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The year-to-date surplus stands at R75.6bn

Miranda Hart, Maya Jama, and Eastenders legend Ross Kemp are among the stars who will go head-to-head in the second series of The Celebrity Traitors.

Sharing the image on social media, Kensington Palace said: “Wishing Charlotte a very happy 11th birthday!’

Four women and a child are among the dead, as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah continues despite a ceasefire.

Police say the shootout happened after community patrollers spotted three suspected robbery suspects

Recent heavy rains have caused large amounts of water to flow upstream in the Modder River.

North West law enforcement and government stakeholders are still assisting motorists amid floods

The call comes after two crime intelligence officers were ambushed by armed suspects in Durban.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity.

Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.

The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Trump to use this summer.

The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran.

Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.

The unusually forceful intervention highlights concerns about governance in the management of public retirement savings

The blockade comes days after Mali’s defence minister was assassinated in a series of nationwide attacks.

Malagasy prosecuters used a Whatsapp group as evidence for the detained individuals alleged crimes.

The iconic Babylonstoren wine farm, has partnered with the Four Seasons Hotel in Johannesburg for a four-part dinner series throughout 2026.

A new R520 million university bursary scheme, launched in 2026, will assist more than 5,000 South African students in obtaining tertiary education.

The airline had been in talks with the Trump administration about a $500m bailout.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Saturday, 2 May 2026.

ANC’s Nomvula Mokonyane was speaking at Cosatu’s Workers Day celebrations in Durban.

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressed COSATU-affiliated members at a Workers Day rally in Brakpan.

Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has committed to presenting a full account to Parliament

The MK party alleges that the IEC interfered with a live Election Results System

American Bryson DeChambeau says it is “completely untrue” he is looking to leave LIV Golf before the end of the year.

With Cobus Reinach set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines, we take a look at the new pecking order at scrumhalf for the Springboks.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is ordered to pay more than £1,100 after he failed to tax his McLaren supercar.

Hardly anyone was talking about Charlton being WSL 2 title contenders before the season began – but they go into the final day top.

NAHT leader says schools watchdog for England does not raise standards, amid opposition to ‘Nando’s-style’ scoring

School leaders are being pressurised “to the point of destruction”, the head of a teaching union has said, as he put the education establishment “on notice”.

During a speech to the union’s annual conference in Belfast, Paul Whiteman, the general secretary of the National...

Rihanna has always been a sex symbol, and she does it with absolute ease even after birthing three children.

Colour us intrigued! The most popular car colours in South Africa for the year 2026 have been revealed. Find out which ones…

Fans of Rachel Kolisi have playfully roasted her over a clip of cooking a home-cooked meal. Take a look…

Taking it too far? Rocomamas has responded to public concern over its extreme Fire Wings Challenge that has taken social media by storm…

Dr Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu officially took office on 1 May and has pledged to maintain the levels of public trust in Sars.

Back-up scrum-half Bernard van der Linde has had surgery on an ankle injury he suffered in Saturday’s narrow Prem loss at Northampton.

Some bags of potato chips are close to R30 a bag. Here’s how to save on chips without losing flavour.

A busy year for GWM will also include the roll-out of the revised Ora range and its new 3.0-litre turbodiesel engine.

The owl-shaped Ottocast Cabin Care adapter turns your vehicle’s CarPlay screen into a back seat camera.

Spinosaurid fossil bought by Stuttgart institution in 1991 has been the subject of a long restitution campaign

It is a 113-million-year-old bone of contention.

After Stuttgart’s museum of natural history bought a fossilised dinosaur skull in 1991, researchers found it was the most complete spinosaurid skull known to date, belonging to a previously unknown genus of the huge meat-eating...

Getting an assessment and suggestions from a pro puts you in the right position and gets you as comfortable as can be. If you ride a lot, it’s worth the investment.

Shopping for a bike that fits your body and suits your needs typically involves a lot of trial and error. Here’s our advice on how to make the process—and your ride—as painless as possible.

Nissan Motor is cancelling plans to make a pair of fully electric SUVs at one of its factories.

Poor tyre maintenance could be increasing your monthly fuel spend.

Vicky Pattison talks about trying to get help for pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder.

Bryony Gordon talks about her struggles with her mental health.