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Supporters tell BBC Sport of their frustration at the astronomical cost of following the 2026 World Cup.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League match against Brighton after talks with head coach Arne Slot on Friday.

The women’s rights activist, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, was arrested by Iranian security services at a memorial, her supporters say.

Morocco signed a partnership agreement Saturday to build and equip the National School of Advanced Technologies in Dakhla, strengthening higher education and scientific research in the country’s southern provinces. The project aligns with the royal vision to accelerate development in southern regions and reinforce the role of regional authorities in expanding access to higher education […]

The Free State comes out of a November where more than 23 lives were lost on its national roads.

The survey measures public opinion and attitudes in post-apartheid South Africa.

A construction worker has died after a temple collapsed in Redcliffe near Verulam.

The UK accuses Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu, of committing acts of violence against civilians.

Russia’s central bank says it is suing Belgium’s Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.

You won’t arrive on time and may not even get a seat. Your booking might get lost. Things have gotten so dire that a foreigner has been brought in to shake things up.

The man who led the operation says María Corina Machado crossed “very rough seas” in “pitch-black darkness”.

BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.

This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

Investigations show individuals receiving multiple salaries, with one case involving five salaries paid to a single ID

Some stallholders and event organisers are angry about cheap goods being sold as ‘handmade’ items.

A family raising money to fund a suitable home for their son is among those driving a revival in honesty boxes.

GEMS member contributions remain among the most affordable in the sector because of the low starting base.

Despite this growing interest, about 80% of the 411 houses in a small coastal town between Mossel Bay and Stilbaai stand empty for most of the year.

Suspended Gauteng DPP Andrew Chauke undergoing an inquiry into his fitness to hold office.

The EFF said it would support the motion, while the MKP continues to seek support

Ekurhuleni HR Head was suspended with immediate effect following a council resolution.

ANC NGC resolves that SACP members must recuse themselves from ANC discussions ahead of 2026 LGE

Every key bit of Premier League team news and the most important Fantasy Premier League statistics – all in one place.

Track the latest team news announcements and line-ups from the second round of Champions Cup pool games.

As Munster welcome Gloucester to Cork in the Champions Cup, John Kelly recalls the ‘Miracle Match’ between the sides at Thomond Park in 2003.

Para-rower Ben Pritchard is the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year for 2025 after a stellar year of competition.

Feeling festive-season stress? Discover the surprising benefits of stargazing in South Africa and reconnect under the night sky.

A new hotel has quietly joined the Camps Bay skyline, adding another upmarket stop to Cape Town’s most popular beachfront stretch.

Catch up on the biggest stories of Saturday, 13 December 2025 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

AFU and DPCI seized properties and vehicles belonging to key illegal mining syndicate members. Over R12 million in assets were frozen.

There has been a lot of talk about the new inflation target of 3% and the BER’s inflation expectation survey shows its effect.

In each rape incident, Tshabalala used a knife to threaten the elderly women.

The errors included getting dialogue wrong and incorrectly claiming a scene was set 100 years earlier than it was.

Fulu sets repair bounties on consumer products that employ sneaky features that limit user control. Just this week, it awarded more than $10,000 to the person who hacked the Molekule air purifier.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

Pick n Pay asap! has experienced significant growth over the past year, becoming increasingly competitive with South Africa’s biggest delivery services.

TopAuto is South Africa’s foremost motoring website – and the best place to advertise your products and services.

Iron deficiency is a relatively common problem, especially in women. Here’s how to spot the symptons.

The TEWV announcement comes after calls from families of three patients who died by suicide.