News South Africa

Rodri cements status as one of the world’s best midfielders after World Cup and Golden Ball triumphs.

Senior crime intelligence officer Col Ismail Dawood is allegedly being sought for a March 2025 for extortion and assault case.

Volkswagen workers will confront CEO Oliver Blume in August about potential job cuts

The properties, valued at approximately R326 million, include high end residential properties.

Article Written By Sanel’Ekhaya Ntathu For more than a century, South Africa’s mining industry has measured success in tonnes  extracted, metres drilled, and shifts completed. Those metrics still matter, but they no longer  define competitiveness. The industry’s biggest challenge is no longer geological, it’s how  quickly operations can turn data into better decisions. Artificial intelligence […]

Nigeria’s 2027 general election will be the first in the country’s history to take place with generative AI tools in wide circulation. The information environment around it has already been transformed, according to Navigating Nigeria 2027, a new strategic communications and reputation report from Bloomwit Africa. Fabricated audio, video, and images of Nigerian public figures […]

Namibia and China have opened a new front in their space cooperation with the formal launch of a joint AI satellite initiative aimed at strengthening Namibian technical capabilities in satellite engineering and space science. Chinese satellite company STAR.VISION confirmed on LinkedIn that it had commenced the collaborative project following discussions with Namibia’s Minister of Education, […]

Thousands of mostly young people have marched on India’s parliament to demand changes to how the education system is run.

Some protesters demanding education reforms said they werew injured in clashes with police who banned the march.

A husband, wife and their three sons died – meaning that only a daughter who did not join the outing is still alive.

Two other young people were injured after a fountain partially collapsed in Salamanca’s Ciudad Rodrigo.

A 6,000km pipeline running along the Atlantic coast of 13 countries is to be built starting in 2028.

Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.

A wall at the exit gate collapsed as many people jostled to leave the venue at night, police say.

There have also been several unsuccessful attacks in a region where piracy appears to be making a comeback.

MKP argues that Raulinga’s past political association with the ANC raises concerns about bias.

Geophrey Ledwaba served as head of the Scorpions between 2003 and 2005.

Ramaphosa says govt is responding to the need to expand access to safe, water to underserved areas.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cases Inquiry is under way in Newtown, Johannesburg.

Forest Green Rovers captain Laurent Mendy is set to become Hearts’ 10th summer signing.

Chelsea’s £117m move for Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers is a genuine transfer window shock, but how did they do it and what does it mean for the rest of the squad?

Hannah Blundell, who has won three England caps, says it was an “easy decision” to make her Everton move permanent after leaving Manchester United.

Liverpool sign attacking midfielder Mao Itamura from Feyenoord.

The EMPD officer admitted that the pair had previously been involved in a romantic relationship.

The Durban union are top of the table after the opening weekend of Currie Cup action.

The GR Stella 1000 Marathon is the toughest and longest event on the South African Rally Raid Championship calendar this year.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for Tuesday, 21 July 2026.

The answer to today’s puzzle

Earlier today I set you a puzzle about keeping homes cool in a heatwave. Here it is again with the solution.

Imagine a room with a set of curtains. When the Sun is shining, its energy comes through the windows where it is absorbed by the curtains. The curtains get hotter and hotter until they reach a temperature at which they are radiating as much heat as they...

“Tomorrow is another day, with Max starting next to me it will be important to get a good start and be ahead into Turn 5.”

New SUV slots in above the L4 and offers the same levels of plushness as its smaller sibling.

The parents of the four naturally-conceived girls were taken by “immense surprise” with the pregnancy, the hospital said.

The cause can be hidden or buried, says Dr Itamar Shatz, a lecturer at Cambridge University who is publishing a book on the subject this week.

Anita Le Brun, the face of a campaign to allow for alcohol to be served at care homes without a licence, is celebrating its success.