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Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said the department aims to eradicate South Africa’s vulnerable green ID book, which has been linked to billions of rands in fraud.

Reform UK has set out further detail of how it would cover the cost of scrapping September’s planned rise.

The stabbing incident is said to have happened at Thabang Secondary School in Rammulotsi, in the Fezile Dabi region.

Close to 55 000 cattle have been vaccinated in the Ugu District.

Two firefighters from a private company have been hospitalised after a blaze in Edenvale.

It comes as Norwegian police investigate an explosion that occurred outside the US embassy in Oslo on Sunday.

President Aoun outlines a path towards “permanent security and stability”, as Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah continue.

President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leveraged ties with scientists.

Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.

Cellou Dalein Diallo accuses the junta-leader-turned-president of erasing political threats.

Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana’s army says.

Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.

The United States Ambassador to South Africa says a US–South Africa partnership could double the number of US companies and employees in South Africa.

Former Stellenbosch University Chancellors Edwin Cameron and Johann Rupert say that Council Chair Nicky Newton-King, should not be considered for re-election.

North West businessman Suliman Carrim is testifying before the Madlanga Commission.

The IEC briefs the nation on its state of readiness for elections and the latest developments.

NCC’s Fadiel Adams returns to Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltrations.

Another memorial service will take place in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr has given Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze an ‘impossible mandate’.

Former South African Rugby Union and Eastern Province loose forward Charles Peter Kleinbooi has sadly passed away at the age of 70.

Jayden Nell will join the Blitzboks squad in the USA on Tuesday for the sixth and final tournament of the regular season in New York this weekend.

Former Kaizer Chiefs player Junior Khanye says the club made the wrong decisions a decade ago when they hired certain coaches.

As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large

Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.

It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...

When outdoor activities turn dangerous for one partner at the hands of the other.

Authorities warned that operators transporting pupils without valid licences would face strict consequences.

The deal would help GWM meet its demand for its South African offerings, which includes the Haval brand.

Chery’s Tiggo 4 still tops in price war as Lepas L4 downs Jaecoo J5 and Omoda C5 as South Africa’s cheapest Chinese SUV.

Jayden Nell should make his Blitzbok debut in New York, just as his A-side teammate Grant de Jager did in Vancouver last week.

Cape Town-based research technology company Yazi has raised its first institutional funding round from 3 Capital Ventures (3CV), the early-stage venture firm that originated inside Allan Gray, as enterprises and development organisations increasingly adopt WhatsApp as a channel for customer and population research. Founded in 2022 by Timothy Treagus (CEO) and Mzwandile Sotsaka (CTO), Yazi […]

Leo Brent Bozell III has highlighted the billions in American tech investment in South Africa – and the stakes for relations.

Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials “very seriously”.

Flights from Joburg to Durban are relatively cheap at the moment, but prices are set to go up considerably towards the end of the month.

South Africa has some of the worst traffic in the world, with motorists spending an average of 10 days staring at the car in front of them.

Petrol station owners have warned of a potential fuel shortage in South Africa.

Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.

Susan McLarnon is travelling to Downing Street later to call for “urgent action” to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.