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Newcastle United are poised to spend their first money of the summer transfer window as they prepare for their Champions League return.

Journalist Sreenivasan Jain speaks with Indian MP Milind Deora about India’s campaign to isolate Pakistan.

Here are the key events on day 1,230 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Part of the motorway is still closed in both directions, say National Highways.

The department confirmed plans to extend the validity period from five years to eight years.

The initiate had a history of epilepsy and was on medical treatment when he was taken to the school.

The settlement aims to alleviate the backlog of court cases.

The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the men who were deported from the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison.

The two leaders’ meeting came with no sign of a breakthrough yet in the latest round of Israel-Hamas negotiations in Qatar.

A goal in first-half injury time from Saratou Traore is enough to see Mali edge a tight Group C encounter against Tanzania at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa begin the defence of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-0 win over Ghana in Morocco.

Nigeria’s football federation has “not done enough” to ensure its women’s team remain ahead of their competition in Africa, claims Desire Oparanozie.

A provincial police chief says the gangs are helping to fund the minister’s political career.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is lurching from one crisis to another as political battles pile up in the final lap of his last term.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the United States’ interpretation of trade imbalances between the countries is inaccurate, and is hoping for a better trade deal to emerge.

Woolworths has won a court battle against SARS, with the tax service slammed for cherry-picking and using narrow definitions to withhold tax claims.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Tuesday, 8 July 2025.

The party says the disconnections have severely impacted the provision of basic services.

Ramaphosa’s administration emphasises long-standing economic and diplomatic ties with the US.

The committee has decided to review the medical parole system

Sbusiso Ncengwa has been sentenced to 25 years for pleading guilty to murdering Sindiso Magaqa.

Kaizer Chiefs are stepping up preparations for the new season and for one of their youngsters it also means a new and famous jersey number!

Chiefs have partnered with Springs Home Sweepers to meet CAF regulations and grow women’s football, ahead of their return to the continent.

The Bulls have signed midfielder Jan Serfontein, who returns to Pretoria from France on an initial three-year deal.

Kaizer Chiefs’ return to continental football meant they had to, at least, have a women’s team under their name, and they’ve done just that.

With three quarters of a million blocked ID documents stuck in its verification system, Home Affairs was the site of hundreds of protesters …

A minivan is not usually the subject of fascinated stares and doting remarks from onlookers. But this is no ordinary commercial vehicle, with its clear kinship to the legendary Volkswagen T1 birthed several decades ago.

Khanyi is nominated for the annual Netflix Reality Universe superlatives.

Elon Musk claimed Friday that xAI’s chatbot Grok has been “significantly improved,” but early reactions suggest otherwise. Several recent responses from Grok, shared widely on X (formerly Twitter), have sparked alarm for promoting partisan talking points and antisemitic stereotypes. Musk offered no specifics on the upgrades but had previously criticized Grok’s training data as containing […]

Pan-African banking group Ecobank has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud aimed at transforming financial services across Africa. The collaboration will use artificial intelligence, cloud computing and advanced analytics to enhance digital banking, streamline payments and expand financial inclusion. A key focus is improving remittance and payment systems by leveraging Google...

President Cyril Ramaphosa said there’s the prospect that the US may lower a planned 30% tariff on South African goods.

In response to rising demand and the accelerated adoption of Agentic AI across multiple industry verticals, 4Sight Holdings Limited is investing R20 million over the next two years to develop relevant industry solutions.  Generative AI focuses on creating new content (text, images, code, etc.) based on learned patterns, while agentic AI acts as an autonomous […]

Staying cosy, comfortable and warm is not only possible, it’s also energy efficient with Samsung air conditioners.

The annual Classic Car Show took place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, where a selection of classic cars was on show.

A campaigner says a report made recommendations to support victims, but most of them have been ignored.

Dr Baksheiev, a gynaecologist, travels to Russian-occupied areas in his kitted out mobile clinic

Singer says tests following surgery to remove her breast show no spread of the disease