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The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province has jumped to at least 82

Boxing world offer their predictions for Oleksandr Usyk’s world title defence against Rico Verhoeven on Saturday.

The explosion took place at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in northern China.

Acting police Minister Firoz Cachalia was speaking at during release of Q4 crime stats,

This is after Ntaba was unable to show up to oppose a bail application in Sibanyoni and others case

The Public Protector has released a report on the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire.

The fund has been struggling with administrative and financial issues in recent years.

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi killed at least 82 people. Official news agency Xinhua said the accident happened on Friday evening and 247 workers were trapped.

Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.

Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” after being called up to the Nigeria squad.

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Saturday, 23 May 2026.

Driver training organisation MasterDrive has outlined the vehicles being targeted by hijackers in South Africa in 2026.

Thailand is cutting back visa-free access for tourists from 93 countries, including South Africa, as authorities crack down on foreign nationals accused of poor behaviour.

The DA has asked Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka to investigate eThekwini’s R280 million soup kitchen programme after alleging that suppliers charged more than R2 500 for a 10kg bag of samp that ordinarily retails for about R100

Roelf Meyer handed over his credentials to President Donald Trump at the White House.

The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

The FF Plus says the ANC has failed South Africans through poor governance.

The prize purse for the 2026 Cape Town marathon has been significantly increased, and this is what the winners will earn.

Former Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber will have a key role to play in the Champions Cup final, and here is the kick off time to note.

Kelly Cates and Kenny Dalglish talk with Andrew Robertson to discuss the left-back’s Liverpool farewell this Sunday.

Scotland captain Andy Robertson speaks to Kelly Cates and her father Sir Kenny Dalglish before his last game for Liverpool.

Nearly six years after being rescued, Kai, a juvenile loggerhead turtle, has been released into the sea by the Two Oceans Aquarium.

Rachel Kolisi cancels gig this weekend due to undergoing ‘unforeseen surgery’ and needed to take some time to recover.

Here are the latest amendments for SASSA Older Person Grants in June 2026, after a month of upheaval within the agency …

SASSA’s R370 grant is meant to be a stopgap. For one Gauteng man in his late 50s, it has become a five-year sentence.

The ANC Youth League in the Norman Mashabane region said the mayor’s conduct was ‘backward’ and ‘shameful’.

The accused contacted her sister and informed her that she was in trouble and intended to kill herself along with the children.

Early childhood development movement says 26 000 vulnerable children currently fall outside the state nutrition net

The Pumas and Griquas have dominated the SA Cup, meeting in all three finals to date and sharing one title each.

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The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.

Dawn French discusses loneliness, particularly among older women, on Woman’s Hour.

The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is “high”, but it remains “low” at the global level.