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BBC Sport explores how Jos Buttler became the highest run-getter in men’s T20 cricket.

The defence lawyers and the prosecution have concluded their final arguments.

The arrests follow allegations heard at the Madlanga Commission.

Didiza, has again extended the life of the Ad Hoc committee looking into national security.

Ramsamy will return to the Commission on a date yet to be announced.

Kyiv’s depleted air defences meant many of the missiles were not intercepted – like the one that hit Anastasiia’s home.

El-Sayed’s win sets up a high-stakes contest in November, testing a left-wing candidate’s popularity in a swing state.

Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January’s protests.

Abdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected in November.

Jacob Zuma was pictured with a businessmen allegedly at the heart of a corruption scandal in South Africa

The world’s oldest leader, 93, has been absent for two months while his team denies rumours about his health.

Relatives describe the mother as “the family’s pride and joy”.

The highway enters Western Sahara, a disputed territory that Morocco claims sovereignty over.

The repayments represent roughly 60% of all tariff revenue collected by the US government under the policy,

The changes are part of government efforts to tackle the youth unemployment crisis.

Faced with a barrage of ads, misinformation, AI slop, toxicity and doom-scrolling, it can feel like the internet is kind of… broken. Is it? And what are the alternatives?

This year’s harvest could be the worst on record due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer.

Mbalula refutes the allegations levelled against him by ANC NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Ramaphosa says that the applicants do not show that their applications are urgent.

Minister Ronald Lamola says SA’s support for the next UNSG will be guided by diplomatic principles.

Committee members had a lengthy discussion about determining the standard of proof they will apply.

The 2026/27 MTN8 was launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday, with R10 million awaiting the champions.

Wrexham complete the signing of Preston North End captain Ben Whiteman on a three-year deal.

Demi Vollering wins stage five of the Tour de France Femmes following a sprint victory over yellow jersey holder Marlen Reusser.

Sociology professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career

• Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor

Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, has resigned after the university announced he was to face a new investigation into his qualifications and...

University says it has ‘new information’ about academic career of Jason Arday, the youngest black professor in its history

Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, is to face investigation by the university after it said it received “new information” about his qualifications and career.

Cambridge initially defended Arday – the youngest black professor...

Leon Schuster appeared in good spirits after meeting with Minister Gayton McKenzie, who has teased news about the comedian.

A pensioner has revealed the exact reason she was turned down for a rebate meant to ease financial pressure in old age.

The legacy of reggae icon Lucky Dube lives on as the Mpumalanga Department of Education unveiled an art school in his honour.

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Freckle Eyewear closed out its “Shades in the City” campaign with an intimate after-dark celebration at Sandton’s Solo Restaurant.

Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses.

Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.

Former agricultural land is turned into a public park in Plymouth, the National Trust says.