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Ask any South African who has settled abroad what they miss most, and the answer is probably biltong.

Cafu had not seen action since July 19 last year when his trainer-cum manager Colin “Nomakanjani” Nathan threw in the towel after Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez landed a heavy right hook that badly wobbled Cafu who lost the WBO junior bantamweight world title.

Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo hails new manager Enzo Maresca’s style of play as “music to my ears” after showcasing early signs of his role under the Italian.

The rand’s value is at the centre of a landmark competition law battle, as South Africa seeks to hold alleged forex cartel conduct accountable and protect economic sovereignty.

Electoral Commission says the final voter registration weekend was a success across the country

Ramaphosa says government’s intervention at PIC is aimed to strengthen governance and stability

The attempted murder trial of Matlala and four others continues at High Court in Johannesburg.

Fish have been reported washing ashore while dead and dying sardines have also been observed.

Three people have been killed and 21 injured after an explosive device detonated at an Italian restaurant, Russian media reports.

Yonatan Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier to die as he led a mission to free more than 100 hostages.

Russia’s military says it attacked Ukraine’s ports and vessels in the Black Sea overnight.

Video of the incident shows one of the helicopters hitting the propellers of the other, which bursts into flames.

Asisat Oshoala scores the only goal as Nigeria beat Zambia at Wafcon 2026 to revive the West Africans’ hopes of reaching the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution – some called the BBC to tell their stories.

The grandson of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin has caused controversy at the Commonwealth Games after being disqualified for headbutting his opponent.

The incident has sparked concern in Europe while Spain also faces a challenge in balancing its relations with neighbouring Morocco and Algeria.

The film’s strong performance gives a much-needed boost for Disney ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Avengers: Doomsday.

More relaxed mortgage regulation opens the door for some first-time buyers, but it comes with risk.

Ramaphosa says although there is still progress to be made, new developments are underway.

The grave site of PAC founding member Robert Sobukwe has been vandalised in the Eastern Cape

The code will take effect once the election date is officially proclaimed,

Majority of voters went to update their details or register a new residential address.

How do you assess the success of Team Scotland after the 2026 Commonwealth Games comes to a close on home soil?

Vitor Matos says the Premier League is “always the goal” after extending his stay at Swansea City until 2030.

Rashid Khan takes a five-wicket haul as MI London defeat the Manchester Super Giants by 45 runs to move up to second in the Men’s Hundred table.

Tottenham make an approach for Victor Osimhen, Atletico Madrid consider a move for Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has positive talks with Spurs, plus more.

The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institution

The UK’s first “super-university”, which will merge the universities of Greenwich and Kent, is set to launch in September.

The new London and South East University Group, to be known as the LASEUG, will have more than 50,000 students on four campuses across London, Medway and Kent, making it...

A ‘study cafe’ has opened on the site that once housed the radical Gould’s Book Arcade – and students are paying by the hour to be there

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In a cavernous space once occupied by a radical bookshop, the big lights are off, laptops are out, lo-fi beats are on and the matcha is flowing. It’s 6pm on a Wednesday night and the students of...

One pensioner broke down their monthly budget, and the shortfall before food or bills even enter the picture is staggering.

The festival grounds were designed like a real Seoul Metro station.

Approval of the new four-cylinder 3.0 litre oil-burner is expected to come with a significant price drop over the current HEV option.

Apprenticeship model delivers jobs, says business leader.

The motives for the shootings will form part of the ongoing investigations.

Playing catch up with the land question was the reason for the Expropriation Bill which, understandably, is scaring many people.

In South Africa, OOH is a business of geography. This means that the corridors carrying billboards in South Africa (arterial freeways, national routes, and inner-city networks) funnel the country’s population past a finite number of sites every day. South Africa runs the most developed OOH market on the continent, and it is competitive enough that […]

Morning sky offers rare opportunity for a glimpse at solar system’s innermost world

This week offers one of the better opportunities of the year to catch a glimpse of the solar system’s innermost world. Trapped in its small orbit, Mercury never strays far from the sun, meaning it is usually lost to the light of dawn or dusk. On Sunday, however, the planet reached its greatest western...

Investors have been waiting to see whether South Africa would actually follow through on real energy sector reform.

Spacious six-seater proves you don’t need an new energy vehicle to save at the pumps.

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Professor Sunita Sar explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.