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Sarah Ferguson emailed Epstein while he was in prison for child sex offence, documents suggest
The former duchess contacted the disgraced financier for business advice weeks before his release, disclosed documents appear to show.
TUESDAY, 03 FEBRUARY 2026, 01:56

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The former duchess contacted the disgraced financier for business advice weeks before his release, disclosed documents appear to show.

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Jeremy Jacquet will join Liverpool for £60m from Rennes in the summer – but why are the Reds signing him?
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England and Wales will face each other in a potential pool decider at the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup on 16 October in Sydney.

South Africa
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes

South Africa
The Emfuleni Municipality, in the Vaal municipality is owed billions by its residents

South Africa
The group does the work for free because they love to conserve the environment.

South Africa
The accused who faces multiple charges including nine counts of murder.

World
Candidate Laura Fernández won a resounding victory, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by her predecessor.

World
President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner laid out a plan for a “New Gaza.” A close look suggests it makes room for fewer Palestinians and less housing.

World
Norway’s royal family has been embroiled in recent scandals, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit links with Epstein.
World
Gunmen have raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 villagers and abducting others, in what marks the latest deadly attack in the conflict-hit region.

Africa
Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.

Africa
They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state.

Africa
South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie says “no formal decision” has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.

Africa
Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.
Business
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Business
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Politics
“So, it means that most of criminals, they smile out of, you know, out of prison.”

Politics
The Ad Hoc Committee may call Cyril Ramaphosa over the disbanded Political Killings Task Team

Politics
Carrim was implicated in testimony relating to alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.

Politics
Makgotloe says Witness B pressured him to alter the Swart forensic report during probe.

Sport
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Sport
Marcus Rashford is eyeing a permanent Barcelona switch, Raheem Sterling rejects a Bundesliga move, Tottenham miss out on Maghnes Akliouche, plus more.

Sport
Scott Parker believes his Burnley “never gave themselves a chance” against Sunderland, as the side failed to manage a shot on target during the game.

Sport
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris says he is primarily focused on achieving Premier League safety, despite a 3-0 win over Burnley propelling his side to eighth in the table.
Education
[Nile Post] Maria Junior Buryanshungwe Primary School in Kitagwenda District has emerged as one of Uganda’s top five best-performing primary schools in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), according to results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB).
Education
[SNA] – The Prime Minister, Professor Kamil Idris, visited on Saturday afternoon the General Headquarters of Ansar Al-Sunnah Al-Muhammadiyah (Sunna Supporters) Group in Khartoum.
Education
The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.
Education
[Namibian] On a misty Thursday morning in the village of Pamohi in the northeast Indian state of Assam, children walk to school carrying two bags. One holds their books; the other contains 25 cleaned and sorted plastic bags and bottles.

Lifestyle
Amor Vittone has praised her husband-to-be, businessman Marius van Biljon, who popped the question to her last week…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
EFF MP Carl Niehaus has shown his support to eNCA’s Heidi Giokos, whose interracial relationship was attacked by online trolls…
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Monday, 2 February 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
A total of R550 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 2 February 2026.

Entertainment
Suleiman Carrim launched an urgent High Court bid to stop the commission from compelling his testimony or issuing subpoenas.

Entertainment
Lions fans turned up at Ellis Park. Their team didn’t.

Science/Tech
By fusing SpaceX and xAI—which acquired X last year—Elon Musk tightens his grip over technologies that shape national security, social media, and artificial intelligence.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency won’t attend the annual RSA Conference in March, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Register. Sessions involving speakers from the FBI and National Security Agency (NSA) have also disappeared from the agenda. “Since the beginning of this administration, CISA has made significant progress in...
Science/Tech
The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.
Science/Tech
alternative_right writes: Fintraffic’s national traffic priority system, which is set to be introduced this summer, will recognize the location of an emergency vehicle and automatically change the lights to green to facilitate its passage. (Why isn’t everyone doing this already?)
Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Motoring
The South African car industry got off to a great start in January 2026.

Motoring
The N1 between Bloemfontein and Pretoria is one of the busiest routes in South Africa.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
Jenna Norton, a National Institutes of Health employee, has been an outspoken critic of the administration’s research cuts and has been on paid leave.
Health
Researchers believe increasing use of cannabis may be contributing to a rise in new cases of schizophrenia and related disorders at younger ages.

Health
Members of the British Medical Association have backed more walkouts in the dispute over pay and jobs in England.

Health
A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD.