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More than half of Discovery Life’s individual life claims payouts in 2023 were for ancillary benefits.

An independent law firm will investigate the death of two Daveyton Skills School pupils who drowned at a school camp in Centurion, according to the Gauteng education department.

The actress responds to Hollywood producer Carol Baum saying: “She’s not pretty, she can’t act.”

Noordgesig residents near Soweto are frustrated with the constant electricity supply disruptions.

A Sydney bishop brutally stabbed during a live-streamed sermon said he was recovering and forgives his attacker, declaring: “You are my son.”

There were temporary issues in Nevada, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas overnight; the cause is unknown.

The late musician’s song is part of a project giving financial credit to nature.

Some 11 000 people have been evacuated from around the Ruang volcano in northern Indonesia amid fears it could collapse causing a tsunami after erupting multiple times.

The United Kingdom’s push to send migrants to Rwanda this week again faced resistance from the House of Commons and House of Lords.

Trhas Tesfay was a champion cyclist in Ethiopia but came to the UK last year to seek asylum.

West Indies legend Courtney Walsh will be a coaching consultant as Zimbabwe’s women bid to reach a first T20 World Cup.

Cubana Chief Priest is the latest celebrity to fall foul of a crackdown on “abusing” banknotes.

Public consultation on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill is more of an “advisory” process, not a referendum, says parliament’s legal advisors.

SARS is cracking down on non-compliance and focusing on individual taxpayers to detect discrepancies in tax returns.

The education provider has consistently achieved excellent results for their marketing spend on BusinessTech.

ActionSA says municipalities need to start replacing ageing water pipes to avoid wasting water.

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

Operation Dudula Movement accuses the Electoral Court of bias in handling its case against the IEC.

The Labour Party says all it wants is an opportunity to contest next month’s elections.

SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt was left frustrated as his side registered their eight draw of the season.

It feels as though this is a watershed moment for the club.

With the start of the Springboks’ 2024 season on the horizon, we take a look at three huge decisions for Rassie Erasmus to make.

Max Verstappen has again committed his long-term future to Red Bull, saying that as long as he was happy there was “no reason to leave”.

A new report shows how transformational the initiative was. But Keir Starmer’s early-years plans lack the same vision

Sure Start did change the lives of children, a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) told us last week. It not only improved educational outcomes for children, particularly kids from deprived areas, but also reduced later need for education, health and care plans...

Ernie Els’ part in Zimbali Lakes goes beyond golf, it is the marking of a fresh phase of investment and rejuvenation in a promising area.

Lerole, the SA deputy chairperson of the National Men’s Forum called out some of his close friends who were making advances on his daughter.

The telenovela is currently the most-watched show on Mzansi Wethu.

South Africa’s telecommunications landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, driven largely by the exponential growth of its fibre optic infrastructure. According to a recent SA Wholesale Telecoms Report, the local wholesale fixed access market is projected to grow at a robust 9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) by 2027, surpassing even mobile facilities in revenue. […]

AI early adopters include legal assistance firm Legally Interact, software development house Derivco and retailer Spar.

South African organisations incur an average cost of R3.64 for every rand lost to fraud, a new study finds.

We are spoiled for choice with the number of online entertainment platforms available to keep us busy. In the early days of streaming entertainment, there weren’t very many options because no one was sure that they’d be a success. The last 20 years have shown just how successful they can be, and now it seems […]

Step below the C9 will incorporates similar styling, but will likely do without the bigger 2.0 T-GDI engine.

This big bad bakkie can be anything from a water tanker to a missile launcher.

Official confirmation for South Africa remains outstanding, however, should approval be given, expect availability possibly by year-end or in early 2025.

Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.

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.

South Africa is among 175 countries negotiating on a global treaty to end plastic pollution.

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation had budgeted for 100 stranded turtle hatchlings in the whole of 2024, but the immense storm in the Western Cape resulted in hundreds of the endangered animals being washed ashore.