh winger who inured Sharks star Ethan Hooker.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Lawmakers are now pushing for a formal policy change to declare education subsidised rather than fully free, after the government admitted it has been unable to fully finance the free education programme.

Education
Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.
The problem is caused by benefit rules that classify a...

Education
Measure will also limit device use during passing periods, lunch and recess and block YouTube on district devices
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Lifestyle
Longtime Buccaneers fan, Helen Zille, was gifted an priceless, signed Orlando Pirates jersey. Take a look…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Liesl Laurie celebrates Musa Mthobeni with a heartfelt birthday message.

Entertainment
AfriForum recorded 184 farm attacks and 29 murders in 2025. Gauteng saw highest incidents with 50 attacks seven murders.

Entertainment
WaterCAN has advised schools to stop using the water immediately and urged municipalities to take urgent corrective action.

Entertainment
Millennials broke new ground but here’s why Gen Z is the generation that’s truly redefining what love and romans means.

Entertainment
Ivan van Rooyen’s team will go into this weekend’s match having won five in a row on home soil.

Science/Tech
Demand for financial licenses in Anjouan has surged significantly, driven by the rapid global expansion of the foreign exchange (FX) and cryptocurrency markets. The jurisdiction is increasingly emerging as a preferred destination for brokers and digital asset firms seeking fast, reliable, and cost-effective licensing solutions. FX and crypto licenses are at the forefront of this […]

Science/Tech
Endless Domains Integrates Freename, Expanding the World’s Most Comprehensive Multi-Chain Identity Aggregator. Every Major Blockchain. Multiple Identities. One Platform. There are years the industry talks about. And then there are years the industry looks back on. 2026 is the second kind. Endless Domains today announces the integration of Freename as its newest major provider, joining […]

Science/Tech
In 2018, Kate Maakane placed second in a hackathon. She was hungry for the opportunity, bright and ready to be challenged. The tech industry didn’t come knocking. It took six more years before she got her shot. A comprehensive 2024/2025 research report titled “Decoding ICT Demand”, conducted by The Collective X, a South African non-profit […]

Science/Tech
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Motoring
Global fuel prices may never return to normal.

Motoring
Buying a brand new car is not always an option for South Africa’s motorists.

Motoring
BMW will introduce the all-new 7 Series in South Africa later this year.

Motoring
South African air fares are some of the cheapest in the world.

Health
Rachel Moore is raising awareness for adenomyosis a womb disease which she said has ruined her life.
Health
In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.

Health
Amy-Jane Davies is one of 713,048 people in Wales waiting for any type of NHS treatment.
Health
Testifying on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to back away from his criticism of the measles shot. But he spoke on behalf of his department, not himself.