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In letters sent to the BBC from prison, Hayden Davies says he has had no contact with British authorities.

The relationship endures despite a power imbalance, with both sides recognising that it is too important to fail.

Conflicts of interest and “serious mismanagement” a footballers’ charity put funds to help players in need at risk, a Charity Commission inquiry says.

Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi says rival fans willing the club to be relegated from the Premier League acts as a “big motivation” to stay up.

Karim says Ebola is a public threat on the entire African continent.

Murder accused, Matipandile Sotheni, faces 16 counts linked to the killing of Witness D.

Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana says two female suspects are in custody

About 150 roads remain affected by the storms that lashed the province.

Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.

Ankita Shrivastav is among millions of Indians who fall prey to cybercrimes every year.

The Kentucky congressman, who has crossed the president on federal spending and the Epstein files, faces Republican voters on Tuesday.

In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.

Key roads have remained largely empty and some schools have asked students to stay at home.

New research links rural solar adoption to mobile money use, while raising concerns about inequality

Francis Ngannou reaffirmed his claim as the best heavyweight in the world with a first-round knockout win over Philipe Lins at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has committed to sticking to the government’s existing borrowing limits.

Musk’s loss against OpenAI is the latest in a string of courtroom defeats.

The videogame firm says the increase is due to “ongoing market conditions”

The announcement was made during a media briefing in Durban on Monday evening.

The party says Sipho ‘ES’ Mbatha is alleged to have extorted money from individuals.

Lwazi Magaqa was reacting after the Pietermaritzburg High Court allowed a postponement

Pretorius told the commission he did not personally witness political interference in TRC matters.

Forward Neymar is included in head coach Carlo Ancelotti’s 26-man Brazil squad for this summer’s World Cup.

Burnley interim manager Mike Jackson is pleased with the way his side kept themselves in the game in their 1-0 defeat at Arsenal and is unhappy Kai Havertz was not sent off in the second half.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta feels his side played some of their “best football” of the season in their hard-fought 1-0 win over Burnley which edges them closer to their first Premier League title for 22 years.

Kai Havertz takes Arsenal closer to winning their first Premier League title in 22 years, but nearly goes from hero to villain as he escapes a red card.

A Cape Town preacher convicted of anti-LGBTQ hate speech has been criticised for spreading fake news about Springbok Damian Willemse.

A Soweto entrepreneur is combining fashion, safety and social impact through an unusual innovation – luxury bulletproof handbags.

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The bail hearing is expected to resume on 21 May.

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Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.

Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.

GTI’s switch towards electrification yields more power than the 147 kW produced by the South African-market, current combustion engine Polo GTI.