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An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching.

Durban City chairman Farook Kadodia has insisted that the club is in no hurry to get a permanent coach, suggesting that interim mentor Pitso Dladla could finish the current season at the helm.

President Cyril Ramaphosa denied involvement in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team, asserting that the decision was made by police minister Senzo Mchunu and confirmed by national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola.

One suspect posed as a customer before forcibly gaining entry.

The Gangsterism and Social Dysfunction seminar is being hosted by UWC

Matlala’s lawyer Annelene Van Der Heever says they have requested the state to provide affidavits.

The exact cause of the crash is still unknown at this stage.

The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month.

The BBC’s Will Grant reports from the island days after the entire national electric grid collapsed.

More than 1,100 Afghans evacuated by the US fear their route to promised resettlement is closed for good.

India’s educational enrolment has surged but jobs, especially good ones, are not keeping pace, a new report finds.

Hunting for the horns and meat, Ugandan poachers once wiped out the southern white rhinos from the country.

Moroccans feel justice has been done but the Senegalese are angry after being stripped of the title.

Zhang Kequn was found with the large consignment of ants in his luggage at a Nairobi airport.

Etienne Davignon, a 93-year-old ex-diplomat, is accused of involvement in the assassination of the independence hero.

The chains all have detailed plans to follow in the event of the nation going to war.

Before the conflict began, analysts had expected a cut in the Bank rate at this meeting.

Up to half of steel used in Britain should be made there, the government says, as it announces its steel strategy.

Pop Mart and Sony Pictures say the film will combine live action and computer-generated animation.

He is rounding up his testimony as the last witness before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

This is contained in the responses by the President to the Ad Hoc Committee.

Mkhwanazi says he believes Mchunu was new in the police and had fallen victim to bad influences.

There is an ongoing court battle in the Vhembe District about legitimacy of conference results.

19-year-old Lexi Potter scores the winner on her first Chelsea start as the hosts beat Brighton 2-1 in the WSL.

Champions League Match of the Day pundits Stephen Warnock and Nedum Onuoha look at how Barcelona were able to repeatedly expose Newcastle United’s centre-backs Dan Burn and Malick Thiaw during their 7-2 victory in the second leg of their last 16 tie in the Champions League.

Tottenham head coach Igor Tudor praises his side’s 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, as he outlined the club’s severe injury crisis meaning he had a lack of options from the bench during the second leg of their last 16 tie at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

Barcelona want a second Marcus Rashford loan, Manchester United eye Wilfred Ndidi, Dortmund try to resign Jadon Sancho, plus more.

Black Coffee has fathered multiple children before turning 50 years old. Here’s what we know about the DJ and his fatherhood role…

True love or soft life? Black Coffee’s girlfriend claims she met him – a year before his marriage split – without knowing who he was.

American super producer Swizz Beatz clearly had a time of his life as he joyfully danced away at DJ Black Coffee’s 50th birthday soirée.

Reality star Inno Morolong mourns her mother Moipone Morolong, who passed away after a brave battle with cancer.

The suspects attempted to murder and kidnap a victim but escaped the ordeal unscathed.

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Research finds cockapoo, cavapoo and labradoodle dogs display more undesirable behaviours than breeds they derive from

The UK has oodles of doodles but a study might offer paws for thought: researchers have found some of these designer crossbreed dogs show more behavioural problems than the pure breeds from which they derive.

Crosses between poodles and other dog breeds have become increasingly...

Drugs such as semaglutide may be useful for mental health conditions associated with diabetes, authors say

Diabetes drugs could prevent anxiety and depression from worsening, according to research.

Type 2 diabetes affects more than 800 million people globally and research shows that those with the condition are about twice as likely to have depression as the wider population.

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Motorists don’t need to worry about South Africa’s petrol and diesel supply for the time being.

Suzuki has finally launched the new Across SUV in South Africa.

BMW has announced that its second Neue Klasse model is destined for South Africa.

Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.

Khali Goodwin’s daughter Keeleigh is recovering after being admitted to hospital with meningitis.