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Somaliland has a right to choose its own relationships, and pressure tactics from Beijing and Mogadishu have not succeeded in altering its friendship with Taipei, its top diplomat in Taiwan said on Friday at the opening of a new office

The community of Emdeni in Soweto, family, friends, and colleagues gathered on Saturday morning to bid farewell to Gcina Dhladhla, the Cartrack employee whose death at her workplace has sparked widespread concern and calls for accountability

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England have suffered a theft of training equipment ahead of their arrival in Kansas City, local police said, after a vehicle transporting the gear to their World Cup base was broken into.

The campaign aims to combat rising gun violence and the proliferation of illegal firearms

EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo says this is the president’s tactic to avoid accountability

EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says no injuries have been reported.

Dhladhla died while at work after allegedly notifying supervisors that she was not feeling well.

The World Cup officially kicked off this week – but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions.

The statement said “significant progress” had been made into crash which left 260 people dead a year ago.

The protesters warn wasteful government spending risks driving the country into bankruptcy.

Patnala Suresh and his wife were looking forward to celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary this month.

Sylvester Muigai Ndung’u was in Nanyuki to fetch a school uniform on Tuesday, his mother says.

Bola Tinubu was addressing the nation on Democracy Day, marking the return to civilian rule in 1999.

Former captain Dean Furman says South Africa were “miles off it” in their World Cup opener against Mexico, as many on the continent ‘hate-watch’ Bafana Bafana.

The taunting reflects anger from parts of the continent over reports of xenophobia in South Africa.

Eleri Williams started out selling her dad’s old football shirts and has just opened her own shop.

ActionSA says it will be held in a community affected by crime, drugs and gangsterism.

EFF Spokesperson Sinawo Thambo says this is the President’s tactic to avoid accountability.

The review bid – which is set to be heard in September – seeks to invalidate the section 89 report.

Mashaba, who has spent more than two days on the witness stand, has now concluded his testimony.

Rhian Wilkinson says her free-agent internationals gave potential suitors a glimpse of their qualities by helping Wales finish top of their Women’s World Cup qualifying group.

Former Scotland players Paul Lambert, Darren Jackson and Rachel Corsie explain what it is like to live every fan’s dream by playing at a World Cup.

Wales pairing Jonny Clayton and Nick Kenny continue to impress at the World Cup of Darts to book a second-round spot, where they will be joined by Republic of Ireland and hosts Germany.

Shamrock Rovers defender Lee Grace tells BBC Sport of his pride at seeing his friend and defensive partner Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes preparing for the World Cup with Cape Verde.

The convicted fraudster had redirected R1.4 million into her niece’s bank account.

The Springbok coach has addressed concerns around his ageing locks while adding to the hype around Junior Springbok captain Riley Norton.

Whether you want to buy cheaper electricity, store solar energy, or guard against outages, EcoFlow’s home battery might be just what you need.

Plus: AI bug hunting fuels Microsoft’s biggest-ever Patch Tuesday, ShinyHunters ransomware gang exploits an Oracle zero-day, and more.

RJ Scaringe, the CEO of Rivian Automotive, joined us for a wide-ranging interview about how his company’s new electric SUV fits into the current EV industry, and what comes next.

Junk speak, like junk food, encourages verbal littering. It has to be one of the worst things about life in Britain

I live in the Norfolk countryside, and what irritates me most about living here is the deluge of litter that gets thrown out of car windows in the lane outside my house. It is always from junk food outlets, so the question arises as to which way round things are: does junk food...

Children can test the new miniature replica of an MRI machine on different toys.

The aim of the Hele Road ward is to give students hands-on experience with equipment and patients.

Patients have been urged to only attend A&E if their condition is life-threatening or serious.