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The visit comes as the UK and US prepare to sign a landmark technology agreement.

Fans were prevented from taking Palastine flags into Real Madrid’s stadium on heated night with Marseille fans in Spain.

Real Madrid come from a goal down with 10-men to beat Marseille, while Arsenal and Tottenham also open with victories.

Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall says the team now has a “clean sheet mentality” as focus switches from swashbuckling football to pragmatism.

Residents say access to clean water has become a daily struggle.

Turn.io has launched its 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator, a 24-week programme helping health organisations scale conversational AI services for underserved communities. Selected from more than 400 applicants, 10 organisations will receive over $500,000 in technology, mentorship, and support in partnership with IDinsight. Each will build a working AI-enabled solution by January 2026. […]

The Western Cape announced the closure of a number of routes following an increase in crime.

Redhill School will host its first Redefine Education Conference Oct. 17–19 at its Early Learning Centre in Sandton, bringing together educators, parents, and experts to explore child-centred learning and the role of technology in classrooms. The event will feature keynote speeches, workshops, and research presentations on artificial intelligence in schools, future skills, arts integration,...

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Labour MP Clive Lewis about the far-right “free-speech” march in London last weekend.

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Navi Pillay, who chairs a U.N. commission on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which has found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.K. Counterterrorism Coordinator Nick Aldworth about the security preparations that go into a state visit.

Questions about their fate swirled after the government’s July deadline for destruction came and went. Then came a false report they’d been incinerated. Aid groups say it’s not too late to save them.

The political rift that could spiral into conflict again after the vice-president was accused of treason.

Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race.  The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]

If the Department of State Policy Provisions Act is passed into law, the US will support Zimbabwe borrowing money from international lenders such as the World Bank

If no candidate wins more than half the votes, the top two contenders will head to a run-off.

The UK’s 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is said to be driving the trend.

The Federal Reserve is expected to make its first cut to interest rates since 2024.

Boss Satya Nadella said it was the biggest investment the firm had made outside of the US.

An agreement to reduce tariffs on UK steel to zero in short order was welcomed with some fanfare in July.

Ramaphosa admitted that the best-run municipalities and towns are those governed by the DA.

Minister Anton Bredell announced plans last week to put the Knysna Municipality under administration

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa urged councillors to emulate municipalities governed by the DA

Cyril Ramaphosa outlined the ANC’S service delivery action plan to the party’s councillors

The PGA Tour’s season-opening event The Sentry is to be moved because drought conditions in Hawaii have made the host course unplayable.

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo a target for Newcastle, Chelsea step up their interest in Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, while Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain keep tabs on Arsenal defender William Saliba, plus more.

Former Scottish 1500m runner Chris O’Hare thinks Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley have a chance of winning all three medals in Wednesday final at the World Athletics Championships.

Kaizer Chiefs suffered their first defeat of the season after going down 3-1 to Sekhukhune United on Tuesday evening.

The Kiffness’ claims he lost a half a million business deal for supporting the late Charlie Kirk has been met with disbelief…

The countdown begins for Miss South Africa 2025! Ten incredible finalists are ready to compete for the crown on 25 October 2025.

The public – including Ian Cameron – have strongly opposed the parole release of Donovan Moodley, who murdered Leigh Matthews in 2004.

South Africa’s top court heard arguments in a case pitting coastal communities against Shell’s oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast.

Redford died at his home in Utah, surrounded by loved ones.

Through a play titled Phethogo, which means change or transformation, Molepo is fighting the scourge of bullying in schools.

“I was stressed out for two and a half to three months. I knew I had cancer in my body,” says Sabelo Gumede.

The documentary premiered on Friday, 12 September.

One in five people who took orforglipron once a day for 72 weeks lost 20% or more of their weight, maker Eli Lilly says

A daily pill for weight loss can help people reduce their body weight by as much as a fifth, according to a trial that could pave the way for millions more people to shed pounds.

The drug, called orforglipron, is manufactured by Eli Lilly and targets the same GLP-1 receptors...

Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled plans to invest up to $45 billion in the UK during US President Donald Trump’s state visit.

If approved, expect the subtle change to filter through to the South African-spec model sometime in 2026.

While set to rival the Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma and Chevrolet Colorado in the States, it remains to be seen whether Ram makes it a world model with right-hand-drive.