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Standard Bank is rapidly expanding cashless branches and shrinking traditional branch infrastructure as customers move away from cash.

The five men accused of killing soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are back in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday

Former electrician turns job loss into opportunity as he shows his creations in US.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria.

The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein is hearing outstanding matters raised by Moroadi Cholota

The residents have been without water for two weeks and are demanding immediate action.  

Last week, the Constitutional Court ruled that Moroadi Cholota’s extradition was unlawful.

Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros starting Monday as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure to help raise money and control crowds.

Marius Borg Høiby is accused of 38 charges including four counts of rape in one of the biggest cases in Norway for years.

The judge said the Department of Homeland Security Secretary did not have facts or law on her side.

Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.

They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state.

South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie says “no formal decision” has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.

Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

South Africa’s rand is currently trading near or within the range many economists consider its “fair value”, but the latest Big Max Index shows it is still undervalued and could be even stronger.

Standard Bank says it will make more of its branches cashless in 2026, as it adjusts to consumer behaviour.

The committee is probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption in the justice system

A new witness is expected to testify at the Madlanga Commission.

Justice Madlanga has ruled that the new witness cannot be named.

“So, it means that most of criminals, they smile out of, you know, out of prison.”

Team GB curler Bruce Moat on “encouraging” other’s to open up whilst representing the LGBTQ community as an elite athlete at his second Olympic games.

Social media influencer Max Balegde gets onto the ice with GB’s ice dance duo Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear.

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is unlikely to be involved in the first half of the T20 World Cup as he continues his recovery from injury.

Prop Jeremy Loughman will make his first Ireland appearance in two years against France in the opening game of the 2026 Six Nations on Thursday but there is no place in the starting team for James Lowe, James Ryan or Tadhg Furlong.

MoneySavingExpert founder has said changes that will lead to some graduates in England and Wales paying more are ‘not moral’

Graduates in England and Wales: share your views on student loan repayments

A fairly technical-sounding change to student loans tucked away in last November’s budget has become the catalyst for an increasingly bad-tempered row pitting the UK consumer champion Martin...

Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was ‘senseless and avoidable’

The family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at school by another pupil has said her son’s murder was “senseless and avoidable” and that a report ordered by the school showed too many “red flags” were missed.

Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer,...

With a target on his back, and a warning by President Trump, could South African comedian Trevor Noah be on the next flight home?

As daily household items become ever more expensive, the R500 South African banknote begins to make a lot of financial sense. Here’s why …

A Zimbabwean content creator’s viral rise has sparked debate over explicit content, platform responsibility and why controversy pays online.

Eskom areas experiencing morning and evening load reduction include communities across two main blocks.

The DA further claimed that Danville Secondary School is severely understaffed and requires at least 12 additional teachers.

The same vehicle sold in all other major markets has higher mandatory safety standards than in SA, according to the Automobile Association.

PowerBall sets out to make new millionaires with tonight’s draw

South African SME funding platform Lula has secured R340 million in local currency funding from FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank. This investment is set to significantly expand access to finance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. The funding follows a period of robust growth for Lula. In 2023, the company […]

SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI is intended to accelerate the build-out of large-scale computing infrastructure, including space-based data centres.

The crypto market has recently seen losses with Bitcoin, Solana and Ethereum falling significantly in response to the withdrawal of risk assets by investors. This sell-off was instigated by overall liquidation pressure, diminished risk appetite and market stress, which struck prices and forced unwinding of leveraged positions, impacting big tokens simultaneously. Amid this downturn, experts […]

Existing customers on annual plans will get an additional year at their current price, but the price hikes for new customers took effect on 2 February 2026.

Mercedes-Benz has taken the covers off the new S-Class, a model meant to reassert the company’s luxury dominance over new Chinese rivals.

Motorists can look forward to a drop in petrol and diesel prices this week.

South Africans who make use of balloon payments to lower monthly premiums need to prepare for the final payment.

The South African car industry got off to a great start in January 2026.

Three coffee mornings are being held in Wolverhampton as part of a national mental health event.