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A man in his early 30s drove deliberately into people on the Ile d’Oléron off the French coast, a local mayor says.

Bloc agrees compromises to win over sceptical countries as climate concerns take backseat to trade and defence.

The Football Association charges Crystal Palace with misconduct after fans unfurl a banner depicting Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis holding a gun to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White’s head.

Pakistan’s fears over closer India-Taliban ties are influencing its approach to peace talks with Kabul, analysts say.

Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

Three men have been gunned down in Phillipi, on the Cape Flats.

Tiffany Meek is accused of the murder of her own son, Jayden-Lee Meek.

Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate.

The number of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters is at a five-year high. Groves have been vandalized, and many farmers are too frightened to collect their olives.

At his New York victory rally, Zohran Mamdani gave a nod to Nehru’s iconic speech marking India’s independence.

Operation Dudula has been picketing clinics and hospital, turning away those without South African papers.

Morocco controls much of Western Sahara, although part of it is controlled by a pro-independence movement.

A BBC investigation finds evidence that young African women are being tricked into building Russian drones.

Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Mali become the final four qualifiers for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations based on their world rankings.

South African taxpayers face a future of triple taxes to access healthcare in the country, with income tax, surcharges and the removal of rebates on the way.

In South Africa, healthcare professionals believe AI-powered predictive analytics and remote monitoring can reduce avoidable hospital admissions and save lives through earlier interventions

SARS has secured a provisional sequestration order against a taxpayer to the tune of R155 million for tax non-compliance.

Assembly debates One Stop Border Post Bill to boost trade, streamline crossings and address security

Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia appears before the Ad Hoc Committee.

Allegations of political interference and corruption on the spotlight at the commission.

Kaizer Chiefs seem to have finally found a number nine since the shock departure of Samir Nurkovic in 2022. Enter Flavio Silva.

It is unknown if we will ever see the Proteas in action on Boxing Day, given the popularity of the SA20 competition.

China’s Wu Yize produces a sensational comeback from 4-0 behind to knock world number one Judd Trump out of the International Championship.

Former England captain Lewis Moody thanks the public for the “wonderful” support since he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools

US government investigations into universities over antisemitism allegations surged following the 7 October 2023 attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, with more investigations open in the last two months of that year than in the two decades...

Discover why South Africans say “just now” and “now-now,” what they mean, and how these time phrases reveal our unique sense of time.

With Black Friday around the corner, scam artists are making elaborate use of AI and deepfakes to con South Africans out of their money.

Integrating AI into processes and systems is among the top pressures African CEOs grapple with, says KPMG.

 By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s people will live in cities. South Africa is already feeling that pull as more people move to metros in search of work and opportunity. Many of our cities are struggling to keep pace. Ageing utilities, unreliable services and congested roads are making daily life harder and slowing growth. A […]

A new company called Sandbar has unveiled a smart wearable called Stream Ring, which uses a microphone to record your softly spoken thoughts. And it’s powered by—you guessed it—an AI chatbot.

Communications minister Solly Malatsi demonstrated the MyMzansi working prototype at the Global DPI Summit.

Ahead of the formal arrival of the much delayed Q9 next year, Audi has indicated that the future of its…

Puma debuted in South Africa to extensive criticism for arriving four years after going on sale in Europe, and for its lofty price tag.

The mother refused vaccinations out of her belief there is a link between the jabs and autism.

Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.