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After suffering a URC season-ending knee injury, it’s unsure if Steven Kitshoff will be fit in time for the mid-year Springbok internationals.

CEO Gerrie Fourie says he’s “very excited” about the buyout of AvaFin, which operates in five markets and would allow Capitec to “slowly but surely” diversify internationally.

In his confession statement, Muzi Sibiya implicated two men in the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa. However, it turns out that both men were in prison at the time.

Police Scotland confirmed two people were on board when the crash happened in South Ayrshire.

Do not blame coalitions for governance failures, rather interrogate why coalitions break down and do not deliver, says My Vote Counts.

Magalies Water says it is working around the clock to expand its supply in Rustenburg

Questions asked about why Kelly Khumalo was not arrested arising again in court.

Minister Blade Nzimande says he is pleased that SETAs have built strong relationships with colleges.

The hybrid learning comes amid reports of antisemitic harassment around Columbia University.

The city lawsuit says the vessel had “an inconsistent power supply” before it slammed into the span last month.

The BBC’s Andrew Harding, in France, witnesses people clambering aboard a small boat bound for the UK.

The consumer protection agency has summoned the owner in its investigation into racism allegations.

The Rwandan government says it is safe and ready to receive deportees from Britain, and the passage of the fraught Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is testament to that.

It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park.

Facing a “worrying proliferation” of attack dogs, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has called for government control over the ownership of certain breeds, including pit bulls and boerboels.

More than 50 000 people have been displaced by clashes in a disputed area in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said, as the international community expressed concern about the violence involving fighters from rival regions.

This is the paycheck of the CEO of Capitec – South Africa’s biggest bank by customer numbers.

A decision to use “less emotive” words for problems with Horizon is called “Orwellian”, inquiry hears.

The potential for future setbacks means that load-shedding is not over, says Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

The increases come after forecasts for when the Bank of England will cut interest rates are pushed back.

The ConCourt has issued directions in Jacob Zuma candidature matter.

The government says it is unlikely to meet its targets in settling land claims.

IEC says 43 political parties and two independent candidates will contest the elections in Gauteng.

The controversial politician was facing charges over an allegedly fraudulent insolvency clearance certificate

Serbian tactician Vladimir ‘VV’ Vermezovic guided Chiefs to two cup triumphs and never finsihed lower than third as Amakhosi coach.

The sani2c race starts on Wednesday, where, for the first time in the 20-year history of the event there will be a prologue for UCI riders.

Nottingham Forest’s Neco Williams says there were “three clear, blatant penalties” that his side were not awarded in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat by Everton.

On a visit to a combined nursery and primary school, I saw how early years provision can really be transformed

Panic and a screeching U-turn. The prime minister dismissed claims there were too few nursery places for every two-year-old in England (with working parents) on 1 April, the day that entitlement to 15 hours a week began. He even said: “Staffing levels have increased and more people...

Authorities move to break up encampments at two more US universities on Monday, as Columbia University cancels in-person classes

Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan, as student protests over Israel’s war in Gaza continue to roil US campuses.

On the Yale University campus in New Haven,...

Entertainer Ashleigh Ogle – who accused ex Springbok Elton Jantjies of being abusive – dedicated her celebrity boxing win to ‘all women’.

Actor David James has addressed Brenda Ngxoli’s claims he called her the K-word during the 2017 production of an Apartheid-era film.

DJ Peter ‘Mashata’ Mabuse’s mother is calling for justice following the brutal murder of her only son in Soshanguve on Sunday.

‘R19.5 million’: Ayanda Thabethe is making headlines after her double-volume house was listed for sale on Property 24.

Boss baby: Watch the moment a toddler innocently holds onto a massive snake by its tail – as if its a toy.

Showgoers can look forward to an epic nostalgic night of feel-good melodies, coupled with striking notes from the powerful vocalist.

Apple has announced plans for a special event on 7 May, when it’s expected to unveil new iPads and accessories.

The imminent entry of Amazon’s online marketplace in South Africa has spooked the e-commerce industry. However, China’s Shein and Temu may pose the biggest risk to online stores.

Reimagined Tunland will spearhead the brand’s return as the latest Chinese bakkie entrant after the LDV T60 and the incoming JAC T9.

By the end of the year, 45% of new vehicles sold in China will be electric and 25% in Europe.

An official approval for South Africa has so far not been made, though expect 2025 as a likely time of reveal should the green light be given.

Having commenced teasing the Tasman just over a month ago, Kia has released the first official teaser images of its…

Peter Livingstone hopes the inquiry will look at how people with disabilities coped in the pandemic.

Maltento, a Cape Town startup has just launched a new laboratory at its facility in Epping to perfect its protein smoothie and other products made of black soldier flies.

Forced by energy insecurity, and in pursuit of a sustainable future, is it possible to go completely off the grid? Jan van Ravenswaay shares what you need to know.

Incentives are important to drive solar PV adoption, but with a tax break for households falling away, load shedding is still a major driver of rooftop installations says Absa’s head of sustainability, Punki Modise.

Stellenbosch University researchers are planting thousands of gum trees to track how they compete for resources so there can be more sustainable ways of managing them.