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Scotland face a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.
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Scotland face a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.

Top Stories
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will end all graduate-level military training, fellowships and certificate programs at the school.

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Orlando Pirates strolled into the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup after beating Limpopo’s amateur club Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) 4-1 at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.

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Adebayo Adeyemi, 58, is charged with offences alleged to have taken place between 2003 and 2019.

South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management teams have been put on high alert.

South Africa
They were declared deceased upon arrival at Ceceilia Makhiwane Hospital in Mdantsane.

South Africa
Andiswa Mengo will not be returning to the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court

South Africa
MMC Boshielo says most reservoirs in the City of Tshwane are currently above 50% capacity.

World
Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot several times inside his apartment block on Friday morning.

World
The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers.

World
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.

World
At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.

Africa
Some Zambians outraged Ghanaians by describing the outfit worn by their president as a “blouse”.

Africa
Health experts fear that as testing and monitoring drops the risk of the further spread of HIV rises.

Africa
Armed jihadists devastate a community that refused to convert to their hard-line interpretation of Islam.

Africa
The colonial police, made up of Nigerians and Europeans, shot dead workers striking for better conditions.

Business
South Africa’s long-running semigration trend is slowing—with more households returning to inland provinces.

Business
Despite being packed with fat, carbs and high levels of salt, South Africans can’t get enough of fast food, with the segment growing significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

Business
Owners in community schemes must be cautious when it comes to their levy payments.

Business
New data shows what a person needs to earn per month to live a ‘decent’ life in South Africa in 2026.

Politics
Former Ekurhuleni MMC died when the vehicle he was traveling was swept away by floodwater.
Politics
The DA’s Joburg mayoral candidate, Helen Zille, says the City of Johannesburg faces so many challenges that she has often asked herself where she would start solving them if she were to wear the mayoral chain.

Politics
ANC Provincial Secretary Louis Diremelo says the time is running out to fix failing municipalities.

Politics
Advocate Noko also revealed that the operation produced no arrests as the suspects were killed.

Sport
Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots? BBC Sport asks current NFL players and celebrities for their Super Bowl predictions.

Sport
Scotland open their Six Nations campaign in miserable fashion, going down 18-15 to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.

Sport
Jason Mohammad, Chris Sutton and Nedum Onuoha discuss Tottenham captain Cristian Romero’s red card against Manchester United at Old Trafford and the impact it had on the game.

Sport
Emma Raducanu’s bid to win a first title since her US Open triumph in 2021 ends in a heavy defeat by Sorana Cirstea in the final of the Transylvania Open.
Education
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
Education
What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?
Education
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.
Education
Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School for public policy.

Lifestyle
Nathan Smith was the 27 years old son of rapper Lil Jon.

Lifestyle
Want to show some love and TLC for stray animals in Khayelitsha this Valentine’s Day? Here’s how you can…

Lifestyle
Siya Kolisi opened up about his struggles with Afrikaans as he spoke about his son’s Afrikaans mark which he would have ‘done so much for.’

Lifestyle
SASSA Child Support Grants in March 2026 will go ahead as scheduled, but there’s uncertainty on the way regarding future increases …

Entertainment
The ANC has a difficult task of renewing itself and winning back lost support.

Entertainment
Conservationists earlier warned that human beings posed a greater danger to animals than any adverse weather systems.

Entertainment
The Buccaneers are tested by the ABC Motsepe League side but are ultimately too good.

Entertainment
United close to within two points of third-placed Aston Villa and open up a five-point cushion over Liverpool in sixth.
Science/Tech
Somewhere on America’s eastern coast, there’s an economic development agency in Massachusetts promoting green energy solutions. And Monday the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (or MassCEC) announced “a first-of-its-kind” program to see what happens when they provide free electric vehicle chargers to selected residents, school districts, and municipal projects. The catch? The EV chargers are...
Science/Tech
Monday security researchers at cloud-security platform Wiz discovered a vulnerability that allowed anyone to post to the bots-only social network Moltbook — or even edit and manipulate other existing Moltbook posts. “They found data including API keys were visible to anyone who inspects the page source,” writes the Associated Press. But had it been discovered by advertisers, wondered a...

Science/Tech
All but one of the 28 models tested in the Automobile Association of South Africa’s #SaferCarsForAfrica campaign would get two stars or less under new ratings criteria.

Science/Tech
Step up to the oche and hit the bull’s-eye with this automatic darts scoring system for online play.
Motoring

Motoring
Navigating intersections in South Africa is not always as simple as it seems.

Motoring
Jaguar Land Rover is reeling from massive losses following a cyberattack that shut down its factories.

Motoring
The cost of owning a car in South Africa goes beyond monthly premiums and fuel spend.

Health
Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.
Health
People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.

Health
John tells Elis and Dave about his mind’s “resentment room”.
Health
The N.F.L. claims Guardian Caps reduce the risk of concussions. The company that makes them says, “It has nothing to do with concussions.”