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Harry Styles and Anthony Joshua among UK’s top tax payers
The former One Direction member-turned-solo artist appears on the Sunday Times list for the first time.
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The former One Direction member-turned-solo artist appears on the Sunday Times list for the first time.

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ANC national office bearers are set to meet tomorrow to discuss the quagmire their Joburg region faces.

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In an unusual moment on the undercard of a title fight between Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez, American Jarrell Miller threw his toupee into the crowd after it was dislodged late in the second round.

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In an unusual moment on the undercard of a title fight between Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez, American Jarrell Miller threw his toupee into the crowd after it was dislodged late in the second round.

South Africa
Senona says KZN commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has ordered his removal while under investigation
South Africa
Government brings relief to flood affected elderly woman
The Department of Social Development has urgently deployed Deputy Minister Ganief Hendricks to Mpumalanga to assist an elderly woman heading a household of five, including two grandchildren, following the recent floods.
The children recently lost their mother, and their house collapsed during heavy rains in Acornhoek,...

South Africa
The most affected places are in the Mopani, Vhembe, and Sekhukhune districts.

South Africa
The Austrian tourist has drowned after being caught in a rip current at Wilderness.

World
Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile’s most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten flowers to endangered crops.

World
For decades, students at the Ecole Philippe Gaulier have been paying to bomb onstage. The goal isn’t laughs — it’s learning how to take the humiliation and keep going.

World
Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic.

World
Casey Wasserman’s flirty emails were among millions of files published by the US Department of Justice on Friday.

Africa
The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.

Africa
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Africa
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Africa
Ariel Siedman has been given 72 hours to leave South Africa, the foreign affairs ministry says.

Business
Apex Education, a private school offering blended learning, charges R780 per month for school fees.

Business
India’s budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.

Business
Defining the middle class in South Africa is widely debated, but data from various authorities gives us a good idea of how much it takes to be included.
Business
Politics
At 58%, most of the households in the ANC-led Mpofana Local Municipality don’t have access to electricity, and the town is at risk of a “possible grid collapse”.

Politics
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi said there is a political smear campaign against him.

Politics
Advocate Andy Mothibi takes over from Advocate Shamila Batohi

Politics
Gardee says the credibility of the IEC which has now come under the spotlight is questionable

Sport
Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns will meet later this month but the Buccaneers could open a six point gap before the match.

Sport
Scotland book their place at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a comfortable 41-run win over the United States in the final Super Six qualification game in Nepal.

Sport
History is guaranteed at Emirates Stadium on Sunday as Arsenal host Brazil’s Corinthians in the first-ever Women’s Champions Cup final.

Sport
Josh Kelly says he was getting “spooky” premonitions during fight week prior to beating Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF light-middleweight title.

Education
Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to fraudsters’ bank accounts
Foreign students attending independent schools in the UK are being targeted by fraudsters seeking to intercept their fee payments, according to new research.
Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to the bank account of a criminal, after receiving a fake...
Education
The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.
Education
Readers discuss ways to rescue the industry.

Education
Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip
The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil.
Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his students during a school...

Lifestyle
A former Home Affairs worker has been jailed for five years for multiple counts of insurance fraud, costing hundreds of thousands of rands …

Lifestyle
Full glam to laid bare: ‘Real Housewives of Durban’ reality TV star Sorisha Naidoo revealed her make-up free face…

Lifestyle
Learners of Curro Century City now have access to a Woolworths Cafe on school premises. Take a look inside…

Lifestyle
Even South African A-listers like Trevor Noah have been pestered about paying their SABC TV licences. Watch this hilarious clip…

Entertainment
The Bulls resecured a play-off spot while the Sharks climbed to ninth, following their respective wins over the Lions and Stormers.

Entertainment
After winning their opening two games of the tournament, the Blitzboks lost their next three to finish fourth.

Entertainment
Maile revealed that as of 31 December 2025, Gauteng municipalities reported an aggregate debtor’s balance of R165.7 billion.

Entertainment
“We have to do it all over again. The first result does not carry into this match,” said Kaze.

Science/Tech
We tasted dozens of chocolates to find the best-tasting delivery boxes for your true love, self-love, or your lovely mother.

Science/Tech
BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen says cheap imports could be damaging the used-car market.

Science/Tech
The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever.
Science/Tech
The BBC reports:China has executed 11 members of a notorious mafia family that ran scam centres in Myanmar along its north-eastern border, state media report. The Ming family members were sentenced in September for various crimes including homicide, illegal detention, fraud and operating gambling dens by a court in China’s Zhejiang province. The Mings were one of many clans that ran the town of...
Motoring

Motoring
The Eastern Cape will soon be home to the longest and tallest bridges in South Africa.

Motoring
Many South Africans may use quick fixes to cover up scratches and dents, but that may be a bad idea.

Motoring
The government has made no formal announcement regarding the National Rail Masterplan, which was supposed to be finalised by the end of 2025.
Health
While at the federal agency, he approved the laser device for eye surgery but later warned of its potential to cause harm.
Health
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
Health
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Health
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.