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Bridget Phillipson will ask the competition watchdog to examine costs that families are still facing in government-funded free childcare.

MBS’s Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten

The Formula 1 title battle caught light in Canada – but then took a potentially decisive turn, writes Andrew Benson.

US-Iran negotiations and Arsenal’s win of the Premier League lead Monday’s front pages.

Those who worked closely with him say, he was a leader who believed in truth.

The urgent meeting will be attended by all the security cluster Ministers and senior officials

The South African AI Association and the Western Cape Government have launched the Western Cape AI Cluster, a three-year collaboration designed to research, develop and grow the province’s AI ecosystem — and to position the Western Cape as a globally significant AI hub. The cluster launches at a significant moment. South Africa’s planned National AI […]

Global accounting and payroll technology company Sage has announced the rollout of Sage Ai across its solutions in South Africa, select pan-African markets and the Middle East, introducing a suite of AI tools designed to automate administrative processes, strengthen compliance and improve productivity for small and mid-sized businesses. The rollout includes Sage Copilot, a generative […]

U.S. and Iran are nearing a tentative deal to end the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and curb Tehran’s uranium stockpile — though major details remain unresolved.

As both the US and Iran signal a peace deal is near, Robert Kagan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the U.S. will likely come out weaker than before the war.

New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry.

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns clinch their second African Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over Moroccan club AS FAR in the final.

Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” after being called up to the Nigeria squad.

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

More people are taking second jobs as rising costs and insecure work reshape how we earn a living.

The UK’s brewery scene is shrinking as pubs close, costs rise and drinking habits change.

Trump said on Saturday that a deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.

India Inc spent $18bn on global buyouts in 2025 and the deal value could cross $15bn in the first half of 2026.

The EFF says concerns remain over the salary structure of the parliament’s secretary George Xolile.

The ANC NEC in between the conference, met to deliberate on a number of issues

A Provincial Task Team has been appointed in the province as the term of the PEC has expired.

The party is holding its provincial congress in Polokwane this Saturday.

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Canadian Grand Prix.

The finals day of the World Surf League’s New Zealand Pro event is halted after a photographer is attacked in the water by a sea creature.

Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney praise Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins on his “unbelievable” hot streak since he was left out of the England squad in March.

Second division side Torreense stun holders Sporting to win the Portuguese Cup with a penalty in extra time sealing a 2-1 victory.

Nearly a third of vice-chancellors would cut hardship support if necessary over next three years, according to poll

Vice-chancellors have said they may need to cut hardship support for impoverished students and reduce outreach activities aimed at disadvantaged groups if the dire funding struggles at universities continue.

The anonymous poll of leaders by Universities UK (UUK) revealed the...

Announcement comes after Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected generation of young people struggling to access work and training opportunities

Ministers are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work.

Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary will...

Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits and add-ons

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is ordering a competition review of hidden childcare charges amid concerns parents are being hit with extra charges, despite the government’s flagship expansion of funded childcare hours.

Phillipson has written to the Competition and...

As intelligence itself becomes privatised by big tech, allowing your intellectual faculties to wither in service of inane bots seems a dangerous move

Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the field of software development, I was learning to code the hard way.

It was the mid-2000s, and I was a child with unmonitored access to the family computer. With the...

Award-winning brand influencer, Amanda Jingela, has wrapped up her vibrant girls’ trip to the breathtaking Bali in Indonesia.

Siya Kolisi or Francois Pienaar? Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis reveals his favourite Springbok captain…

Gayton McKenzie praised world-renowned artist Jonathan Butler – who recently received a National Order – for being positive role model.

Springbok and Stormers star Siya Kolisi reunited with his ‘girls’ in a sweet Instagram post following his return to Cape Town…

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Masandawana draw 1-1 in Rabat to seal a 2-1 aggregate win in the Caf Champions League final.

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Opting for the RAV4 means a bigger engine, in this case, 2.5-litres versus the Corolla Cross’ 2.0-litres.

Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.