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The trip underscores the role of the US military buildup to pressure Venezuela over alleged drug trafficking.

More than 14,000 students on study visas sought asylum this year to June 2025 according to Home Office figures.

Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton is voted BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2025 after a superb 12 months for club and country.

Zak Crawley’s place is once again the most debated in England’s team. The stats are alarming so what is England’s thinking and is it flawed?

Batohi is the key witness in the hearing into Advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office.

Excessive lightning is also expected over the Highveld of Mpumalanga and northern Gauteng.

Ndimande brothers are the latest suspects to be charged for the AKA and Tibz murders.

Police also seized 150 unlicensed firearms, 984 dangerous weapons, and contraband goods.

The vehicle was travelling along Ohio’s I-70, with the dramatic collision occurring in Columbus last Thursday.

A new study finds patients who listen to music during surgery wake faster and need fewer painkillers.

Hezbollah is vowing a response after Israel killed its No. 2 commander in a Beirut neighborhood — an assassination the group calls a “red line.”

Palestinian novelist Bassem Khandaqji won Arabic literature’s top prize while in Israeli prison for a deadly Tel Aviv bombing. He was freed last month in the hostage-prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel.

The raid on a Catholic school in the West African state came amid a surge in attacks by armed groups.

The Gambian government says it is hosting Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds.

Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.

Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka’s ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.

There are now clear signs that the tide is turning for the better for South Africa’s economic situation. 

South Africa’s ruling alliance is unlikely to see out its current five-year term, with internal party dynamics set to test its cohesion, a senior politician who helped negotiate the coalition’s operating framework has warned.

Pepkor has seen its profit for the year nearly triple for the 2025 financial year, with the group reaching 6,000 stores.

The family behind a community hub in Leigh Park, Havant, will send 150 parcels of food and gifts.

The Commission is probing criminality, political interference and corruption in the Judiciary

SACP leadership says KZN PEC members who are contesting disbandment will face disciplinary action.

Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is expected to appear from Wednesday until Friday.

Proceedings adjourned last week following the testimony and cross-examination of Brown Mogotsi.

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty looks at the questions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot must answer to end the crisis at Anfield.

Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Teenage Hadebe plans to gift Scott Sakupwanya the Lionel Messi jersey he received after facing Inter Miami.

After 22 matches over four weeks brought the best of the northern and southern hemispheres together, here are the star performers.

News wrap on 25 November.

West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration

Badenoch says the government should be cutting regulation.

And she claims she can do this because, when she was business secretary, she was able to cut regulation. As an example, she says she ruled about mandatory ethnicity pay reporting.

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The PowerBall jackpot is at an estimated R51 million, with the next draw set to take place on Tuesday, 25 November.

Takealot’s recent performance has allowed the e-commerce giant to outperform the likes of Amazon in South Africa.

As COO, Blackburn oversees Medshield’s membership onboarding, query management, claims processing, and the broader operations and member servicing ecosystem.

Vodacom Group today announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to accelerate its digital transformation using Google Cloud’s advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) product portfolio. The collaboration will enhance Vodacom core solutions and establish a powerful platform for creating new, disruptive products and services specifically tailored for the African...

We’ve all heard of work-life balance. But a more accurate description might be “work-life integration”. The reality is that today, we seldom have clearly delineated blocks of work and personal activity. The two overlap constantly. Businesses that acknowledge this and design their systems accordingly can gain a significant advantage over their competitors – in terms […]

Pepkor Holdings says it is now responsible for 80% of prepaid smartphone sales in South Africa.

Compared to the only other Suzuki model that has failed to post three digit monthly sales figures, the XL6, total Ignis sales since January stands at 198 units.

Zippy and fun, this manual T-Cross proves the basics still work – and that petrol power isn’t dead yet.

There were initial hopes that the drug in weight loss jab Wegovy could slow progression of dementia.