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A new BBC documentary looks at the rise of bare-knuckle boxing as fighter Liam ‘Rocky’ Rees tells BBC Sport why he loves the adrenaline.

Lungelo Sithole appears before Nelspruit Court where he’s expecting to hear his bail judgement

Accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, insists he doesn’t know three of his co-accused in Meyiwa trial

Adv Hassim put it to Sibiya that the delay in investigations constituted serious interference

Limpopo set to host the Armed Forces Day celebrations on the 21st of February 2026.

Eyewitnesses say a mob stormed the woman’s home after rumours spread that she was practising witchcraft.

President Trump hosted the first ever Board of Peace meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., with about 40 countries attending.

A second U.S. aircraft carrier moved closer to the Middle East Thursday, President Trump’s Board of Peace held its first meeting, former Prince Andrew released after spending day in police custody.

Iranian authorities are cracking down on mourners as they try to memorialize their loved ones who were killed in last month’s protests.

The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

The gunmen launched simultaneous assaults on multiple communities in a remote border district, officials say.

Bellarmine Mugabe is in custody after he allegedly shot a security guard at a property in Johannesburg.

Fuel price recoveries have deteriorated in the third week of February, making petrol price cuts in March increasingly less likely.

South Africa’s business decision-makers choose to read BusinessTech thanks to its reputation for reliable news.

DStv owner Multichoice has confirmed that subscribers will not see a price increase in April as is usually expected—but warned that future hikes are not off the table for 2026.

NW Mokgosi to sign 2 landmark Memorandums of Understanding with Minister Macpherson at Pilanesberg

Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae presents the 2026 SOPA.

General Sibiya has been grilled on his role and conduct in the disbandment of the PKTT

Senior Democratic Alliance officials are backing Western Cape agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer to replace the party leader as agriculture minister after its April federal congress

New South Wales Police charge four teenagers over the drive-by shooting of former NRL player Matt Utai and the alleged arson attacks targeting his family in Sydney.

One goal in September doesn’t cut it.

Mayo won’t stick around.

Khanye believes Pirates are already feeling the absence of Mbokazi, warning that his departure could prove decisive in the league title race.

This is the remarkable story of a dozen fed-up pensioners in the Eastern Cape, who are taking a stand against shoddy service delivery …

‘Uthando Nes’thembu’: Mbali MaNgwabe and Thobile MaKhumalo’s friendship embodies all the makings of genuine sisterhood.

The minister cautioned against speculating on the cause of the mudslide before a full probe has been completed.

The Proteas picked up a T20I series win over Pakistan, and will now be looking to do the same in the ODI series over the next week.

Lions lock Reinhard Nothnagel said victory against the Sharks would ‘start up front’.

Presearch’s “Doppelgänger” is trying to help people discover adult creators rather than use nonconsensual deepfakes.

But the head of the US delegation at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi says: “We totally reject global governance of AI.”

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are booming, and so is a fight among regulators, lawmakers, and advocates over their legality.

If you have multiple email accounts, your Gmail setup may soon need some reorganizing.

Learner’s licence tests are about to become much simpler in one of South Africa’s biggest cities.

Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.

The household cat could hold the key to understanding certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer.