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Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod gives the clearest indication yet that he will take performance-enhancing drugs as part of the controversial Enhanced Games.

The swap – the first since October – sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.

Police were called to Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire on Thursday afternoon.

World Anti-Doping chiefs will investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance, if a complaint is made.

The operation aims to re-establish regulation and professionalism in the scholar transport sector.

The devastated victims, including the elderly, say they depend on donations from locals for food.

It is not clear where the lions have escaped from.

Over 30 cattle are showing strong symptoms of the disease and have been put under quarantine.

Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran’s underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival.

Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.

Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.

Julia Loktev’s documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

At least 78 bodies have been buried, while it’s feared that more than 170 people were killed altogether.

MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.

Epstein considered approaching Mugabe about a new currency in 2015 – the latest batch of files show.

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

Some 109 jobs will be cut at the company’s headquarters and distribution centre in Scotland.

An international giant has broken ground on a R2 billion investment in South Africa, a new malting facility in the best-run municipality in Gauteng.

The steel structure was lowered into place at the new reservoir in a 72-hour continuous operation.

Kohler-Barnard testified before the Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday.

Brigadier Matjeng’s testimony at Madlanga Commission will resume on Friday.

Kohler-Barnard, who is a member of Parliament, is testifying before the Ad Hoc committee.

Ramaphosa vows tighter security for Madlanga Commission witnesses after Pretorius targeted.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is an injury doubt for England’s Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday after the wing pulls up in training on Thursday.

Wales are huge underdogs on Saturday against England having not won a Six Nations game since March 2023.

Lesedi Kapinga, formerly with Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, is set to sign for the South African Premier League rookies Orbit College.

Smriti Mandhana plays a breathtaking innings as Royal Challengers Bengaluru complete a record-breaking Women’s Premier League chase to beat Delhi Capitals.

The government is due to publish plans to reform the special educational needs system in early 2026.

The youngest and oldest Kardashian-Jenner sisters mimic the iconic picture of Hollywood stars from yesteryear.

Cape Town may soon get a new appointment-only Home Affairs office in the CBD, offering an alternative to the busy Barrack Street branch.

‘Leading pageant for married women’ Mrs South Africa has unveiled the semi-finalists for the 2026 pageant. Here’s all we know…

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The mother pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, assault and child neglect.

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Volkswagen’s once-popular city van, the Vivo Xpress, is returning to our roads.