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A Pinetown court heard former army special force soldier Fredrik le Roux bail called someone after allegedly shooting his wife in her face saying she “f**ing initimidated” him. He was denied bail.

This comes after the US snubbed South Africa for next year’s G20 summit.

BBC Sport hears from inside the England setup about how artificial intelligence is powering plans for next summer’s World Cup.

Mpho Kotlolo, a PhD candidate at Tshwane University of Technology, innovated a child-friendly ARV pill inspired by her own challenges with medication. Her project won the TUT Female Student Innovation Award.

Mamelodi businessman Vusi Mathibela and three others have been convicted of Bozwana’s murder

Bester is challenging his jail conditions and Magudumana is contesting the legality of her arrest.

Men and young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have been urged to get tested for HIV and AIDS

Concern is rising over the issue of reckless and negligent driving during this period.

Miles Kwan was detained after he launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities.

The man allegedly tried to steal the diamond-studded egg named after the James Bond film Octopussy.

Which countries are boycotting Eurovision and why?

Meta confirms it removed Mange Kimambi’s social media accounts for violating their policy.

BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team explains when players will meet up with their countries at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

A two-year investigation details disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence, murders and environmental destruction.

Known as “One Boss Lady”, Ethel Chisono Edwards has become known for her rants about the president.

Ivan Saltzman is stepping down as an executive director at Dis-Chem, with the retail giant taking up a new role on the board.

Massmart COO Dries D’Hooghe revealed that the group is re-evaluating the decision to check till slips at the exit at Makro, Builders Warehouse, and Game stores.

Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Friday, 5 December 2025.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana revealed that more than 500 companies could soon be barred from doing business with the state.

This follows large-scale looting uncovered at the Tembisa Hospital by the SIU.

On Thursday, he struggled to defend his decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team in KZN

Allegations link Oscar Mabuyane to fraud during Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s funeral.

Mbalula warns that the SACP’s decision will have serious implications for elections

As Erling Haaland becomes the fastest player to score 100 goals in the Premier League, BBC Sport looks back at the Norway striker’s best moments for Man City.

Here are all the details, as well as what Eben Etzebeth had to say, after being found guilty of making intentional eye contact.

After being dropped on three, England remove Travis Head for 33 for their first Australian wicket of the second Test, with Gus Atkinson taking the catch off the bowling of Brydon Carse, with the home side 77-1 in their first innings in Brisbane.

The FIFA World Cup draw takes place on Friday evening (05 December) in the US. Who will Bafana Bafana be drawn with?

The child poverty strategy also includes making childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit.

Rachel Kolisi, estranged wife of Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, shared her experience doing the ‘Elf on the Shelf’ trend with her kids.

For the first time in ten years, the Mitchells Plain community will ring in the Christmas season tonight with a dazzling festive switch-on.

Only Afrikaner South Africans will be allowed to enter the US as refugees, the Trump administration confirmed this week…

MaMkhize’s collection of branded booze has raked in half a million in another auction this week to recoup her tax debt…

The Springboks will likely be shifting their focus to the World Cup from next season, despite the new Nations Cup competition kicking off.

The suspicion is that Musk assumed throwing money and talent at the project could overcome the constraints of the ‘rocket equation’.

Over 3 400 Saps guns vanished in five years, with experts blaming corruption, weak oversight and firearm registry failures.

Potchefstroom farmer wounded in a 2020 ambush says firearm regulations overlook the real threat of illegal guns.

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I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program

Report: Experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yields

It felt like walking up a mountain during a temperature inversion. You struggle through fog so dense you can scarcely see where you’re going. Suddenly, you break through the...

‘Soilsmology’ aims to map world’s soils and help avert famine, says not-for-profit co-founded by George Monbiot

George Monbiot: Over a pint in Oxford, we may well have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture

A groundbreaking soil-health measuring technique could help avert famine and drought, scientists have said.

At the moment, scientists have to dig lots of holes to study the soil, which...

This is how much you can expect to spend on petrol when driving to the beach this holiday season.

BYD has finally launched the new Sealion 5 in South Africa, a plug-in hybrid SUV that’s R100,000 cheaper than its closest competitor.

Diseases like pneumonia and flu must be taken much more seriously, England’s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty says.

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