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Debt charities say that calls have risen compared with last year as people are urged to seek help.

Tumbling marriage and birth rates are shaping the future of a country whose population was already falling.

Watch highlights as Wrexham shock Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup third-round thriller, beating the Premier League side on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

A number of the papers splash on the ongoing demonstrations across Iran.

Most fires are currently under control in Kouga but a trail of damage has been left behind.

Another suspect was shot and killed in a similar situation on Thursday.

Fannie Seribishane is accused of shooting Mumsy Seribishane outside Lebowakgomo Hospital.

Shebe Maburna appeared before a Polokwana court for an urgent bail application.

We will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.

Some say they’ve lost interest in social media since the ban, while others say nothing has changed.

Venezuelan journalist and author Paula Ramon in Caracas offers a reading list for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of Venezuela at this moment.

NPR’s Juana Summers speaks to Naaja Nathanielsen, a government minister in Greenland, about President Trump’s latest threats to buy or acquire the territory, and how Greenlanders are responding.

The pair join other US celebrities reconnecting with their African heritage and taking up citizenship.

The US president made the comment after being asked if the Christmas Day strikes were part of a broader campaign.

Voters could propel a leader into a fifth decade in power or back a change candidate.

A project in South Africa is putting radioactive material in rhino horns to make it harder to smuggle them over borders.

“Today it’s uninvestable,” Exxon chief executive Darren Woods says of Venezuela.

The US Treasury Secretary said the US no longer held pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund.

Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt.

The National Freedom Party is leaving KZN’s Government of Provincial Unity, limiting the power of the coalition, and bringing huge uncertainty to the province.

Mantashe linked youth unemployment to a lack of effort in applying for jobs.

Nzimande says he’s not defending his Cabinet job, insisting he no longer wants to hold office.

SACP says it remains committed to engagement with the ANC while still an independent party.

The National Freedom Party (NFP) has reaffirmed its decision to withdraw from the KZN GPU

Watch every penalty as Wrexham knocked out Premier League Nottingham Forest after a 3-3 draw in the third round of the FA Cup.

New Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield watches on from the stands as his side beat MK Dons on penalties to progress to the FA Cup fourth round.

Jordan Shipley scored the only goal to put Port Vale into the fourth round of the FA Cup, as both sides missed key chances in a one-goal affair.

Eight-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan withdraws from the Masters, which starts on Sunday, for the second year in a row on medical grounds.

Springbok and Sharks star Eben Etzebeth showed off his mesmerising new car – a blue Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon. Take a look…

Elon Musk has ranted about South Africa’s race laws again, warning the US is ‘headed’ to become like his country of birth…

Governance failures are turning waste tyre depots into public and environmental health hazards, says a local recycling authority.

A 47-year-old man faces 12 kidnapping charges after police rescued young adults found walking half-naked in Mulbarton.

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch8 gets marked down across a variety of colors, sizes, and feature sets.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

South Africa is looking at another petrol price cut this February.

Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Giant share their top tips to stay fit and healthy.

In Birmingham hospitals knives are regularly found, with one produced by a patient ready for an MRI.