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Staff members were injured when Boeing 787’s nose gear collapsed at Frankfurt airport

A six-year-old girl from the North West played a crucial role in saving the life of a newborn baby after she alerted her grandmother to what she believed was a “crying doll” coming from their chicken house.

The Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Thursday denied bail to businessman and alleged political fixer Brown Oupa Mogotsi, who is facing multiple charges arising from an alleged staged shooting incident in Vosloorus.

US President Donald Trump’s legal team has refused to hand over financial information sought by BBC lawyers in his $10bn defamation case against the broadcaster, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing court filings.

Over 2 500 residents have been displaced following heavy rains in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro

Authorities said that a bear in north-east Japan has eluded capture by opening a window

Xi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June, a rare visit to the isolated regime that is a longstanding ally of Beijing.

The insect, which has been found in America for the first time since 1966, is a growing concern in the southern US.

Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback – which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.

At the centre of it is London mining investor INIHC’s arbitration battle over the billion-dollar Black Volta gold project

The opposition has called for protests after the president’s term in office was extended by a year.

A fifth man was discharged and acquitted by the court due to insufficient evidence against him.

With a record 10 African sides in action at the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport Africa picks out some of the players to watch from the continent.

Madlanga Commission is probing alleged political interference in the criminal justice system.

Last week, the Evidence leader indicated adverse findings against Mchunu.

Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit highlights the tension shaping South Africa’s relations with the continent, along with other barriers to interregional trade

The uMkhonto weSizwe party says it will contest all municipal wards in the 2026 local elections.

With Fernando Da Cruz expected to take charge of Kaizer Chiefs, we look at the coaches who delivered the most success at Naturena.

Fifa says fans who were mistakenly given free tickets to World Cup group stage matches in Toronto must pay for them within seven days or lose the seats.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says major sports events present an “enormous platform to do stupid things” and warned fans the “consequences are dramatic”.

Bafana Bafana winger Mohau Nkota has undergone successful knee surgery after the injury that ended his hopes of featuring at the World Cup.

Sydney Ember, a Times business reporter, has been speaking with recent college graduates struggling to find work. She explains how starting a career in a weak job market can leave lasting scars on wages and opportunities.

More than 19,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of an A‑level maths paper which they say was significantly more challenging than any past exam.

Here’s how much and how you can get your hands on SAFA and Kappa’s limited-edition nostalgic kits honouring Bafana’s 1996 dream team.

On his 70th birthday, actor Keith David was excited to receive an honour not every entertainer gets in their career – a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 44-year-old son of James Handy’s girlfriend has been arrested for stabbing him to death.

The forfeiture order emanates from a sophisticated online scam involving the unlawful diversion of pension funds.

Nomvalo also denied that the party is experiencing factional battles with the suspension of some of their leaders.

Police used the occasion to warn communities against taking immigration enforcement into their own hands.

AI companies are using serif to project humanity. Critics are calling it “tasteslop.”

One of the persistent assumptions in crypto over the last several years has been that a team’s size and the seriousness of its product are correlated. A 40-person team is taken to be building something more substantive than a 10-person team. A 100-person team is treated as evidence that whatever it is building must be […]

Amazon’s R59/month Prime bundle costs less than Prime Video alone once did. There’s method to this madness.

A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows – marking a significant rise over the last five years.

The shift marks a significant rise over the last five years, but experts say there is no single, clear explanation for the increase.