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Following a heated exchange over local ownership laws, SA’s presidential spokesperson delivered a blunt message to the Pretoria-born tech billionaire.

Chery has seen rapid growth since launching sales in Europe in 2023

New polling suggests most South Africans would not use race as a deciding factor when choosing the country’s president.

They face charges linked to the alleged shooting and killing of 3 civilians and a colleague in 2024.

The undocumented Zimbabweans were travelling in a bus to Cape Town when they were intercepted

The 54-year-old Pastor was arrested in January for allegedly raping two children.

It’s believed Sgt Nkosi was allegedly a middle man or runner for certain high ranking SAPS officials

The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said.

Voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that left thousands unable to cast ballots.

President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job.”

UK government officials say they are not entirely abandoning the agreement but have run out of time.

Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.

The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.

The 43-year-old denies the charge and has been released on bail and had to surrender his passport.

SME funder Lula has warned businesses in South Africa about the risks of deregistering for VAT following changes to the VAT registration threshold this month.

Elephant Point near the Kruger Park will soon open a new ultra-luxury hotel, with guests benefitting from a private butler.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 13 April.

The court has heard testimony from several State witnesses in the Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial

In 1966, the UN General Assembly declared apartheid a crime against humanity

Geordin Hill-Lewis has been elected as the new DA Federal leader.

He beat contender Sibusiso Dyonase, caucus leader of the Sedibeng Municipality, to the top post.

Real Madrid star Caroline Weir on the pull of home, working with the next generation in Fife and Scotland’s bid to reach the 2027 World Cup.

Kaizer Chiefs are cruising nicely, having won their last four league matches. A few more wins will secure CAF Confederation Cup spot.

Watch BBC Sport NI’s full interview with 2026 Masters champion Rory McIlroy from Augusta National.

A familiar face sparked plenty of discussion at FNB Stadium on Sundday. Grant Margeman was spotted in the Kaizer Chiefs players’ suite.

Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity rates

The government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned.

The new rules of the first major update to school food standards in 13 years will apply from September. They are...

A worrying spike of incidents suggests mafia are targeting Western Cape schools. Here’s what the criminal groups are after …

25-year-old Dylan Beese, who works as an OnlyFans Management consultant, has given the public a peek inside his Sea Point villa in Cape Town.

The DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille performed Brenda Fassie’s ‘Vulindlela’ twice this week – Watch it here…

Elon Musk has defended his father Errol Musk who shot and killed two intruders in his Sandton home almost three decades ago..

Stellenberg have now beaten the second, third and fourth-ranked teams from last year.

An estimated 723 schools in the province are affected by overcrowding, with a shortage of about 5 554 classrooms

In March 2026, Carrim’s bid to testify in camera at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry failed.

Express takes leave of the second and third row seating for a flat floor capable of accommodating 1 500-litres.

Picture a rainy Wednesday morning in Sandton, sometime in the near future. A claims handler opens their laptop, and right away, things move much faster than they used to. For every new email, the company’s artificial intelligence system (AI) has already drafted a suggested reply. The inbox is lighter too, because a public chatbot, which […]

The Basalt SUV-Coupé blends intuitive tech, practical usability and design-led thinking for South African drivers.

The integration of digital record systems is a legal imperative, says Mohammed Vachiat, chief commercial officer at Konica Minolta South Africa.

Chinese cars are becoming increasingly popular with South African car buyers.

This bakkie costs just R1.9 per kilometre to drive, even after April’s massive diesel price hike.

Some South African motorists are paying up to R600 more to fill their car this month.

The support group was set up by a woman who challenged herself to try 50 new things before turning 50.

A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.

People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to treat obesity, research suggests.