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Lionel Messi’s 29 goals in 28 matches allow the Argentinian star to finish as MLS’s top scorer for the first time.

More than 10 years since the show first aired, its influence continues to grow.

Trees are struggling to cope with the rate of climate change and so we may need to intervene to make more resiliant forests for the future.

Baschea Walsh says she feels “absolutely sick” to leave the cottage on the estate where the hit sitcom was filmed.

he University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape will resume teaching online from Monday

City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services has expressed concern over the incident.

Students who vacated the QwaQwa campus this week are expected to return on Wednesday.

The festival is in its third year and has created temporary employment for many young people.

The US state department says the move would be a violation of the ceasefire deal, but did not give further details.

Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video games in history.

In reflecting on a gentle melancholy many can relate to, this book teaches us to appreciate the small joys in life.

Questions around the up-and-coming TikTok star’s connection to a teenage girl’s death have eclipsed his career’s rise.

Thousands of mourners attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Nairobi.

The head of Liberia’s drug agency says all students should be tested as a way to combat drug abuse.

Chad had terminated its agreement with African Parks after accusing it of failing to curb poaching.

Colonel Michael Randrianirina is sworn in as the new president of Madagascar at a ceremony in the capital.

The South African government’s failure to uphold the rule of law and to reform the economy has created an untenable and unsustainable environment that may lead to social unrest, and early elections being called.

South Africa’s property market has seen significant shifts over the past few years, with certain cities and regions losing momentum as others surged ahead.

South Africans spent R1.5 trillion on gambling activities during the 2024/25 financial year, with the betting industry showing explosive growth as people get desperate for quick money.

FNB’s latest Estate Agents Survey shows that the nation’s housing market is becoming more diverse.

He says people should just look at the performance of the IFP and its representatives at all levels.

The IFP was founded on the 21st of March 1975 at KwaNzimela in Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal

Richard Mdluli has been linked to corruption, at the Ad Hoc Committee and seeks to clear his name

Mchunu told parliament’s ad hoc committee that he had briefed President Cyril Ramaphosa on the disbandment

Orlando Pirates are in DR Congo ahead of their CAF Champions League second preliminary round first-leg encounter against Saint-Éloi Lupopo.

It’ll be scorching in Nigeria, but Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says they’re ready for the heat before their CAF Champions League clash against Remo Stars.

Max Verstappen continued to apply pressure on McLaren’s title rivals when he claimed pole position for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix.

In a stunning turn of events, Sunday’s Cape Town Marathon was sensationally cancelled by race organisers mere hours prior to the start.

With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education. Three students and a teacher share their stories – and their hopes

Juwayriya Adwan, 12, al-Mawasi, Khan Younis

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The private Alpha School says its students can learn faster and better – but experts warn not all may benefit from an AI boom in schools

In the world’s tech innovation epicenter, an “AI-powered” private school has made headlines for unabashedly embracing the technology.

Alpha School San Francisco, which opened its doors to K-8 students this fall, is the newest outpost of a network of 14...

From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …

Step into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, US, and the future feels a little closer. Glass cabinets display prototypes of weird and wonderful creations, from tiny desktop robots to a surrealist sculpture created...

The ‘No Kings’ protests are a vast, mostly peaceful movement with millions rallying against President Donald Trump’s policies.

Princess Charlene recently honoured Mireille Calmes, founder of Special Olympics Monaco, by unveiling a commemorative plaque.

Volleyball icon Leo Williams is bringing the Beach Pro Tour to Cape Town’s Camps Bay Beach, marking a major milestone for the sport.

Miss Polo Universe Africa has revealed its Top 10 finalists, celebrating South African women who combine beauty, and leadership.

The biggest of these was recently commissioned by a prominent carmaker in South Africa.

Dr Tom May, a mycologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens and an expert witness at the Erin Patterson trial, has collaborated with renowned fungi photographer Stephen Axford for Planet Fungi, a new book from CSIRO Publishing full of incredible macro-photography

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People mover gets 31 new features making it a compelling package at its price point.

Two month long-term tenure wraps-up as the final goodbye for the current flagship Fortuner.

Chinese carmaker backtracks on its decision not to avail Himla double cab to export markets

Only one beer could send you on a collision course with the long arm of the law.

Charlotte Monjaria’s weekend away with friends led to the discovery of a cancerous tumour.