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Earlier this month, Eskom issued a tender for a 75MW solar plant at its Lethabo power station in the Free State, which will form part of the utility’s just energy transition strategy.

Two homes have been destroyed and four damaged at a Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility staff housing precinct in Pretoria.

Greece says it cannot spare its defence systems and Spain reportedly says it can only provide missiles.

Tarana Burke says the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction in New York is not a blow to MeToo.

One of the four defendants on trial for the gruesome murders of Dan Brand, his wife, Breggie, and their daughter Elzabie on 26 July 2020 on a smallholding outside Hartswater, claims he only washed dust from Elzabie’s stolen Mazda CX5, and not blood.

Court to hear AmaZulu royal family members’ application for an interdict against King Misuzulu.

Criticism of Qatar over its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas has prompted a rare pushback by the Gulf state against its detractors, analysts have said.

China’s foreign minister warned Antony Blinken on Friday that US pressure could trigger a “downward spiral”, as the visiting secretary of state raised concerns on issues including support for Russia.

The megastar had been ordered to delete the track by the late rapper’s estate for “abusing his legacy”.

In Gaza’s southernmost city, where more than a million Palestinians have sought shelter and where aid groups have centralized operations, worries have grown over a possible Israeli military operation.

The policing minister appeared to ask an audience member if Rwanda and Congo were different countries.

Three more African countries have joined a rollout of malaria vaccines targeting millions of children in a continent that accounts for 95 percent of malaria deaths, the UN said Thursday.

Tanzania on Thursday dismissed as “unfounded” allegations of killings, reape rights abuses and the planned evictions of over 20 000 people that led the World Bank to suspend funding for a $150 million conservation project.

Burkina Faso’s military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Impala Platinum, the world’s second-largest platinum producer, said on Friday it has entered into retrenchment talks that could affect 3 900 positions.

The court had ordered the ANC to hand over its full cadre deployment records to the DA.

The IEC has disbursed R342 million to be shared among political parties in the national legislature.

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa will first visit  Botshabelo and then wrap up in Bloemfontein.

The IFP in the North West voiced concerns regarding the removal of its election posters.

Kaizer Chiefs are starting to prepare for the 2024/25 season. A striker that arrived in August 2023 will be leaving in June.

Rhulani Mokwena and his Esperance counterpart, Miguel Cardoso, painted a grim picture of what football will look like if its ruling bodies continue to pile on the load of players without thinking about their welfare.

German Nico Hulkenberg will leave Haas to join Sauber at the end of the ongoing Formula One season, the two teams announced.

The 2023/2024 DStv Premiership season is fast heading towards its conclusion with plenty of matches scheduled in the upcoming days.

Teachers say behaviour getting worse as survey also shows parents getting less supportive of school policies

Only two in five children in England say they always feel safe at school, according to a government survey, and teachers from across Britain have told the Guardian they have seen pupils’ behaviour deteriorate over the last two years.

Teachers said violence and abuse aimed at school staff...

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York

As the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the world’s attention this week was captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities. Pro-Palestine student protesters were...

Limpopo comedian Mashabela Galane couldn’t hold back tears at his best friend DJ Peter ‘Mashata’ Mabuse’s tribute concert on Thursday.

Kim Kardashian returns to The White House, igniting a fervent dialogue on criminal justice reform alongside Vice President Kamala Harris.

‘A girl falling from a building is something I wanted to do’: Melinda Ferguson has opened up about why she wrote ‘When Love Kills’.

“We don’t buy cars on installment. This is cash. Half a million and something” says Shebeshxt after buying a new car.

The Women King star Chioma Umeala is driven by closing the gap in terms of representation for black women in the world of animé.

Keneilwe Gwabeni, CIO of Assupol, shares how she started her career in IT − an industry notoriously known to be male-dominated.

This winter’s power cuts are likely to be dramatically reduced compared to winter 2023, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane said.

Nine Inch Nails, Pulp Fiction, “Regulate.” The last year before culture began to migrate online was not like any other.

What do South Africa’s major political parties think about the adoption of renewable energy in South Africa? We asked them.

Newly launched Chery-owned brand’s latest models will also be the most powerful ever sold in local soil.

The South African Weather Service is partnering with French company Meteorage to improve the use of lightning data for the safety of people, animals and infrastructure.

The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.

More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.

Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.