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At the Johannesburg launch of Pieter du Toit’s book The Super Cadres, he spoke to Mpumelelo Mkhabela

What’s better than owning an iconic sports car in South Africa? Having the only one of its kind in the country, of course. Audi SA has secured unit 74 of 660 total units created by the German automaker, to be sold at a glamorous event later this year.

Blasts were seen across Lebanon as thousands of walkie-talkies exploded in the country.

The winter weather is not over just yet, the South African Weather Service has warned, with parts of the country likely to receive snow this weekend.

Telephone lines were disconnected at public healthcare centres in the Eastern Cape due to an unpaid telephone bill amounting to millions of rand.

Public and media access to parliamentary committee meetings in the era of the government of national unity threatens to become the most limited in democratic history.

More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths as fires spread out of control over the weekend.

Japanese firm Icom said Thursday that it had stopped producing the model of radios reportedly used in recent blasts in Lebanon around 10 years ago.

Authorities say the 10-year-old boy was attacked outside Shenzhen Japanese School in southern China.

In an echo of Tuesday’s pager attack, two-way radio explosions killed more than a dozen in Lebanon, as Israel said it will shift more troops towards that country.

The wildlife body says the cull was necessary as the country was struggling to cope with an overpopulation of elephants along with a withering drought that has left thousands facing food shortages.

The two signed a new naval deal this year after more than a decade of strategic partnership.

Brutal atrocities, like slitting civilians’ throats, have been reported, Human Rights Watch says.

The electoral commission says that any problems that have been highlighted have been corrected.

The Japanese company alleges that the Palworld video game “infringes multiple patent rights”.

Economists are betting on rates being held in September with a cut to come in November instead.

It is the time of year when new handsets are unveiled, but they may offer only small improvements.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola hinted the ANC had not been happy with how the latest elections were run but had to accept the results “in the interest of the people”.

Between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2024, 6 056 extortion cases were reported. But only 178 of these led to convictions, heard the Portfolio Committee on Police on Wednesday when the police presented their plan against extortion, which MPs slammed for a lack of detail.

Specialised and advanced skills have been neglected in the public sector, senior managers are performing poorly, and the creation of new departments and ministries have destabilised the government, according to the Public Service Commission.

Axed DA MP Renaldo Gouws has on Wednesday apologised to sports, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie for labelling him a “bank robber” and “service delivery robber” earlier this year.

Will this appointment stick this time?

A legend in your eyes?

Armagh defender Barry McCambridge is nominated for the GAA’s Footballer of the Year along with Galway duo Paul Conroy and John Maher.

BBC Sport assesses the prospects for each Premiership club as the 2024-25 season prepares for kick-off this week.

Handre Pollard’s wife Marise reflected on spending the last few months in South Africa, before heading back to the UK with their son.

Former Kaizer Chiefs star Junior Khanye is making headlines after photos and videos of his new car went viral. Take a look…

Nicki Minaj surprised fans by cancelling the deluxe edition of ‘Pink Friday 2’ and announcing a new album, ‘Pink Friday 3’.

The dispute shows no signs of resolution. Mkhize vows to fight for her home, while Mashila insists on keeping his “legally owned” property.

Is SA muso The Kiffness climbing the Billboard Charts with his unexpected Donald Trump parody hit, ‘Eating the Cats’?

Nothing could prepare Masterchef SA viewers for the jaw-dropping double exit that unfolded in the latest episode.

While the deputy communications minister says that National Treasury wants more assurances that the R3.8-billion bailout would not go to waste, a spokesperson for Treasury said that Parliament was responsible for allocating the funding.

Mustek sees a “more stable period ahead” after slashing its dividend by 90% and reported an 82% slump in Heps.

A startup says shipping meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers internationally will boost the local economy and could help ease water pressures in arid regions—but what does that actually mean for the world?

Protests against online gaming company Evolution have gone to extremes in Europe—and are reverberating in the US.

Manufacturers are alleging that slumping EV sales, new emissions regulations and 2035 banning of combustion engine vehicle sales are impacting on sales.

In addition to the Oroch, the eventual production version of the Niagara will spawn a rebadged Nissan derivative that will seemingly replace the discontinued NP200.

Making up for mistakes in season opener high on the agenda during return leg in Cape Town.

Women who experienced traumatic pain from hysteroscopies reveal fears new clinical guidelines may not help.

Doctors worry about brain damage from a new type of championship fighting that has grown in popularity.

At the end of this month, England will close the doors of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, signalling the end to polluting coal-powered electricity in the UK.

Oil and gas giants have spent ~R98 billion on sports sponsorship through some 205 accords, said a study by research group New Weather Institute.

Eskom said that Koeberg’s Unit 1 is in the process of being returned to service.

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa raised concerns over nuclear warfare amid rising geopolitical tensions.