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Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has confirmed that three departmental officials are facing disciplinary action following an independent investigation into a tourism monitor programme tender.

Gold has been the backbone of international finance throughout history, impacting monetary policy, investor behavior, and cross-asset dynamics.

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said anyone who opens a debate about black economic empowerment promotes white supremacy.

NSFAS says it had received over 893 000 applications from first-time entering students

The man accused of the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock appeared in court on Tuesday.

The Gauteng Education Department says 4  858 learners are yet to be placed in schools.

The bodies of the two Limpopo girls who drowned were found on Friday night.

Venezuelan authorities detained more than a dozen international journalists Monday, a media advocacy group says. Most of them have since been released, but the move has members of the press concerned.

The talks are held as Russia continues attacking Ukraine’s energy sector and under the shadow of US threats to annex Greenland.

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.

The main opposition coalition boycotted the vote after a referendum allowed the removal of term limits.

With tens of thousands of cases waiting to be heard, some people have to wait four years for their trials to start.

The main opposition candidate says the government is going to block the internet to stop his supporters mobilising.

BBC Sport Africa takes a look back at some of the key talking points from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage.

The rand has hit its strongest levels in three years, pushing toward R16.30/$ from over R19.00/$ a year ago. And investors think things will get better still.

Nedbank has broken down several ways that South Africans can avoid paying tax on their estate after they die.

The public has until 21 January 2026 to comment on energy regulator Nersa’s plan to force South African energy users to pay Eskom an additional R76 billion for its mistakes.

Mapaila will deliver the keynote address at the 31st annual Joe Slovo commemoration

US Delta Force raid in Venezuela captures President Maduro and wife in Caracas.

Lamola has emphasised SA’s commitment to principle-based leadership at home and abroad

The one-day meeting will discuss January 8 Statement preparations and the 114th anniversary rally.

Head coach Eddie Howe says he is “very happy” at Newcastle United as he dismisses speculation linking with him the Manchester United job.

Jonny Evans is set to return to Manchester United as caretaker head coach Darren Fletcher’s assistant.

Kilmarnock appoint Neil McCann as their new manager, with Billy Dodds joining as assistant.

With most FPL managers having Erling Haaland in their team, which other striker is the best pick to have alongside him in your attack?

Increasingly, teens are given only parts of books, and they often read not in print but on school-issued laptops

Reading fiction has been such a joy for me that my heart broke a little to learn recently that many schools no longer assign full books to high school students.

Rather, teens are given excerpts of books, and they often read them not in print but on school-issued laptops, according to...

University undergraduates are forming northern societies, but in other circumstances we find different ways to be ourselves

Of course they weren’t being mean, but each time my university friends jokingly echoed my Leeds-accented “no” with a noise that is perhaps best approximated as “nerhhh”, I found myself undergoing elocution conditioning. Within a year, the identifying...

Rethink Food is helping to fund initiatives to cut hunger in schools across Leeds.

The case involving the murder of popular media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has been postponed to Tuesday, 13 January 2026.

Victor Majola’s bail application is scheduled to be heard next week.

Gauteng opened its late application period on 17 December 2025 and will close it on 30 January 2026.

The music star is celebrating her 23rd birthday on Tuesday, 6 January.

“We’re creative players and we don’t like to be put on defensive mode for the better part of the game,” he said.

South Africa soon plans to extend the five-year validity period of driving licence and is busy developing a digital permit to complement physical documents.

As the cost of education continues to rise, digital tools promise to provide quality learning at a lower cost.

On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why she still has hope for America’s future.

Ready, aim, fire—the latest health trackers use sensors to check your urine for proper hydration, ketone levels, and possible kidney stones.

Motus has laid off dozens of employees as it faces growing competition from Chinese car brands.

An organisation in South Africa has written to the presidency calling for the legal drinking age to be increased from 18 to 23.

South Africa’s petrol price will fall to its lowest level in nearly four years this Wednesday.

Three new Chinese bakkies have already been confirmed for South Africa this year, including Chery’s first double cab.

The overhaul is the latest in a host of sweeping changes made under the Trump administration by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The doctor was working at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth when the incidents happened.