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Jonny Clayton delights the Rotterdam crowd as he beats Luke Littler 6-4 to extend his lead at the top of the Premier League table.

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CRL Rights Commission conducted an oversight visit at Ikhaya Labafundi church on Thursday.

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has played multiple recordings addressed to Julius Mkhwanazi.

A ceasefire in Lebanon was an Iranian condition for continuing talks with the U.S. to end that war.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with correspondents Greg Myre and Rob Schmitz about how the Iran war is affecting the U.S. alliance with Europe.

The US president invites the two countries’ leaders to Washington as Israel’s prime minister insists troops will not leave southern Lebanon.

A community health worker in Uganda stopped getting paid after aid cuts but kept checking in on her patients. Many lost access to contraception. Now she’s coaching them through unintended pregnancies.

The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Hastings set up the company in 1997, when it rented DVDs to customers and delivered by post.

The BBC’s Emma Simpson explains why fizzy drinks, salad and meat could be affected by the Gulf conflict.

The BBC asked the president’s supporters about Iran, the economy and immigration at the largest conservative gathering in the country.

The BBC’s Emma Simpson explains why fizzy drinks, salad and meat could be affected by the Gulf conflict.

The party says Malema else has the constitutional right to challenge the sentence.

EFF have denied claims that their members forced businesses to close in the Johannesburg CBD.

Malema made the remarks while addressing his party supporters and members outside KuGompo court.

The MOUs involved an endless working relationship between the EMPD and Medicare24, Anubis, CAT VIP.

Barcelona say refereeing “errors” cost them a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and have caused “significant sporting and financial harm to the club”.

Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham are eligible to win NBA end-of-season awards after successful appeals.

Khanyisa Mayo boosted his confidence by scoring against Magesi, with Chiefs coach Khalil Ben Youssef backing the striker.

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior says his side are running out of time to qualify for next season’s Champions League campaign.

EFF leader Julius Malema was joined by his wife Mantoa Matlala for a performance of ‘Kill The Boer’ after his court sentence verdict…

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Dr Musa Mthombeni shuts down online rumours claiming he cheated on his wife while on a boys trip to Thailand.

A rare apple variety first planted by Jan van Riebeeck, and later surviving a World War, has returned to Cape Town after 364 years.

Enjoy these irresistible peach donuts warm, glazed, or simply dusted with sugar.

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Precious stones valued at R14.9 million were allegedly taken from the home of Peter Prinsloo.

A model of the cyclic universe suggests that dark matter could be a population of black holes predating the Big Bang.

An Indian carmaker with a factory in South Africa recently completed its 12,000th vehicle.

The City of Johannesburg has proposed name changes for four streets in the metro.

Covid vaccines saved hundreds of thousands of lives, but small minority harmed need better support, says report.

The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.