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Peace officers’ new status bolsters safety in communities

Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system is hearing evidence from private forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan.

The Tshiamiso Trust says it has officially reached the halfway mark in administering compensation under the historic silicosis and TB settlement agreement.

Young people match their skills with in-demand career paths

Thabo Bester takes his urgent application to be moved from Ebongweni to High Court.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria.

Residents say the shutdown is jeopardising children’s education.

Opinion is divided on whether Manipur’s new chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh can bring calm to the state.

Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

Imagine it is 2099 and a historic treaty to return African artefacts is falling apart.

Police say the “transnational” criminal group has been in operation since 2017.

Africa is pursuing a single electricity market to overcome the limitations of fragmented national power grids that constrain economic growth and energy access

South African private equity firm Harith General Partners plans to acquire budget carrier FlySafair as the investor expands its transport portfolio on the continent. 

Lepas is establishing its after-sales network ahead of its launch this quarter, as its parent company, Chery, continues to expand in South Africa.

Century City in Cape Town is getting a new office development, with the key node seeing strong demand for office space.

The oil giant also says it is suspending its share buyback programme ahead of the arrival of its new boss.

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee.

Ramaphosa will engage with the youth on their perspectives, challenges and ideas

O’Sullivan says he will use his testimony to set the record straight and present facts

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan to appear at Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee on Tuesday.

One of the most universally popular Springbok players is expected to feature in his final season for the national team this year.

MC Alger head coach Rulani Mokwena could decide Mamelodi Sundowns’ fate in the CAF Champions League this weekend.

Real Madrid striker Endrick’s impact on loan at Lyon has been immediate, and is fuelling the teenager’s “dream” of playing for Brazil at the World Cup.

Four players are ejected after a mass brawl as the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 110-104 in a bad-tempered NBA fixture.

Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it reshaping economists’ education

As the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash reverberated around the world, a group of students at Harvard University in the US walked out of their introductory economics class complaining it was teaching a “specific and limited view” that perpetuated “a problematic and inefficient...

As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice

“Now, Gary, repeat after me: Quiero una margarita, por favor,” my Spanish tutor instructs. I cringe at the butchered Spanglish my estuary accent produces. Like Del Boy Trotter ordering a cocktail: “Key – yeah – row oon margari’a, pour far four.”

It’s 2023, I’m 41, living in...

The KZN native believes the decision to close shop was long overdue because they were not meant to be still operating since 2025.

The six-year-old boy’s contagious laugh was caught on camera by his amused mother.

Former Miss South Africa Claudia Henkel has set the record straight on being named in a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Orin Roesstorff.

Paul O’Sullivan told The Citizen that he will give his testimony in person, with full security in place, on Tuesday.

‘Environmental conditions may support further intensification, and Gezani could strengthen into a tropical cyclone.’

Bester is seeking an order compelling the Correctional Services department to immediately transfer him to a correctional facility in Gauteng.

Johannesburg, February 10, 2026 – Huawei South Africa and the National School of Government (NSG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen digital skills development within the public sector and accelerate government’s digital transformation journey. Under the two-year agreement, Huawei will support the NSG in integrating selected Huawei technology courses into the existing NSG […]

Communications minister Solly Malatsi says sufficient guidelines and enforcement mechanisms must be established before South Africa can age-restrict social media.

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Chinese cars are in the spotlight for their expansive data collection.

Municipalities have less than six months to ready themselves for the rollout of the AARTO Act.

BMW’s factory in South Africa has been producing cars for over 50 years.

Scientists are developing nerve repairing surgical devices from the silk of spiders.

Oxford researchers find that using AI to make medical decisions presents a risk to patients.