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More than 600 Kenyans lured to Cambodia by the promise of jobs, who say they were kept there against their will in a trafficking scheme, have sought to force their government to bring them home.

Gianni Infantino has clashed with players’ unions and European football, but remains in an impregnable position at Fifa.

Valterra Platinum declared a dividend that smashed analyst expectations as earnings jumped last year on soaring metals prices.

South Africa’s national artificial intelligence policy will be finalized in the 2026-2027 financial year, with the government preparing to launch an implementation plan following a recent colloquium on the country’s AI policy framework. The draft policy will be reviewed by the economic cluster ministerial council next month before advancing to a cabinet committee. It is […]

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria.

Americans visiting a Mexican resort city share what they’re seeing and experiencing following the killing of a powerful cartel leader.

China on Tuesday restricted exports to 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to Japan’s “remilitarization,” in the latest escalation of tensions with Tokyo.

Uganda has some of the strictest anti-homosexual laws in the world.

The bill seeks prison terms of five to ten years for what it describes as “acts against nature”.

Senegal’s prime minister says it is “regrettable” that 18 of its football fans have been handed prison sentences related to disturbances at the 2025 Afcon final.

Diezani Alison-Madueke denies five counts of accepting bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.

Typical household bills will fall by 7% when the new energy cap takes effect on 1 April 2026.

Eskom has warned that it may have to recover over R380 billion more through price hikes in South Africa.

Niall Kramer is the National Spokesperson for the Offshore Petroleum Association of South Africa and has worked in the energy sector for nearly four decades.

In increasingly competitive and technology-led markets, insurers must rethink how they operationalise care, accuracy and efficiency at scale.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to table National Budget to MPs.

The ANC in Mpumalanga held a two-day provincial Lekgotla in Mbombela.

Brown Mogotsi says Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala claimed an IPID insider could erase criminal cases

General Sibiya has been linked to Motsumi through alleged middleman Sergeant Fannie Nkosi.

Kaizer Chiefs coach Khalil Ben Youssef has apologised to supporters after a 2-1 home defeat to Stellenbosch FC on Tuesday evening.

A leading Springbok, who has been fighting off injury-enforced retirement talk, has made a welcome return to the team camp.

Rassie Erasmus invited 11 uncapped players to the Springboks’ first in-person alignment camp of the year.

The Springboks have revealed a 49-man squad featuring 11 uncapped players for the team’s first in-person alignment camp of the year.

A compelling and fitfully harrowing child’s-eye account of a mother’s unravelling

Stefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pulled him out of school. It was the early 1990s and the family had recently moved from Indianapolis to Plano, Texas, where Block’s father had started a new job. While Block and his older brother, Aaron, had been wrenched away from their schoolmates, their mother had...

Lawsuit is latest action by Trump administration against a university and escalation of president’s feud with California

The justice department sued the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, alleging the university created a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff after protests against the war on Gaza broke out across campus.

The lawsuit claims UCLA...

If you’re looking for your dream vehicle among pre-owned cars, there are several things to keep in mind and costly mistakes to avoid.

Ahead of today’s Budget Speech, traditional leaders have been handed a sizeable pay rise by President Ramaphosa. Here’s by how much …

Amanda Jingela sports a new short haircut in celebration of her late mother’s legacy, who passed away ten years ago.

The apology follows renewed backlash over comments she made on TikTok last year.

‘You could see today he was one of our best players,’ admitted co-head coach Khalil Ben Youssef.

Five U20 players are included while veterans Faf de Klerk and Willie le Roux miss out.

South Africa’s iGaming sector is entering an exciting growth phase powered by international partnerships, evolving product portfolios and a rise in digital engagement. Operators and suppliers are racing with intent to strengthen their foothold in the market which is projected to hit roughly £3.3 billion by 2030. Punters are increasingly reading BettingTop10 reviews to find […]

Drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes may be dead, but the Jalisco cartel he ran for years will likely outlive him—thanks, in part, to the criminal group’s embrace of technology.

As Minister Godongwana prepares to deliver another Budget in a constrained fiscal environment, the pressure to make hard choices is mounting. Vuyani Jarana, CEO of Ilitha Telecommunications, argues that repeating traditional investment patterns will lock South Africa into the same outcomes. Instead, he says, government must take a longer-term view and prioritise building intelligent...

Blu Label wants to help municipalities find billions in lost electricity revenue – and keep a cut of the monies recovered.

Auto&General has been a leader in the South African insurance industry for many years and is known for its total commitment to its customers.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced that the R120-billion plan to expand the Gautrain network will kick off this year.

A university in Gauteng is running programs to assist with the transition to electric cars.

New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.