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Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death.

It comes after nearly 1,000 people arrived in the UK on small boats between Friday and Monday.

Jakub Mensik collapses on court and Novak Djokovic swelters for almost four hours as players are made to work hard on another hot Paris day at the French Open.

Five people were prevented from leaving due to immigration and documentation concerns.

Hadebe was speaking during the release the province’s crime statistics in Polokwane.

Molosankwe was killed in a hail of bullets at his home and business property in Lomanyaneng village.

The association says suppliers are owed upwards of R700 million.

The US president says he believes Iran wants to reach a deal but there is still no agreement on its terms.

Israel’s military tells residents of Tyre it will “act forcefully” against the armed group, after another wave of strikes in south and east Lebanon.

Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.

Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Cyril Ramaphosa argues that the authors of the report “misconceived” their mandate.

The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.

Poor coffee harvests in Brazil and Vietnam are just some of the factors driving up the price of your morning cup of coffee.

Experts say action now can save money when the pinch comes this winter.

One farmer says his red diesel costs have risen from £27,000 a year to £54,000.

Fuel price shocks are forcing petrol stations to reconsider their operating hours in South Africa.

EFF has written to the Speaker to demand that she oppose President Ramaphosa’s legal bid.

ANC has instructed Sisisi Tolashe to resign as Member of Parliament

The commission has taken additional measures to counteract the negative effects of social media.

The decisions follows the working committee’s meeting on monday where it resolved that Tolashe should resign as an MP and the president of the ANC’s woman league

Kaizer Chiefs supporters were left furious after only one Amakhosi player made Hugo Broos’ final Bafana Bafana World Cup squad

Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price are vying to set-up an all-Welsh Premier League darts final amid talk of another showdown between Luke Littler and Luke Humphries.

Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina says his coach abandoned him midway through his French Open campaign and flew to Miami without a word.

New Zealand recover from a poor start to reach 361-5 on the first day of the four-day Test match against Ireland at Stormont.

Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’

Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.

Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course...

Nightclub owner Joel Booysen – the son of ‘Sexy Boys’ gang boss Jerome ‘Donkie’ Booysen – has clapped back at ‘fake news’ reports.

May 2026 SASSA SRD payment dates are almost over. Here is what you need to know before you miss out.

Talented musician Mnqobi ‘Shota’ Mdabe has cited unemployment as his estranged wife, Phumeza Mdabe, seeks spousal and child maintenance.

Kaizer Chiefs left back Bradley Cross was the surprise pick as Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos named his final…

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The Chinese company is adapting to the demise of Moore’s Law, which guides chip production. It could complicate US chip dominance.

Amid ongoing economic anxieties, BLK and other companies are giving away basic essentials to appeal to the public.

In June, resident doctors in England will walk out for the 16th time in a long-running dispute over pay.

BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton’s symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn’t diagnosed until she was 24.

The BBC’s Ellie Colton shares her experience of living with endometriosis – and meets a scientist hoping to cut the length of time it takes to be diagnosed with a simple new test.