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The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the “founding executive board”, the White House says.

The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler has been reporting from Greenland and dissects why the island has so much value in the eyes of President Trump.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Saturday, 17 January 2026.

The president said several air defence systems were without missiles until a shipment on Friday morning.

Persistent heavy rains have caused flooding across parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

Egypt’s Cabinet has approved expanding the mandate of the National Council for Artificial Intelligence to include quantum computing, biotechnology and other emerging technologies, and will rename the body the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, approved the move in line with...

KZN Education instructs the principal of Addington primary to submit a detailed registration list.

The community of Glen and the surrounding areas are requested to be vigilant.

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the Iranian-Armenian border as internet shutdown continues following deadly protests.

Myanmar says The Gambia has failed to provide enough evidence of genocide against the Muslim-minority people.

He has been a prominent voice calling for protests against Iran’s authoritarian regime to continue.

The Afghan suspect is accused of killing a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter.

President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

Abubakar Abdullahi sheltered 262 people after they came under attack from Fulani herders in 2018.

Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.

The game in Rabat (19:00 GMT) pits the continent’s top two teams against one another, with the North Africans ranked 11th in the world and the Teranga Lions eight places below them.

The housing proposal will let Americans use their 401(k)s for down payments, a Trump economic adviser said.

The new Club Med South Africa Beach and Safari development is progressing well and is set to open its doors on 4 July 2026.

The National Treasury is considering major changes for South Africa’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, which has raised some concerns.

PAC threatens to pull out of the GNU and in all its working arrangements with the ANC in Gauteng.

The TRC cases inquiry was established in May last year.

Mashatile says uMkhonto weSizwe cannot remain a passive observer in the ANC.

The Umkhonto we Sizwe Liberation War Veterans organisation ays SA will not be bullied by the US.

Watch highlights as Rangers advance in the Scottish Cup by beating Annan Athletic.

Michael Dunlop wins the Irish Motorcyclist of the Year award for the third time after extending his record number of Isle of Man TT wins to 33 in 2025, and picking up a hat-trick at the North West 200.

Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ansgar Knauff scores a dramatic last-gasp equaliser in their 3-3 draw against Bundesliga strugglers Werder Bremen.

Plans to stage the most attended event in boxing history are announced by live sports entertainment organisation iVisit Boxing (iVB).

A Cape Town woman has been forced to move into an attic space after her landlord drastically increased her rent…

A clip of Minister Gwede Mantashe indulging in a giant ANC anniversary celebration cake has gone viral on social media…

Rachel Kolisi has shared a decade-old throwback as part of the ‘2016 challenge’ from her wedding day to now ex, Siya Kolisi…

How far does R165 million go? We share the ways that South Africans can spend their PowerBall winnings as fast or frugal as they can.

MI Cape Town are still alive in this season’s SA20 competition, if only just, after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in…

The conviction marks the third successful prosecution linked to the Steinhoff accounting scandal.

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Taking drug in pregnancy does not raise chances of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, ‘gold standard’ review finds

Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child will be autistic, or have ADHD or an intellectual disability, a “gold standard” review of the evidence has found.

The findings debunk Donald Trump’s claims last September that the painkiller causes...

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

Mercedes-Benz has launched a new special-edition model for the GLA SUV in South Africa.

Complex podcast host and chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson joins What’s Up Docs? to talk about how we think about willpower.

Dr Alex George wants better assessment waiting times after paying for expensive private tests.