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The government announces a consultation on online safety, including on a possible social media ban for under-16s.

Siboniso Duma condemned the incident and tasked a team to work to improve relations.

Female suspect in e-hailing driver murder faces charges of hijacking and murder.

Authorities have urged farmers to contact local veterinarian in suspicion of Foot and Mouth Disease.

Only 13% of chief executives in Africa are willing to tolerate high risk in innovation projects, even as 55% say innovation is critical to their business strategy, according to a new survey by PwC. The findings highlight a widening gap between ambition and execution among business leaders across the continent. PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey, […]

As the Munich Security Conference wraps up, reassurances from Marco Rubio met a Europe questioning whether it can — and must — stand on its own.

Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.

More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed “a wave of intense violence” in Sudan’s Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.

His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.

Afcon 2027 will be held in June and July next year and reports the finals could be delayed are “totally unfounded”, says African football boss Patrice Motsepe.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Blessing Muzarabani claims a superb 4-17 as Zimbabwe held their nerve to stun Australia with a thrilling 23-run win in the T20 World Cup.

Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

This highly popular and discontinued sedan is climbing the list of the cars hijackers are after in South Africa.

The average woman employee “effectively works for 47 days of the year for free,” according to the Trades Union Congress.

EFF leader Julius Malema said his party would end cooperation agreements with the ANC in Gauteng.

Radebe warned that voters will punish them in underperforming municipalities by not voting.

Naidu says without decisive action, the country will keep repeating promises without implementation.

ANC Gauteng Task Team is set to meet in Fourways to discuss local government and coalition

What’s happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

Team GB’s Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby produce a season’s best score of 66.07 in the pairs skating short programme event to qualify for the free dance at the 2026 Winter’s Olympics.

Murillo has suitors in London and on Merseyside, his Nottingham Forest team-mate Morgan Gibbs-White could be heading to Manchester, and Everton remain keen on Fulham’s Harry Wilson.

Watch highlights as an early flurry of Arsenal goals saw them ease to a comfortable victory over Wigan to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

I am furious that women and children have to endure a crisis like this for progress to become politically possible. But I will seize this moment

Jess Phillips MP is parliamentary under-secretary of state for safeguarding and violence against women and girls

Jess Phillips calls for Epstein files to be catalyst for long-term legislative change

It always takes a calamity – a dreadful murder that...

Refocusing provision into schools is, apparently, all about ‘inclusion’. It doesn’t take much to see the real reasons – and the impact on children and parents

Where is this government heading, and who is now in charge? Keir Starmer looks even weaker than he did a week ago, uncoupled from the aides who wrote his scripts and picked his fights, and only still in his job because the cabinet and...

Friends to lovers: Springbok Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu turned on the charm for his rumoured girlfriend Sarah Langa on their trip to Bali.

Veteran entertainer Ian von Memerty has responded to critics who called his plans to go ahead with assisted euthanasia as ‘selfish’…

News that some Afrikaner refugees are living in dire conditions in the US has been met with little surprise by these prominent critics…

The Gunners are back in the last 16 for the first time since they won the FA Cup in 2020.

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The rapper said he is proud of the label’s progress and the impact of its artists.

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Affordable panel vans could be the logistics solution South Africa’s small business owners need.

VW is facing the law more than a decade after its emissions scandal.

A prominent logistics expert has warned that the R120-billion Gautrain expansion won’t serve the areas that need it the most.

Campaigners claimed the guidance for employers, such as hospitals, shops and restaurants, was “legally flawed” and “overly simplistic”.

A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.

Side effects of a common Parkinson’s medications had devastating consequences on one family, BBC hears.