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Pope Leo‘s four-nation Africa tour featured firm denunciations by the pontiff of despotism and war and unprecedented attacks from US President Donald Trump that grabbed headlines.

The institution faces over R600k in legal fees

The party says the payouts would help tackle an “environmental emergency” faced by councils.

Elena Rybakina says she does not “trust” the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.

McKenzie handed over a multipurpose sport facility, attire and sporting equipment to two schools

The National Artificial Intelligence Policy was found to contain fictitious academic references.

Three hundred students from Tunisia’s University of Sfax have set a Guinness World Record by building a complete AI-powered startup in less than three hours, demonstrating how artificial intelligence is compressing timelines that would traditionally take weeks or months. The achievement took place during a scientific forum titled “Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Value […]

South African consumers are shifting away from entertainment-focused online subscriptions toward services offering productivity and everyday convenience, with artificial intelligence subscriptions recording the second-fastest growth of any category over the past year, according to the Discovery Bank SpendTrend26 report. AI subscription payment volumes grew 125% during the year, and AI services...

The dispute was initially between two families before escalating into a cycle of reprisal attacks.

With Rai’s passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful moments.

The UK’s maritime monitor has reported at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.

Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.

Clashes resumed in Kidal following coordinated attacks across Mali by armed groups on Saturday.

The activist has condemned France’s influence in West Africa and been accused of being a “Russian mouthpiece”.

Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.

Geordin Hill-Lewis, the mayor of Cape Town, was elected as the new Federal Leader of South Africa’s second-biggest political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), on 12 April 2025, succeeding John Steenhuisen.

Another African country is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for some of South Africa’s most important companies. 

Ramaphosa says Freedom Day is not only about the past, but also about building the future.

Afrika Mayibuye Movement is staging the event on the eve of the official Freedom Day festivities

The SACP has taken a resolution to contest the elections independently

Mashaba says illegal migration puts significant strain on the delivery of basic services.

Chief executive Mark Darbon says the R&A are having “ongoing dialogue” with Muirfield with a view to returning the Open Championship to the Gullane course.

The R&A’s chief executive Mark Darbon says “we will attempt to avoid a clash” with the World Cup final with The Open finishing on the same day.

Women’s Football Show pundits Gilly Flaherty and Nia Jones look at Sam Kerr’s legitimate goal that wasn’t given due to a lack of goalline technology in the WSL.

Siya Kolisi has sent a message to the Junior Springboks before their U20 Rugby Championship opener on Monday.

Hundreds of senior staff in territory benefit from nearly £30,000-a-year grant per child not available to staff in group’s other hubs

HSBC is reportedly reviewing a perk that covers school fees for bankers in Hong Kong as part of a big overhaul of the bank under chief executive Georges Elhedery.

Europe’s largest bank is considering whether to scrap the perk for new employees or make changes...

Social media users slammed radio personality and podcaster DJ Speedsta for pulling his girlfriend, Shamiso Mosaka, at the Metro FM Awards.

Brother and sister-in-law Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt are getting honoured with their stars in the same day.

Here’s what to anticipate for the upcoming SASSA Workers’ Day long weekend, following agency’s Easter payment debacle …

President said South Africans should not let their concerns about illegal immigration turn into xenophobia

Flagship range-extending five-seater is expected either before year-end or early 2027.

Postponed meeting still promises millions.

The Lions will next be in action in Ireland against Leinster in the first of two away games to end their URC round robin campaign.

Ethernet delivers stable, speedy, secure wired connections to the internet and between devices.

The horror of sports lessons put three in 10 of British 50 to 65-year-olds off exercise for life. I wish I’d known sooner that movement can feel so good

Surprising news: three in 10 50- to 65-year-olds in a recent Age UK survey said school sports memories had put them off exercise “for life”. Only three in 10? When it comes to exercise, there are surely two kinds of people – the handful...

A recent attack on Sam Altman’s home and OpenAI offices has put corporate security under renewed scrutiny. Records reveal how much some tech firms spend to arm up.

From Uniqlo to Puma, here are some of the top Pokémerch money can buy … for now.

South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority has cancelled the Vereeniging Airport’s licence.

Fuel prices are expected to increase once more in May, but not by as much as was feared earlier this month.

Toyota’s sales have been hit hard by the Middle East conflict.

The Transport Department hopes to invest R2 trillion in South Africa’s rail network by 2050.

Rachel Moore spent years in debilitating chronic pain due to the womb disease, adenomyosis.

The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords.