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Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has praised KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for his persistence in exposing institutional rot in the police service.

Yassine Bounou saved two penalties and Youssef En Nesyri netted the decisive spot kick as hosts Morocco secured a 4-2 shootout victory over Nigeria following their 0-0 draw in a tense Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Rabat on Wednesday.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro will focus on fixing water infrastructure to mitigate the water crisis

The foot and mouth strategy targets vaccinating 80% of cattle in high-risk zones

Western Cape Education Department condemns this morning’s disruption at Bastiaanse High School

President Trump is dismantling the global system the U.S. built in the 20th century. Foreign policy experts say he wants a world that looks more like the 19th century.

NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Jason Rezaian, who was imprisoned in Iran when he was the Tehran correspondent for The Washington Post, about the country’s current wave of protest.

Iranians are using Starlink to get online during the government’s near-total internet shutdown.

The government in Mogadishu has accused the UAE of undermining its sovereignty.

The election is a rematch between Bobi Wine and Yoweri Museveni, who has been president for 40 years.

This follows comments by a presidential assistant that Bobi Wine would not be declared president, even if he wins.

The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

Investigators allege that a factory making Pop Mart products neglected staff safety and welfare.

Forward-thinking businesses are using their annual training spend to solve practical problems.

Jobs in South Africa that don’t need any experience or qualifications are in high demand amongst employers, but competition remains fierce.

Chancellor says support for pubs is on its way and leaves the door open for further tweaks to business rates changes

Phahlane is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee.

Phahlane was speaking at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee hearings in Cape Town.

Mbalula says that the ANC in the province is working hard to address the future of the GPU.

Phahlane says the interefernce began after the ANC Polokwane Conference in 2007.

The All Blacks have moved decisively by axing head coach Scott Robertson after reports of a player revolt.

If it seemed Hearts made a statement by winning with 10 men at Dundee on Sunday, they upped the ante against St Mirren four days later.

The Celtic manager Martin O’Neill says “cut me a little bit of slack” as the club work on bringing in new faces this month.

BBC Sport examines the stunning numbers behind Bayern Munich’s record-breaking start to the Bundesliga season – and what records they could topple.

Survey by education thinktank finds ‘contradictory’ attitudes towards free speech at UK universities

One-third of students think Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on university campuses, according to a survey of student attitudes towards free speech that organisers described as “contradictory” and confusing.

While 69% of students told the Higher Education Policy Institute...

Car enthusiast Cheslin Kolbe revealed his larger than life set of wheels, hailed as one of the ‘toughest and biggest’ vehicles on the market.

The bail application of Victor Majola, the man accused of murdering Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, has been postponed to Thursday, 15 January.

The SRD grant was extended until 2027 and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana allocated R284.7 billion for social grants 2025/26.

What if the military is taking advantage of the ANC’s current weak and chaos-riddled situation to assert its own will?

When will every child be placed?

The flooding in several districts of Limpopo has left communities cut off, with authorities on high alert.

Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development hadn’t consolidated under a small number of big tech firms. Nor had it capitalized on consumer attention, surveilling users and delivering ads. Unfortunately, the AI industry is now taking a page from the social […]

UK Financial Ltd today announced that its MayaCat Regulated Security Token (SMCAT) has officially made history as the world’s first exchange-traded token structured under the ERC-3643 regulated security token standard. Following this milestone, UK Financial Ltd confirmed that it is actively coordinating with the CATEX Exchange to determine the most efficient and fully compliant method […]

Oracle has been accused of concealing its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its AI infrastructure.

Ethereum launched in 2015 at under $1 per token. Early supporters who recognized the vision walked away with returns that redefined generational wealth. ICO buyers at $0.30 saw their positions climb more than 3,500x to the 2018 peak. Those gains did not come from luck. They came from spotting infrastructure before the crowd arrived.  Now, […]

The used car industry experienced significant growth in December 2025, generating R12.89 billion in revenue.

Several new car brands rapidly increased their market share in South Africa in 2025, while other manufacturers saw a small dip in sales.