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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Baroness Longfield had “devoted her life to children’s rights”.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order to freeze a luxury property in Polokwane, as well as a motor vehicle belonging to an Eskom employee and his wife.

Charles Matthias Titus was sentenced to two life sentences after being found guilty of raping two minor girls in the Free State.

This emerged at the launch of the HIV Stigma Index 2.0 Report in Pretoria.

Residents face high crime rates, including murders and robbery, with complaints of inadequate police

The resident says the situation has not changed despite reporting it to Matjhabeng municipality.

An independent team has been appointed to conduct a thorough investigation.

Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her “life depends on how our guys at the front hold on.”

US lawmakers could withhold Pentagon travel funds until unedited video of a controversial incident is made public.

Ali Kushayb led the Janjaweed, a group whose campaign of terror led to hundreds of thousands of deaths.

An alert issued this week has caught the attention of a country used to earthquake warnings.

Nigeria denies the violation saying the aircraft made an emergency landing due to a technical issue.

There is a large police presence in major cities and the authorities have encouraged people to stay home.

Drone attacks on a kindergarten and hospital killed 114 people, the World Health Organization says.

Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp.

South African workers are in high-demand from international companies, with Brandtech+ looking for South Africans to fill 100 vacancies.

The future belongs to iGaming platforms that are secure, compliant, and technically advanced.

The response to the pandemic led to “enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error”, a report says.

Lutfiyyah Ahmed highlights the increased number of security compromise incidents happening in South Africa.

Kashe-Katiya says the pursuit for NDR principles was never meant to end in 1994.

Booysen argues that careerism has become deeply entrenched among party officials and members

ANC says talks with NEHAWU are underway to rectify the nonpayment of staff salaries

Former Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny signs a new contract with Cardiff and is set to return to action this weekend.

Red Bull’s influential advisor Helmut Marko is leaving the Formula One giants, it was reported by several media outlets on Tuesday.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says “I have no clue” when asked if Mohamed Salah has played his last game for Liverpool.

Saracens confirm the signing of England lock George Martin from Prem rivals Leicester Tigers.

Why proposals for a shorter working week are winning over teachers and parents – despite the logistical headaches

“A wonderful idea”, “Bring it on!”, “Yes!”, “Brilliant!”, “Absolutely”. If enthusiasm were all it took to change policy, a four-day week in England’s schools would be all but guaranteed.

A Guardian report this week saying that the 4 Day Week Foundation has urged the government to...

Oscar-winner Judi Dench has said sight loss due to macular degeneration means she can no longer see faces clearly, calling the condition a “crusher” as she marked her 91st birthday on Tuesday. The veteran star of stage and screen, whose role as “M” in eight James Bond films shot her to global fame, has suffered […]

Queen of fashion and reality TV star, Kimora Lee Simmons, is doing a press tour to promote her new reality show.

This year’s rAge Expo brought us our favourite comic book, anime and cartoon characters in real life plus we got to watch a Call of duty e tournament.

Henry suffered a serious fall through an opening on the stage while performing her walk during the preliminary competition in November.

Australian parents and experts are divided over whether the new rules will protect teens or push them into riskier spaces.

Crazy Destroyers clinched the title after an intense, crowd-favourite battle against the formidable True Skhanda Movers.

Africa is rapidly becoming one of the world’s fastest adopters of digital assets — not because of hype, but because the continent needs faster, cheaper, more reliable ways to move money.

Huawei has significantly outperformed its main network vendor competitors, ZTE, Nokia, and Ericsson, in the latest media sentiment rankings.

FixBot can check on the health of your devices and talk you through necessary repairs. You can even point your phone’s camera at broken gear to get started.

There is a single Chinese car in South Africa that can be bought for less than R250,000.

The new Renault Captur crossover has finally arrived in South Africa.

Kia and Jeep have issued safety recalls for 18,923 cars sold in South Africa.

Flu has come early and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season, with a new strain circulating.

Frimley Health NHS Trust is the latest to reintroduce masks as UK hospitals come under strain.