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The GOAT returned to Centre Court after four years away, wearing eyelet Nike with a wink at the all white rule that has defined her for three decades.

Svetlana Petriychuk, 46, is serving her sentence at a penal colony in the Moscow region, where she and fellow convicts work six days a week in a sewing workshop

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On a spine-tingling night of drama, emotion and pure theatre in one of sport’s most atmospheric arenas, England delivered one of their greatest performances.

One person has died after a fire destroyed five shacks at the Vusimuzi Informal Settlement…

Western Cape police are investigating a fatal shooting in Rylands Estate, Athlone.

Major-General Khan has been implicated in allegations of corruption within SAPS.

Man arrested at Cape Town International Airport with khat concealed in three suitcases.

Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin.

Albanese has apologised ‘unequivocally’ after his remarks were met with a wave of backlash.

Relations between Dhaka and Delhi, that turned frosty under the interim government, are on the mend.

The leader of France’s National Rally leads the opinion polls ahead of the 2027 presidential election and will now find out if she can stand.

Morocco fans celebrate after their team beat Canada 3-0 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

Cape Verde fans said they were “proud” of their team despite a 3-2 defeat to Argentina that ended their World Cup hopes.

More than 2,000 primary schools are facing closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

Six fans of the Black Stars are living proof of how football can drive supporters to extreme lengths to follow their team.

The two broadcasters say the deal will create a strong rival to global streaming giants.

Rubis and ATF Fuels both say they expect to see prices fall further in time.

ANC leaders in KZN have visited the family home of the late Dr Ntuthuko Mahlaba.

MEC Diale-Tlabela has rejected allegations that her department failed to act against officials

Mahlaba died after a vehicle knocked him down while jogging in Newcastle on Saturday.

ActionSA in KZN has expressed its condolences after the death of ANC KZN MPL Ntuthuko Mahlaba.

Cliftonville captain Kelsie Burrows says that their emphatic Women’s League Cup win “is a real good start” in their quest to win a domestic treble.

Tour de France fans are urged not to attend the end of the third stage because of wildfires in the south of France.

The Springboks will look to build momentum against Scotland in Round 2 of the Nations Championship. Here’s the kick-off time, match officials and how to watch.

Arthur Fery is approaching the biggest match of his career when he faces Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court in the Wimbledon fourth round – and is hoping for more enthusiastic British support.

Days after backing Bafana Bafana to bring home the FIFA World Cup trophy, Gayton McKenzie has shifted the goal post onto another country…

Ellis Park appeared at full capacity at the Springboks game after slashed match day ticket prices. But SA Rugby says it was a once-off…

South African actress and model, Luyanda Zwane, opened up about how a fellow co-star ‘pointed a gun’ at her.

Defending men’s champion Jannik Sinner beat Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki to keep his title hopes alive.

Human beings are wired to pay attention to danger. It is one of the reasons our species survived.

A probability puzzle

Today’s puzzle imagines a TV game show.

The compere announces that at the end of the show two people will be chosen and each placed in a separate booth.

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South Africa’s escalating cybersecurity crisis is inflicting a devastating blow to the national economy, with costly data breaches potentially knocking at least 1.81% off the country’s annual GDP, a series of avoidable own-goals that experts warn are entirely preventable. According to Cube ICT Solutions, a leading managed ICT services provider, the average cost of a single […]

Solly Malatsi insists nobody influenced him into pursuing a policy his party, the DA, had already promised.

The fight over who owns South Africa’s transmission grid has burst spectacularly into the open.

Sandra Champkins was symptom-free but a CT scan at Banbury’s Tesco car park detected she had cancer.

The update will be available to all users in England by April 2028, the health service says.

From walking the dog before breakfast to getting off the bus a stop early, readers share their tips for building a daily walking habit.