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Max Verstappen admitted he “never thought” he would win four world titles after wrapping up the 2024 Formula One championship under the Las Vegas lights.

Crime fighters want the Cape Flats to be declared a state of emergency after 79 children were killed – either shot or stabbed – since September.

A 12-year-old girl has drowned, while a 34-year-old man who tried saving her went missing at Monwabisi beach, Cape Town on Saturday.

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has brought in some of the country’s top minds – including retired Judge Ian Farlam – to review the way the Anglican Church in South Africa handled warnings it received about former UK barrister and church member John Smyth, now accused of horrific acts of abuse of young boys.

Almost 40 years after he died in a neighbouring country, South African struggle hero Luvuyo Gladstone Motswenyane-Tayi’s remains have finally made it to the Eastern Cape, where he was buried close to his Mdantsane home on Saturday.

DA councillor in the Bluff in Durban, Zoë Solomon, is facing a criminal investigation for signing a proof of address letter with fake information, which led to an alleged criminal getting bail, News24 can exclusively reveal.

An organisation is helping Israeli first responders who reached multiple sites when Hamas militants attacked on 7 October 2023.

The US using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told TASS news agency, reiterating Moscow’s backing of China’s stance on Taiwan.

The arrest of a Ugandan opposition figure in Kenya was carried out with Nairobi’s knowledge, a Ugandan government spokesperson told AFP Friday.

A Zimbabwe court ruled Friday that opposition leader Jameson Timba and 34 people in prison since their arrest at his home more than five months ago were guilty of unlawful gathering.

In Computer Village in Lagos, resellers spruce up old devices for those seeking the coveted status symbol – the iPhone.

With inflation squeezing wallets, supply chains under strain, and retailers focused on their bottom lines, door-busting discounts are becoming scarce. The best deals aren’t guaranteed to show up on a single day anymore, writes Chriszelle Joseph.

Within minutes of reading the provisions in the contentious National Health Insurance Act for a payroll tax and a surcharge on personal income tax to fund the NHI, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi denied that taxes would be raised to fund the universal health coverage scheme.

A rural Limpopo community has demanded answers from authorities after a local sports stadium has been left dormant for nearly a decade.

The Springboks ended 2024 in style by putting seven tries past Wales at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, emerging as 45-12 winners, and head coach Rassie Erasmus has heaped praise on his players – all 52 of them – in the aftermath.

Reporting on the 40th anniversary of the popular pizza literacy program sent one writer on a mozzarella-scented memory trail.

David Braff was first accused of misconduct years ago but has since held a series of school jobs. The authorities are investigating the possibility of additional victims.

Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future. But as that promise fades, what should you do? Keep learning, until further notice.

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The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.

Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens.

Officials have linked 11 listeria cases since October 2021 to items from Yu Shang Food, which is recalling more than 72,000 pounds of products.

In selecting a doctor who is skeptical of vaccine safety, the president-elect is emphasizing his commitment to reforming the role of federal health agencies in radical ways.

For South Africa to maintain its solar momentum beyond load shedding, we need to reach the economic tipping point seen in other countries where the solar market evolved sustainably, says Jon Kornik.

South Africa has recognised aquaculture as a priority for national and regional development. Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, explains why.

Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout of the highly polluting fossil fuel.

Antiretrovirals like dolutegravir help keep people healthy. But their use adds to global warming, which drives climate change. Switching to newer forms of medicines can help to lower carbon emissions. But we don’t have enough to make this a reality.