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Gerard Deulofeu has not played for more than three years but believes he can make “history” by fighting for a “miracle” comeback.

Following high-profile hits against those who report corruption, the government is to extend its protection programme and make sure they do not suffer financially

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, tells the BBC’s Lyse Doucet that the ball was “in America’s court to prove that they want to do a deal”.

A study FoodForward SA shows that millions of households in the country are food incecure.

Small bus operators contracted to the Gauteng Department will resume operations on Monday.

The United Nations Development Programme in Egypt, in partnership with GSMA, has launched a high-level artificial intelligence capacity-building programme for policymakers in Cairo. The two-day training, held at UNDP Egypt’s headquarters, brings together senior government officials, regulators and representatives from key national institutions. Policymakers from Libya, Sudan, Tanzania and...

Rwanda has signed a strategic agreement with Oracle to launch a nationwide digital skills development programme aimed at strengthening the country’s workforce in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and database technologies. The partnership, formalized through a memorandum of understanding between Rwanda’s Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and Innovation and Oracle,...

Assailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.

Samantha Guthrie’s fame has helped turn her mother’s abduction into a national obsession.

The theft has left Germans with a strong sense that trust in institutions and the system has been shaken.

The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

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

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

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

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

The latest ruling from the Constitutional Court means that South Africans engaging in civil and customary marriages need to plan carefully.

This is the iconic South African precinct that made R11 billion in one year.

Mokgosi appeared before the North West Ad Hoc committee on Saturday to conclude his testimony.

Jacob Zuma who is the leader of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party, was expelled from the ANC in July 2024.

Sithole says her re-election to the leadership position shows confidence and renewal of the mandate.

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

A Cardiff weekend combining Valentine’s Day and a Wales Six Nations home match would have previously proved the perfect Welsh rugby love affair.

Akshay Bhatia holds a two-shot lead after the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as fellow American Collin Morikawa’s round of 62 moves him into contention.

Scotland bounce back from their Six Nations defeat by Italy last week to blow England away with a bonus-point win in a pulsating Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield.

Scotland were at their wildly entertaining best in the Calcutta Cup win over England. This was their perfect day, writes Tom English.

American singer Jacquees reflected on his time in Durban after embracing the culture of the coastal city during his stay. Take a look…

When does Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence expire? And will he be remembered as more than just the man who murdered Reeva Steenkamp?

Life goes on? Nadia Nakai – who dated the late rapper AKA – has teased the public with a romance with another music artist…

“Drug abuse and distribution continue to threaten the safety and wellbeing of local communities.”

The inmates have accused Chief Justice Maya of downgrading their complaint against Judge Samuel Makamu

Last seen in the previous-generation Prado, the VX-L returns as a high-grade addition designed to broaden the model’s appeal.

This was Scotland’s fifth win in six Tests against England but their first in eight Tests when facing a team in the world’s top 10.

A prominent logistics expert has warned that the R120-billion Gautrain expansion won’t serve the areas that need it the most.

Following a major accident, the last thing people want to hear is the words “write off”.

Lawmakers are cracking down on screen-dominated car interiors.

A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.

The plans are subject to a 12-week public consultation which starts on Friday.

Scientists have discovered how to make people less selfish – slightly and temporarily – by stimulating two areas of the brain.