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The High School Musical actress says she left the group of new mothers after being “brought to tears”.

The FIFA World Cup is on the horizon, and tickets for the final are already available for fans to purchase online. Here’s how you can do it…

Police were alerted to a group of eight half-naked teenagers walking on foot.

NSFAS will pay allowances for students in private housing directly to accredited providers.

NSFAS says it had received over 893 000 applications from first-time entering students

The man accused of the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock appeared in court on Tuesday.

Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty in New York yesterday. And, the CDC scales back routine childhood vaccine recommendations at President Trump’s direction.

Cyril Zattara is charged with raping 14 women over a decade, as well as secretly filming others.

In a controversial move, Israel became the first nation to acknowledge Somaliland as an independent state.

Trump is open about his ambitions for scaled-up US operations, but analysts say such plans would take time.

At least 13 people, including eight children, have been killed in the strike in el-Obeid city, medics say.

About 85 Ethiopian migrants were trying to leave the country when the accident occurred, authorities say.

The main opposition coalition boycotted the vote after a referendum allowed the removal of term limits.

With tens of thousands of cases waiting to be heard, some people have to wait four years for their trials to start.

The rand has hit its strongest levels in three years, pushing toward R16.30/$ from over R19.00/$ a year ago. And investors think things will get better still.

Nedbank has broken down several ways that South Africans can avoid paying tax on their estate after they die.

Maduro and Cilia Flores face US narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy charges.

Mapaila will deliver the keynote address at the 31st annual Joe Slovo commemoration

US Delta Force raid in Venezuela captures President Maduro and wife in Caracas.

Lamola has emphasised SA’s commitment to principle-based leadership at home and abroad

Monday Night Club’s Rory Smith and ex-Manchester United player Phil Jones discuss why the club appoint former players as interim managers, as Darren Fletcher takes on the role.

UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall says he will have surgery on the “nightmare” eye injury he suffered against Ciryl Gane.

The Australian Open will offer a record prize pot of £55m at this year’s tournament – but players are still likely to be unhappy a source says.

Head coach Eddie Howe says he is “very happy” at Newcastle United as he dismisses speculation linking with him the Manchester United job.

Increasingly, teens are given only parts of books, and they often read not in print but on school-issued laptops

Reading fiction has been such a joy for me that my heart broke a little to learn recently that many schools no longer assign full books to high school students.

Rather, teens are given excerpts of books, and they often read them not in print but on school-issued laptops, according to...

University undergraduates are forming northern societies, but in other circumstances we find different ways to be ourselves

Of course they weren’t being mean, but each time my university friends jokingly echoed my Leeds-accented “no” with a noise that is perhaps best approximated as “nerhhh”, I found myself undergoing elocution conditioning. Within a year, the identifying...

Rethink Food is helping to fund initiatives to cut hunger in schools across Leeds.

Khoza joined the station in 2016 as a contributor on Zulu culture and history.

European powers warn that Arctic borders are non-negotiable as concerns grow over US rhetoric and strategic competition in the polar north.

Victor Majola’s bail application is scheduled to be heard next week.

Gauteng opened its late application period on 17 December 2025 and will close it on 30 January 2026.

Dozens of people have reported issues with customer service, delayed deliveries and refunds, and warranty disputes at popular South African Apple product retailer iStore in the past few weeks.

Orthopaedic devices are rarely associated with African innovation, and Ortho-Design wants to change that narrative.  Moving from a strong engineering idea to a scalable business that designs and manufactures orthopaedic tools for South Africa and beyond. Proving that world-class medical technology does not have to arrive in a box from somewhere else. Founded by engineer […]

Winter is often the best time for bird-watching at bird feeders—here’s what ornithologists recommend to get the most out of the season.

Mahindra has revealed the new XUV 7XO, the latest iteration of its 7-seater SUV.

Motus has laid off dozens of employees as it faces growing competition from Chinese car brands.

An organisation in South Africa has written to the presidency calling for the legal drinking age to be increased from 18 to 23.

South Africa’s petrol price will fall to its lowest level in nearly four years this Wednesday.

The overhaul is the latest in a host of sweeping changes made under the Trump administration by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The doctor was working at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth when the incidents happened.

Soft drinks, chocolate, pizzas and ice creams will be targeted in the UK government’s plan.