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Sir Keir Starmer has said further details of the plan will come after a meeting in London next week.

The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.

The term – kokushobi – translates to “cruelly hot”, “brutally hot” or “severely hot”, and comes after Japan’s hottest summer on record.

Police say the bullying victim attempted suicide at his home and was rescued by his parents.

The forensic laboratory is expected to help deal with backlog of cases.

The bail application of eight accused in the insurance-related killings case has been adjourned.

The University of the Witwatersrand hosted an artificial intelligence and music showcase at its Johannesburg campus April 16, bringing together five teams of musicians and technologists from across the continent to demonstrate AI tools developed specifically for African musical traditions. The event, organized by the Wits Innovation Centre and the Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery […]

Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That’s assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

Marie-Thérèse had moved to the US after reuniting with her long-lost love, an American man who died in January.

The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa’s most controversial politicians.

Hicham Harb is suspected of directing the attack in the Rue des Rosiers and acting as one of the gunmen who shot at diners.

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary this week unveiled a £500m fund to boost British AI firms.

Martin was shocked to learn how many people didn’t know if they were on an energy price cap.

A small town in the Karoo is going under the hammer next month, offering the change to own an historic authentic Karoo villages

Mnisi has been accused of tender rigging in the City of Tshwane.

Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says threats against prosecutors must be taken seriously.

The EFF says it is deeply concerned with the prolonged delay in concluding investigation.

The County Championship’s player substitution rules are questioned again after Lancashire are denied their request for Tom Bailey to replace Ajeet Singh Dale.

Britain’s Cameron Norrie is knocked out of the Barcelona Open with a straight-sets quarter-final defeat by Rafael Jodar.

Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta insists the squad do not feel burdened by missing out on previous major finals and have created a “perfect storm” in their quest to reach next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen says he wants to atone for what he perceives to be one of his worst seasons in terms of performances at the World Championship at Sheffield.

Tristan Tate – the brother of Andrew Tate – claims he has been targeted over his controversial comments about South Africa…

D4vd’s arrest sees the 21-year-old’s record label pulling his page off their website.

Top Billing returns to SABC 3 this April with a fresh season celebrating modern South African lifestyle, creativity, and inspiring stories.

The abuse occurred from 2022 to 2024 in Osizweni Newcastle. The court added five years for exposing a minor to pornographic material.

Former Springbok coach Jake White has resolved his differences with Selborne College and will continue to work with their rugby teams.

R105 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 17 April 2026.

Manyonga landed at 8.04m to win the SA title for the first time since 2019.

The current market shows a divided landscape for major digital assets, with some leading coins showing steady gains while others face a temporary pullback. The Tron crypto price remains resilient around $0.3186 with a reliable upward trend, but the Bittensor TAO price has slipped toward $269 as sell orders increase and support levels are tested. […]

It’s been almost a decade since crash games first appeared on betting sites, with industry pioneer Spribe releasing Aviator back in 2018. These games have since become an online casino staple, appearing on leading online betting sites around the world, and market leaders such as Jackpot City in South Africa. Crash games have always been […]

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

South Africa has enough fiscal space to extend a fuel-tax cut by two months to cushion consumers from the Iran war oil shock.

Not all South Africans are too concerned about rising fuel prices.

Why is walking in the rain good for your mental health?

Young people are to be offered the MenB vaccine after three cases of meningitis were confirmed.

England rugby star Ellie Kildunne says she slipped into disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss during Covid.

Men should discuss their feelings more