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The Jetour T2 has been named the 2026 South African Car of the Year (COTY), becoming the first Chinese-branded vehicle to claim the title in the competition’s 40-year history.

She told BBC Newsnight she was living in fear after the attack by teenage boys, whose sentences are being reviewed.

The teenager tells BBC Newsnight she is suffering from flashbacks and living in fear following the attack.

Five people were prevented from leaving due to immigration and documentation concerns.

Hadebe was speaking during the release the province’s crime statistics in Polokwane.

Molosankwe was killed in a hail of bullets at his home and business property in Lomanyaneng village.

The BBC visited China’s EV factories and found they are dominating the ecosystems shaping the global auto industry.

The US president says he believes Iran wants to reach a deal but there is still no agreement on its terms.

Israel’s military tells residents of Tyre it will “act forcefully” against the armed group, after another wave of strikes in south and east Lebanon.

Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Cyril Ramaphosa argues that the authors of the report “misconceived” their mandate.

The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.

Poor coffee harvests in Brazil and Vietnam are just some of the factors driving up the price of your morning cup of coffee.

Experts say action now can save money when the pinch comes this winter.

One farmer says his red diesel costs have risen from £27,000 a year to £54,000.

Fuel price shocks are forcing petrol stations to reconsider their operating hours in South Africa.

EFF has written to the Speaker to demand that she oppose President Ramaphosa’s legal bid.

ANC has instructed Sisisi Tolashe to resign as Member of Parliament

The commission has taken additional measures to counteract the negative effects of social media.

The decisions follows the working committee’s meeting on monday where it resolved that Tolashe should resign as an MP and the president of the ANC’s woman league

Tottenham are close to agreeing a deal for Scotland full-back Andy Robertson following his departure from Liverpool.

Arsenal demand £20m for Gabriel Jesus, Man City prioritise move for Elliot Anderson, RB Leipzig adamant Liverpool target Yan Diomande is going nowhere, plus more.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is proposing a removal of term limits for the position as head of motorsport’s governing body.

Bath spend the most money of all 10 clubs in the Prem in their treble-winning season of 2024-25, a report published by Prem Rugby finds.

Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’

Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.

Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised South Africans an additional public holiday, provided that this happens…

Nightclub owner Joel Booysen – the son of ‘Sexy Boys’ gang boss Jerome ‘Donkie’ Booysen – has clapped back at ‘fake news’ reports.

May 2026 SASSA SRD payment dates are almost over. Here is what you need to know before you miss out.

Talented musician Mnqobi ‘Shota’ Mdabe has cited unemployment as his estranged wife, Phumeza Mdabe, seeks spousal and child maintenance.

Kaizer Chiefs left back Bradley Cross was the surprise pick as Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos named his final…

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According to federal prosecutors, Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1 million on the prediction market platform using confidential information about Google Search traffic.

The satellite visuals reveal vast burn scars after blaze tore through rare ecosystems on Santa Rosa Island

Images from a Nasa satellite showcased the devastating scars left behind by a wildfire that consumed roughly a third of Santa Rosa Island, one of the five that make up Channel Islands national park off the southern California coast.

Taken on 20 May, the Moderate Resolution Imaging...

In June, resident doctors in England will walk out for the 16th time in a long-running dispute over pay.

BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton’s symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn’t diagnosed until she was 24.