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The firm was unable to cope during high demand, Ofwat says, leading to “immense stress” for customers.

Buccaneers beat Polokwane to maintain slenderest of leads by goal difference in thrilling championship contest.

Lance Stroll says he cannot do more than 15 laps before risking nerve damage to his hands, according to Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey.

ADvTECH told shareholders it expects a strong increase in earnings for the 2025 financial year, continuing its recent growth as it expands its education operations.

The department says heavy attacks are expected to continue in the coming days.

Minister of Sports, Art and Culture has sent condolences to family of the late Soli Philander

A white Polo vehicle, with an unknown number of occupants that fired shots at the taxi.

Iran’s Ambassador to South Africa briefs the media amid the conflict currently on in his country.

A trade court has cleared the way for businesses to receive refunds for tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down last month.

A strong supply of weapons and a history of long wars make Sudan’s conflict particularly troubling.

Prisoners recently released from detention in Venezuela describe the conditions under which they were held.

Video released by the Italian fire brigade shows the wolf being rescued from under a bridge.

The author’s 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what says is abuse.

Multichoice is discontinuing Showmax’s operations, with its losses having proved unsustainable.

Anyone planning to travel over the Easter holidays has been warned to get their licencing in order.

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Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu delivers the state of the province at the Mpumalanga legislature.

The Presidency Committee meeting on Wednesday was abruptly adjourned to a later date.

Legal expert says the Commission has the prerogative to subpoena the doctor who treated Mogotsi

Reverend Frank Chikane has described the late COPE leader Mosioua Lekota as a transparent person

From gaming in his bedroom to Formula 1 weekends, Red Bull junior driver Fionn McLaughlin is ready for his Formula 3 debut in Melbourne.

South Africa is projected to generate close to R1 billion in economic activity when it hosts a LIV Golf event this month.

BBC Sport charts the rise of exciting young forward Mateus Mane – from his childhood in Portugal, to moving to Manchester and now making waves with Wolves

ParalympicsGB’s only female snowboarder Nina Sparks tells BBC Sport about her journey from doing the sport as a hobby to compting at Milan Cortina 2026.

In today’s newsletter: Rising debts, frozen thresholds and spiralling interest have left ​millions of graduates questioning whether England’s student finance system still resembles the deal they were promised

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In November, Rachel Reeves tucked a freeze to student loan repayment thresholds into her autumn budget, to little fanfare. The threshold, normally expected to rise each tax...

In his last weeks, Soli Philander was in and out of a public hospital, clapping back at claims that he was ‘HIV positive’…

South Africa’s entertainment industry is mourning the loss of Soli Philander, who has passed away at the age of 65.

Coming to market is an entry level RZ 500e EX, a mid-spec RZ 500e SE, and a sportier RZ 550e F Sport. Following on at a later stage will be the high performance RZ 600e F Sport.

A 14-year-old’s transplant has stalled for months amid a dispute over religious objections to blood transfusion.

Thembisile Hani communities question the legality and fairness of municipal charges on customary land.

South African e-commerce platform Bob Group has appointed Anita Erasmus as CEO designate.

Apple’s new MacBook Neo could pull millions of budget laptop buyers into the Mac ecosystem.

Apple on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a lower-priced addition to its laptop line-up starting at just $599.

South African car buyers have options when paying for a new set of wheels.

The Gautrain’s management has announced that it will continue to operate as a public-private partnership for an extended period, despite previous reports that it would be taken over by the Gauteng government by the end of March.

The Cape Town International Airport is getting a R10 billion upgrade.

For Eating Disorders Awareness Week, actor Gemma Oaten joined us in the studio

A Buckinghamshire charity urges people to craft reusable pads to raise awareness of period poverty.