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Shares of JSE-listed packaging and paper producer Mondi jumped more than 10% on Friday when it announced it has decided not to go to battle to acquire industry peer DS Smith, which has another hefty offer.

A senior human resources manager in Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha’s office has been arrested for misrepresenting his qualifications.

Robert Walker-McDaid, who rang a US terror hotline, is the first UK defendant in such a case.

SIU has been granted authority to investigate allegations of serious maladministration.

Investigating officer Batho Mogola, has been recalled to the stand.

The first batch of 4 500 trainees will report for training at the various SAPS academies next week.

India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.

Israel has launched a strike against Iran, a U.S. official tells NPR. Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated “Tortured Poets Department” is here.

Polish authorities have arrested two men suspected of attacking a close ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Vilnius in March, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda said Friday.

The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.

Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.

Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.

A 4-bedroom house is for sale in an incredibly popular area of Plettenberg Bay, where properties are rarely on the market.

A top lawyer says he and others missed a finding in 2014 that the software could be accessed remotely.

The Pretoria High Court nullified a R5 billion UIF contract awarded to Thuja Capital and restrained owner Mthunzi Mdwaba from making corruption allegations against various ministers.

Vivo has launched its V30 5G and V30e smartphones in South Africa.

Multi party coalition member are split on how they will handle a failure to get more than 50% of the vote

Malema says his party has 110% confidence in the IEC.

EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is open to forming coalitions with all parties.

The Electoral Court oversees the conduct of elections and the Electoral Commission (IEC).

Ahead of his 950th game in charge of Crusaders, Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill describes Stephen Baxter as “phenomenal”.

It’s happened again. An Orlando Pirates player in a popular song. This time Mamelodi Sundowns are also represented.

Exeter winger Jodie Ounsley – Fury on the successful Gladiators TV show – is to stop playing professional rugby union.

Compulsory maths and English retakes speak of a system that ignores pupils’ real talents. But hope is on the horizon

That time of year approaches when we ritually sacrifice 40% of our 16-year-olds to mark them down as failures. Exam season is coming up – that summer rite when we sit down all the young, hunched over cramped desks day after day for weeks, to sit far too many GCSE papers. The...

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Two years after his family suffered a double murder tragedy, former ‘The Voice SA’ singer Craig Lucas celebrated his university graduation.

The feud between RHODurban stars Zama Ngcobo and Ameigh Thompson has spilled over from the small screen onto social media platforms.

President Ya Straata’s new single Pressure is aptly titled because it highlights the attitude of overcoming constraints to perform at your best as artists and athletes.

The South African musician and parody artist posted an election meme on his X timeline asking South Africans who they will be voting for, but the now viral meme struck the wrong chord.

Tesla has issued a voluntary recall for nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because the accelerator pad could get trapped, pushing the car to full speed.

Rising electricity prices and unreliable supply have created a new group of super-proactive, super-engaged electricity customers, including in South Africa.

Rising electricity prices and unreliable power supply have created a new group of super-proactive, super-engaged electricity customers, including in South Africa.

KTM rider Brad Binder reveals that having mates over in abundance affords him the luxury of overseeing things.

Sustainable Energy Africa is helping municipalities across the country build their capacity to register rooftop solar PV.

Corporate climate lobbying is recognised globally as a threat to effective climate change policy, the private and public sectors in SA do not perceive closed-door engagements to be problematic, write Caroline James and Emma Schuster.

Industry stakeholders requested guidelines be put in place for up to Stage 16 of load shedding in order to reduce the risk of human error in an emergency situation, says Vally Padayachee.

While battery electric vehicles have dominated the transition conversation in transport, it’s looking increasingly likely that other technologies will also have a role to play.