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England’s brave new era runs up against Murrayfield ghosts
England come in with all the momentum. Scotland arrive chastened. But the recent history of Test rugby’s oldest fixture will take some escaping.
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Top Stories
England come in with all the momentum. Scotland arrive chastened. But the recent history of Test rugby’s oldest fixture will take some escaping.

Top Stories
Portugal manager Roberto Martinez sits down with Kelly Somers to talk about his life in football.

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The Queen’s note said Gisèle Pelicot’s courage had “created a powerful legacy that will change the narrative around shame, forever”.

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Ms Pelicot reveals it is “inconceivable” that the man she shared her life with “could have committed these horrors”.

South Africa
The research found that SANDF operational capabilities are poor.

South Africa
The soldiers will support police in fighting crime including gang violence and illegal mining.

South Africa
Three logistics companies have reached a deal to halt their court order against truck drivers

South Africa
A suspect has been arrested and being investigated for the death of Eric Marumo Phenya

World
The Canadian prime minister attended a vigil with federal leaders and paid tribute to the eight victims.

World
The shutdown won’t affect air traffic controllers but some TSA workers may go without pay.

World
The fire, which Cuban officials say was contained quickly, comes as electricity and fuel supplies dwindle.

World
Nearly 40 years on, the Booker prize-winning writer’s debut campus satire is set to be screened in Berlin.

Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Africa
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

Africa
Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.

Africa
Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.

Business
For decades, petrol stations in South Africa were built around a single core offering, but this is rapidly changing.

Business
The restaurant industry says it is facing a double whammy – rising costs and customers with less money.

Business
Chief executive Thomas Woldbye says Europeans and Brits keep “crashing into each other” because they walk on different sides.

Business
A Super Bowl advert had sparked new scrutiny of the smart doorbell company’s privacy practices.

Politics
She has been accorded a Special Provincial Official Funeral, Category 2.

Politics
Niehaus cited the ANC’s step aside rule against Gigaba for wanting him to recuse himself.

Politics
The Ad Hoc Committee heard conflicting reports on Lazarus Mokgosi’s Naledi appointment.

Politics
The families of the victims are seeking constitutional damages for the delays.

Sport
Mamelodi Sundowns have reached an agreement with one of their forgotten first-team players over a new contract.

Sport
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez discusses the different approaches required for managing a club and an international team – and looks back at his time in charge of Belgium’s ‘golden generation’.

Sport
Manchester City regain their 11-point lead at the top of the Women’s Super League as they thrash Leicester City at the Joie Stadium.

Sport
USA’s Ilia Malinin, the red-hot favourite for men’s figure skating gold at Milan-Cortina 2026, falls twice as he misses out on a podium finish to give Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan the gold medal.
Education
A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.
Education
A federal prosecutor said last month that ICE had made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.
Education
A judge declared a mistrial after a jury could not reach a verdict in a case in which five current and former students were charged with felonies.
Education
More than 40 people have fallen ill at Ave Maria University, raising fears that college campuses may soon experience more measles outbreaks.

Lifestyle
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi hinted that he gifted his younger brother Liyema a brand-new car. Take a look…

Lifestyle
Valentine’s Day is not only about red roses and chocolate, but about the connection between lovers, the devotion to stay the course, and the youthful spirit for some fun along the way.

Lifestyle
Springbok Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has revealed what an ideal Valentine’s Day gift would be for a man – do you agree?

Lifestyle
Grass isn’t greener? A bombshell report revealed the struggles of some Afrikaner refugees who left South Africa for the US…

Entertainment
Love is a contract sport. Because when you put a ring on it, as the tune goes, the soft-focus of…

Entertainment
Phenya was ambushed and killed in a hail of bullets after he had dropped his children at a school in Roodepoort.

Entertainment
The coach of the Kiwis is none other than former Proteas white-ball boss Rob Walter.

Entertainment
The police launched a probe after a disturbing social media video depicting an alleged car-seat murder went viral showing the final moments of a driver.

Science/Tech
Upgrade your setup with Sony’s newest releases. Save on industry-leading noise-canceling audio, and pro-level Alpha cameras.
Science/Tech
Telecom operators planning aggressive fiber and fixed wireless broadband rollouts in 2026 face a serious supply problem — DRAM and NAND memory prices for consumer applications have surged more than 600% over the past year as higher-margin AI server segments absorb available capacity, according to Counterpoint Research. Routers, gateways and set-top boxes have been hit hardest, far worse than...

Science/Tech
New York, USA (PinionNewswire) — In an era defined by geopolitical fragmentation and the rapid re-pricing of risk assets, the traditional boundaries of emerging market investing are being dismantled. Roland Fairmont, Chairman of Ofek Kesef Asset Management and a veteran strategist in global capital markets, argues that the financial world is witnessing a profound paradigm […]

Science/Tech
New York, USA – As the architecture of global finance enters a period of profound recalibration, few observers have articulated the scale of the shift as precisely as Vianne Mercer, a cross-border investment specialist and CFA charterholder at Ofek Kesef Asset Management. In a landscape increasingly defined by monetary policy divergence, geopolitical fragmentation, and accelerating […]

Motoring
Preventing smash-and-grab attacks requires drivers to be proactive and alert.
Motoring

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

Health
A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.
Health
Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.
Health
Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it.
Health
The program was meant to help hospitals provide for poor patients by offering drug savings. But critics say a Texas company has turned it into a big business, driving up costs for patients and insurers.