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Singer and businesswoman Rihanna showed her support to her partner, rapper A$AP Rocky, as he stood trial for felony assault.

Power utility Eskom reported on Thursday that its half-year profit surged more than tenfold to R17.8 billion in its half-year to end September, boosted by higher electricity tariffs, improved cash flow, and state support.

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training is in the North West to assess the state of readiness for the 2025 academic year.

The EFF in Parliament has called on Speaker Thoko Didiza to call an urgent sitting to discuss the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in which 13 SANDF soldiers were recently killed.

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has advised her Cabinet colleagues to leave party politics at the door when they meet for day two of their lekgotla in Pretoria on Thursday.

Rwanda has doubled down on its accusations that President Cyril Ramaphosa outright lied about the recent combat in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country’s east after capturing the city of Goma.

Almost 136 000 babies are expected to be born with HIV in the next three months, mostly in Africa, because of the Trump administration’s “stop work order” on foreign assistance, according to a top research foundation.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana vowed to keep showing “tough love” toward the nation’s ailing state-owned enterprises, rebuffing calls for a bailout of Transnet.

Research from fintech group Altron has shown that the overall ability of SA’s households to take on and service debt improved in the third quarter of last year. Along with a significant boost from the financial flows from the new two-pot system, improved confidence has also flowed through to employment and real wage growth.

Duduzane Zuma, the twin brother of MK Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, says his sister is a “cool customer” as she appears before the Durban Magistrate’s Court on terrorism charges.

Former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs says winning the derby can make you feel like a ‘boss’ but losing is terrifying.

[UCT] In a groundbreaking mission, a team from the Polar Engineering Research Group (PERG) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has set off on their first field expedition on the Antarctic continent. Led by Professor Sebastian Skatulla, this diverse group includes five postgraduate students: Kamva Tabata, Richard Ribbans, Tom Ansley, and Chisambo Ng’ambi, along with experienced field guide...

[New Era] Rundu — Two Rundu schools, Jafet Haiyambo Senior Primary School (PS) and Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu Junior PS, last Thursday suspended classes due to poor sanitation.

[Liberian Observer] The administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has announced plans to launch the “One Child, One Chair” school initiative to address the shortage of chairs for school children across Liberia.

[The Herald] Mukudzei Chingwere, Herald Reporter

Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to widespread confusion. The backtracking didn’t help.

Flexibility and preparation are key when taking young children on a trip. So is choosing the right place to stay and keeping your expectations reasonable.

The world’s biggest iceberg – more than twice the size of London – could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals.

Any notion of justice, fairness, and leaving no one behind has to be considered in the context of the extremely serious implications of failing to meet climate goals, writes Emma Schuster.

The South African Weather Service said that its information and communication technology systems suffered a suspected cyberattack on Sunday evening – the second attack in two days after the first attempt failed.

US President Donald Trump has announced a range of measures that are great for America’s oil and gas industry but less great for everyone who doesn’t have a Mars exit plan, says Nick Hedley.