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Shanice Brookes, 30, worked for a charity and was studying for a university degree, her family say.

The Labour mayor and by-election candidate rejects the former PM’s call to embrace the “radical centre”.

Minister of Human Settlement says she is concerned about a housing shortfall

Mashatile is expected to visit Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu and Manenberg.

Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.

Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.

Dong Guangping, a police officer turned activist, reached Korean waters after 30 hours at sea.

Klette was finally caught in a flat in Berlin in 2024 after more than 30 years on the run and put on trial last year.

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Cyril Ramaphosa argues that the authors of the report “misconceived” their mandate.

The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.

One farmer says his red diesel costs have risen from £27,000 a year to £54,000.

Fuel price shocks are forcing petrol stations to reconsider their operating hours in South Africa.

Bonitas will move its administrative functions to Momentum in the coming days, as the fund seeks to adapt to a rapidly changing healthcare market.

ANC has instructed Sisisi Tolashe to resign as Member of Parliament

The commission has taken additional measures to counteract the negative effects of social media.

The decisions follows the working committee’s meeting on monday where it resolved that Tolashe should resign as an MP and the president of the ANC’s woman league

The Electoral Commission launched its formal communication campaign for the elections on Wednesday.

Our Ask Me Anything team look at all you need to know about the 2026 BBC Football Awards.

Two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has hinted that he may fight in Dublin in August

These are the three leading candidates, ranked and updated, to take charge of coach-less Kaizer Chiefs next season.

Iconic Springboks Siya Kolisi and Cheslin Kolbe are heading back to the Stormers, and this is how the Cape team could line up next season.

Talented musician Mnqobi ‘Shota’ Mdabe has cited unemployment as his estranged wife, Phumeza Mdabe, seeks spousal and child maintenance.

Meet the Eastern Cape man with honours-level qualifications who cannot find work and relies on a SASSA grant to eat.

The road to Rabat was demanding. Sundowns balanced a relentless domestic season with a high-pressure continental campaign.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 28 May 2026.

‘Small businesses typically feel these shocks first because they have less pricing power and thinner cash buffers.’

The Lions have lost a number of key players ahead of their play-off against Leinster but they hope to have three back for the knockout match.

Designed by Jony Ive and a host of ex-Cupertino colleagues, the Luce shows us what might have been had Apple made good on its $10 billion bet.

“Republicans are just going to have to suck it up and get it done,” says one Trump aide about the funding melee. The votes, though, may simply not be there.

At least seven people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterways

Water safety experts have warned about the dangers of outdoor swimming after a spike in drownings as people try to escape soaring temperatures by cooling off in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and other bodies of water.

In recent days, emergency services have reported at least seven deaths because...

In June, resident doctors in England will walk out for the 16th time in a long-running dispute over pay.

BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Ellie Colton’s symptoms of endometriosis started when she was a young teenager. But she wasn’t diagnosed until she was 24.

The BBC’s Ellie Colton shares her experience of living with endometriosis – and meets a scientist hoping to cut the length of time it takes to be diagnosed with a simple new test.