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World number one Aryna Sabalenka makes light work of Zheng Qinwen at the Miami Open, while an unusual incident involving an overhead camera interrupts Daniil Medvedev’s match.

The culture secretary questions her party’s decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election.

The grandson of football manager Steve Bruce was being cared for by an unregulated maternity nurse.

Iran denies talks with the US to stop the war as ‘fake news’

Animals are still surviving at the river, the abundance of invertebrates and fish has decreased.

The suspects were all wanted for business and house robberies and kidnapping.

Ramaphosa says the success reflects the potential of public healthcare when properly supported.

Those reburied on Monday, were unethically exhumed and treated as scientific objects.

Donna Motsinger alleged Cosby gave her wine and a pill that left her incapacitated after picking her up in a limousine in 1972.

Video shows the aftermath of the collision between a passenger plane and a firefighting vehicle on the runway of the New York airport.

Meloni vowed to press on after losing a vote on constitutional reform many turned into a referendum on her government.

THe Strait of Hormuz isn’t entirely closed — some ships are getting through as Iran flexes its control over the strategic waterway.

Moses Itauma, one of heavyweight boxing’s brightest prospects, says he found the answers to questions about his identity on a trip to his father’s village in Nigeria.

A court in Cape Town found Iain Wares guilty of indecently assaulting a former student who accused him of sexual abuse in the 1980s.

The videos sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media.

The reported disappearance of Raphael Tuju has led to claims he may have been abducted.

The deal would create a global beauty giant, uniting brands such as Tom Ford, Bobbi Brown and Rabanne.

The health firm backed by actor Idris Elba and broadcaster Jonathan Ross is being bought by Danone, reportedly for €1bn (£860m).

Xpresso Café, the budget-friendly coffee shop known for its R14 coffees and founded by a husband-and-wife team, plans to expand its store footprint with 20 additional outlets in 2026, focusing on Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Former apartheid police commander Eugene de Kok is testifying at the Cradock Four inquest.

The AG findings on ETDP SETA revealed that R 637.6 million could not be substantiated.

This information is contained in a handwritten statement that he submitted to police

Tshwane ANC rejects DA’s bid to raise corruption allegations at Madlanga Commission

Former Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair reunites with Dave Rennie as part of the new New Zealand boss’s backroom team.

England winger Jadon Sancho might return to Borussia Dortmund, Zinedine Zidane agrees to become France manager and Roberto de Zerbi lines up the Tottenham job.

Welsh manager Steve Cooper is accused of dropping a Bosnia-Herzegovina player from Brondby ahead of Wales’ World Cup qualifier, a claim his club denies.

Mark Chapman and guests assess the state of English men’s cricket.

Sudanese and Afghan students with offers to study in UK say government’s ‘emergency brake’ is discriminatory

The women banned from studying in Britain

Six students from Sudan and Afghanistan have accused the home secretary of racial discrimination and launched legal action to try to overturn a ban on them taking up university places in the UK.

The students – five from Sudan and one from...

A growing trend has seen more South African parents pulling their children out of private schools for cheaper, and quality alternatives…

Former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi celebrayed ‘one beautiful year’ of marriage, who is her husband, Luthando Bolowana?

Social media almost erupted with excitement following a post from Queen Nomzamo about her sister-wife Queen Nozizwe.

There is good news for Older Person’s SASSA grant recipients in that they’ll be paid on Thursday, 2 April, prior to the Easter long weekend.

Nkosi was questioned about his relationship with Molefe.

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The government has assured motorists that South Africa’s fuel supply is secure for the time being, but motorists are already reporting fuel shortages at stations across the country.

Motorists have been warned to remain vigilant to avoid becoming victims of road spiking.

The N3 between Johannesburg and Durban will soon accommodate more electric cars.

Dr Liz O’Riordan says it is important women seek help from professionals not “Google and Chat GPT”.

Nichola Howell spent years going to doctors with “barbaric” pain but was constantly dismissed.