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Jack Clark tells BBC’s Newsnight AI could get to the point where it develops without human input.

In an interview for a BBC Radio 4 documentary, England’s Identity Crisis, the Conservative leader warned of rising tensions as groups on the left and the right.

World indoor champions Molly Caudery and Georgia Hunter Bell triumph in the pole vault and 1500m at the Diamond League meeting in Rome.

The Kouga Municipality is warning residents to stay put amid rising water levels

President Ramaphosa has been engaging his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on various issues.

A new witness will be appearing at the Madlanga Commission, on Friday.

Zeynab Javadli had not been in contact with any of her friends since Tuesday.

Ukraine’s president tells the Russian leader that only “direct engagement” between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.

Brandy Melville’s move has caused uproar among some young women who frequent its stores, with one calling it a “devastating news”.

Trump’s former advisor turned critic had reached a deal with prosecutors, two people said.

At the centre of it is London mining investor INIHC’s arbitration battle over the billion-dollar Black Volta gold project

The opposition has called for protests after the president’s term in office was extended by a year.

A fifth man was discharged and acquitted by the court due to insufficient evidence against him.

With a record 10 African sides in action at the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport Africa picks out some of the players to watch from the continent.

From next week individual investors can take a stake in Musk’s rockets-to-AI company.

The uMkhonto weSizwe party says it will contest all municipal wards in the 2026 local elections.

South Africans had surrendered certain areas because of illegal immigrants, party secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo said

MK Party leaders brief media on national meeting outcomes and latest developments within the

Gavin Jacob is on his second day of testimony at the Madlanga Inquiry.

Glamorgan record a Vitality Blast double over holders Somerset with a thrilling four-wicket win off the last ball at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.

Formula 1 is to race in Las Vegas until at least 2037 after extending its contract with the city by 10 years.

Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell times her race perfectly, winning the 1500m in a season’s best time of three minutes 58.63 seconds at the Diamond League event in Rome.

Bafana Bafana will take on Jamaica in a closed-door friendly this weekend after SAFA confirmed a change to the fixture schedule.

Tyla joins FIFA’s official World Cup 2026 album, featuring global music stars from across continents and genres.

Mpho Maboi- the ex-wife of retired Bafana player Reneilwe ‘Yeye’ Letsholonyane – clapped back at speculation over their divorce.

Meet Princess Zulu, the drop-dead gorgeous partner of the award-winning music sensation Okmalumkoolkat.

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Donations continue climbing as South Africans back an officer many see as courageous.

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The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s.

Could the parasite also impact human behaviour? Made in partnership with UKRI.

A young man from Darwen who lost his father realised he needed support so decided to start a walking group

As scientists edge closer to new treatments for hair loss, Victoria Derbyshire examines what such breakthroughs could mean for women.