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Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are on their way home after being allowed to leave the country, the French president says.

MTN awarded nearly R160 million in performance-linked shares to executives under its Performance Share Plan, including R39.97 million to CEO Ralph Mupita.

Sansa says it worked tirelessly to help ensure the success of Nasa’s Artemis II space mission.

Her husband told authorities she fell out of their dinghy on Saturday night and was swept out to sea.

More than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the start of the war as Israel expands its ground operation there.

The first two images show an ‘Earthrise’ and the solar eclipse the astronauts viewed.

The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.

Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.

Mourning the deaths, the president says it was a “race against the clock” to find others affected.

Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.

FirstRand is looking to exit the UK following an investigation into motor lending in the country, with its UK business set to pay huge amounts in penalties.

The rand is under pressure as markets pause ahead of a critical deadline for the US-Iran war.

Airlines have reduced services and lifted ticket costs as the Iran war weighs on jet fuel supplies.

The political parties are calling for judges to undergo lifestyle audits, citing accountability concerns, judicial overreach and the delayed Phala Phala judgment

Faro says she learned with shock about what has been happening at the TMPD.

Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is probing political Interference in the criminal justice system.

Orlando Pirates displayed another top class performance in a 5-0 win over Golden Arrows in the Betway Premiership at the Orlando Amstel Arena.

Defending Masters champion Rory McIlroy speaks to BBC Sport NI’s Stephen Watson about his return to Augusta National.

Sale Sharks hooker Nathan Jibulu is banned for six weeks after admitting biting Harlequins prop Will Hobson.

Here’s what time the 91 golfers will tee off in Rounds 1 and 2 at the 90th Masters at Augusta National starting on Thursday, 9 April.

Watchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were ‘misleading and false’ after online attacks over its migrant welcome project

A refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false.

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The Education Authority says as of Tuesday morning about 80% of post-primary schools are back online.

Kanye West, who now goes by YE, is in hot water over his controversial comments in the past.

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

The AI lab’s Project Glasswing will bring together Apple, Google, and more than 45 other organizations. They’ll use the new Claude Mythos Preview model to test advancing AI cybersecurity capabilities.

The first images from Artemis II reveal what the moon looks like just 7,000 km from the surface—and confirm that NASA is ready to return to Earth’s satellite.

Mikel Mabasa was among the most vocal advocates for a coherent South African new energy vehicle policy.

Chery has added a new model to the Tiggo 7 SUV family in South Africa.

There has been renewed interest in work-from-home policies to help motorists save money amid the ongoing fuel crisis.

The Competition Commission has issued a new warning to petrol stations that are withholding fuel and price-gouging customers in South Africa.

Even after April’s petrol price hikes, these hybrids use as little as R1 of fuel per kilometre travelled.

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A 3D model of a baby’s heart will help doctors prepare for open heart surgery.

Northern Ireland has become the first part of the UK where a woman and her partner are entitled to two weeks of paid leave if they experience a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy.

Dr Melissa Ryan, who works at Lincoln County Hospital, is among dozens of doctors striking over pay.