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Harry Styles to break Wembley Stadium record with 12 shows
The star will break records set by Coldplay and Taylor Swift by staging a 12-night residency.
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The star will break records set by Coldplay and Taylor Swift by staging a 12-night residency.

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The Western Cape continues to dominate South Africa’s high-value property market, accounting for nearly half of all transactions above R2 million and recording the highest average and peak residential sale prices.
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But she branded defectors from the Conservative party “drama queens”, saying people who did not agree with the direction she was taking the party “need to get out the way”.

South Africa
A total of 58 drivers were fined for various offences,
South Africa
Manamela welcomes SIU recovery of NSFAS funds
Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has welcomed the recovery of R1.7 billion by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which has been returned to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
The recovered amount forms part of R2 billion that the SIU has so far reclaimed from universities, Technical and Vocational...

South Africa
Mathibe was arrested at his house where he was allegedly found in possession of a large sum of money
South Africa
Kabe women find hope in new farming tools
Women in Kabe Village, outside Mahikeng in the North West, have long loved working the land, but a lack of resources often held them back.
Now, thanks to the donation of essential farming implements, they can grow enough food to feed their families and improve their livelihoods.
The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...

World
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela’s adminstration.

World
NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.

World
The Football Association of Malaysia executive committee has resigned to pave the way for reforms.

World
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a “sovereign decision” not made under pressure from the United States.

Africa
Ghana’s foreign minister says the influencer is a “worthy ambassador”, but some Ghanaians criticised the move.

Africa
Diezani Alison-Madueke took bribes including luxury goods and private jet travel, a prosecutor tells a London court.

Africa
On a visit to Ankara, Bola Tinubu was filmed stumbling and falling after walking past soldiers and dignitaries.

Africa
Franco-Chadian military relations have been strained after Chad abruptly ended its defence agreement with France.

Business
South Africa recorded over 1,500 business liquidations in 2025, most of which were voluntary.
Business

Business
South Africans driving one of the country’s most popular vehicles are being warned about new crash-test results that raise concerns about its safety.

Business
Sakeliga has slated Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s press statement about the foot-and-mouth disease issue, saying it fails to comply with its legal requirements.

Politics
Mogotsi has been scheduled to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee Thursday and Friday.

Politics
Maj-Gen Lesetja Senona told the Madlanga Commission he met Matlala in 2019, unaware of investigation

Politics
IFP says the King’s call to rename KwaZulu-Natal is timely, made at the Isandlwana commemoration.

Politics
Mngwevu died when his car was swept away by floods in Chókwè, Mozambique.

Sport
Northern Ireland appoint Kris Lindsay as interim manager for their first pair of 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers in March.

Sport
24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic says he felt “disrespectful” after being asked how he felt “chasing” Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, after previously “chasing” Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal during the early parts of his career.

Sport
South Africa’s Connor Doig and Bulgaria’s Dimitar Kisimov are into the quarter-finals of the junior boys doubles at the Australian Open.

Sport
Blitzboks captain Siviwe Soyizwapi will make his long-awaited return to the sevens stage in Singapore this weekend.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] As artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital connectivity continue to reshape economies worldwide, the reliability and governance of digital infrastructure have become matters of global importance. Behind the rapid expansion of these systems lies an extensive ecosystem of standards bodies, research review panels and international forums tasked with guiding how...
Education
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the 20-year-old revealed that he secured admission into a private university in Lagos to study Law.
Education
[New Republic] FORMER PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON Sirleaf once disparaged the educational system of the country while in office as sitting President charged with the responsibilities of superintending institutions of government and improving every system for the good of citizens. Upon return to the country from a foreign trip, she was greeted with a disturbing protest by students for lack of...
Education
[This Day] Port Harcourt — The Rivers State Government has approved the recruitment of 5,000 teachers into the state civil service, a step aimed at addressing shortages in classrooms and improving educational outcomes across the state.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Khaby Lame, now an Italian citizen, is Senegalese.

Lifestyle
A 41.82-carat South African blue diamond of ‘exceptional colour and clarity,’ from the Cullinan Mine, could sell for record value …
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Cabo Delgado has vast natural gas deposits which the international relations portfolio committee feels could be of benefit to South Africa.

Entertainment
Mines in Sudan reportedly lack proper safety measures and use hazardous chemicals that often cause widespread diseases in nearby areas.

Entertainment
From heritage craftsmanship to modern status symbols, luxury timepieces are fast becoming wearable investments.

Entertainment
Marcell Coetzee, who captained the Bulls in their two European wins, believes they must maintain that cohesion against the Lions.

Science/Tech
This mid-tier Sony comes with its highest-end processor, and that’s a big deal for home theater nerds.
Science/Tech
An open-source AI agent originally called Clawdbot (now renamed Moltbot) is gaining cult popularity among developers for running locally, 24/7, and wiring itself into calendars, messages, and other personal workflows. The hype has gone so far that some users are buying Mac Minis just to host the agent full-time, even as its creator warns that’s unnecessary. Business Insider reports: Founded by...

Science/Tech
Vumatel has provided clarity on its plans for Herotel, South Africa’s third-largest fibre network operator.

Science/Tech
SolarAfrica CEO and Co-Founder David McDonald joins Aki Anastasiou on What’s Next to discuss solar power, electricity wheeling, and energy trading.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
The cheapest Toyota Hilux double cab costs more than half a million rand in South Africa.
Motoring

Health
A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.

Health
Tammy McDaid describes how she had a panic attack after waking up on Tate’s birthday.
Health
The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.
Health
His pioneering work on the origins of cancer was later overshadowed by his contrarian views, notably his rejection of the established theory that H.I.V. causes AIDS.