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Aryna Sabalenka says it is “trophy or nothing” after brushing aside teenage star Iva Jovic to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

South Africa needs to reach an economic growth rate of around 3% to ensure social stability, as factors like unemployment and inequality continue building tension in the country.

Actor-turned-DJ Thuli Phongolo — known to fans as Thuli P behind the decks — is ushering in a new era with the release of her first-ever EP, Azana, which dropped last Friday.

Ngobozana shooting in September 2024 left eighteen dead, including fifteen women and two men.

The doctors have been deployed to community health centres in Matsulu, Msogwaba and Mbombela.

Pig farmer Zacharia Olivier is accused of killing two women and throwing their bodies in a pigsty.

Zhang Youxia had been seen as a close ally of China’s leader, Xi Jinping.

At least a dozen people have died in multiple US states possibly due to the storm, officials have said.

The ex-Olympic snowboarder and accused cartel leader was taken into custody in Mexico last week by the FBI.

Prosecutors say Paul Mackenzie lured the latest victims to their deaths by writing notes from his prison cell.

An investigation found that some of the 16 detained last year planned to unseat President Bola Tinubu.

The UN mission says it is gravely concerned by “inflammatory rhetoric calling for violence against civilians”.

Barbara Kyagulanyi said she was assaulted when she refused to reveal her husband’s whereabouts.

There are calls to change the name of a province in South Africa. The last time a province’s name changed was over 20 years ago.

Fairvest has received the go-ahead to acquire two major shopping malls in KwaZulu-Natal.

Under the plan, access to the platforms’ core services would remain free to use.

India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip industry.

The state is alleged to have suffered losses through Umzinyathi Municipality’s irregular tenders.

Major-General Lesetja Senona is accused of having strong ties to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala

ANC Joburg Region has accused SANCO for conducting a campaign to undermine its newly leadership

DA in Gauteng calls on Dept of Education to resist from placing children far from where they live.

Kaizer Chiefs head into Wednesday night with a notable opportunity. Amakhosi could find themselves at the summit of the Betway Premiership.

Swimmer Emily Barclay becomes the third British athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Games, set to take place in May.

Everton manager David Moyes praises a “much better” second-half display that saw French forward Thierno Barry equalise to give the Toffees a 1-1 Premier League draw with Leeds at the Hill Dickinson stadium.

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke believes his side’s 1-1 draw at Everton is another “good result” and another example of their improved form, losing only once in the past 11 matches.

Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusion

The Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has called for renewed efforts to diversify the school curriculum in England, warning that young people are growing up in a society where “doors are closing” and the tide is turning against inclusion.

There has been progress in the...

Respondents to King’s Trust survey cited AI and a lack of work experience as reasons they might fail in life

More than seven in 10 teens and young adults in the UK say they wish they were not starting their careers in the current economic climate, according to new research from the King’s Trust.

The study also found that more than a quarter of people aged 16 to 25 feel they are going to fail in...

February 2026 SASSA Child Support Grants are available to any qualifying family with young children. But many don’t claim their full benefit.

eNCA’s Heidi Giokos has been racially attacked online after she questioned President Donald Trump on his claim of SA’s ‘white genocide’.

A festive toy store fundraiser raised over R441 000 for children, showing how small checkout donations helped dreams come true.

The City is continuing with its compulsory electricity meter replacement programme, focusing initially on Cape Town’s southern suburbs.

Councillors have accused the Moses Kotane mayor of incompetence after millions in conditional grants were returned to Treasury.

K9 units are essential in law enforcement due to their unique, specialised capabilities.

The councillor has demanded answers over procurement, staffing and financial controls.

The car, which appears to be a VW Golf GTI, plunged off the seaside of the notorious Chapman’s Peak Drive, in the Western Cape.

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We visited the Modderfontein smart city site that was once touted to be the “New York of South Africa”.

Nvidia has released three open-source AI models aimed at helping create better weather forecasts, faster.

Ethereum is seeing a structural shift in how institutional exposure is built, with staking moving from a secondary feature into a core component of market design. Fully staked exchange-traded products are now live in Europe, and similar structures are expected in the U.S., as asset managers push for yield-generating exposure rather than passive price tracking. […]

Luxurious SUVs have for long been the go-to choice for those who have reached the top.

Nissan has confirmed that two new SUVs are coming to South Africa this year.

Transnet has reached an agreement with European partners to modernise South Africa’s infrastructure.

In a recent survey, 72% of prison officers say they are frequently stressed at work, 42% say they have been assaulted at least once. So what motivates them – and how do they cope?