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Oleksandr Usyk tells BBC Sport about his “secret plan” for the future, possible moving into acting and how a defeat 16 years ago fuelled him on the path to greatness.

The all-female track meet Athlos will be hosted in London for the first time later this year as it expands to two events.

Vote for which Football Focus moment you want to be shown again in the programme’s final episode on Sunday.

Avalon Airport’s domestic terminal was closed for several hours on Thursday after a suspicious item was found.

The state has argued that Matipandile Sotheni, who faces 16 charges, should remain behind bars.

A suspected pump station failure has caused raw sewage to flow into Durban’s South Beach area…

The Mpumalanga Department of Education calls for teaching and learning to continue uninterrupted.

Dozens of immigrants remain camped outside the Diakonia Centre in the Durban CBD.

Healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most vulnerable places.

Ten U.S. mayors from cities such as Chicago and Cincinnati have joined a pact with European mayors to defend democracy and progressive values and fight right-wing populists and authoritarianism.

The BBC’s Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.

Miami prosecutors have prepared an indictment against former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two NGO planes that killed four people onboard.

Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak.

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.

Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

A 100-year-old building with the most valuable artworks in South Africa is collapsing in plain sight.

Teenage entrepreneurs at Huntington School change the way pupils shop for a prom dress.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Thursday, 21 May 2026.

In a hyperconnected part of Cape Town, where new development remains limited and mountain views are protected by zoning and heritage overlays, opportunities like The Hugo are increasingly rare.

MK Party is calling for Deputy Minister Steve Letsike to resign, citing concerns over governance.

Bushy Maape died last weekend after a short illness at the age of 68 in Johannesburg.

Didiza earlier rejected Zungula’s request for a motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa.

Shivambu further called for the commission to broaden its investigation beyond law enforcement.

Oleksandr Usyk says he is training with the “same intensity” as always for Saturday’s fight against Rico Verhoeven.

The Junior Springboks kick off the SA Rugby Under-20 International Series on Thursday at Rondebosch Boys’ High School.

Alice Capsey hits an unbeaten 74 to help England chase down 137 in Derby, securing a seven-wicket win against New Zealand in the first of their three-match T20 series.

Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson signs a two-year contract extension, extending his stay until at least the end of the 2028 season.

Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter Hyman

Schools have become a “pipeline” to worklessness for a large cohort of young people in the UK, according to an influential former Labour adviser who has called for urgent action to help a “lost generation”.

Peter Hyman, a former adviser to Tony Blair and Keir Starmer, told the Guardian...

The education secretary defends videos starring The Only Way Is Essex star promoting post-16 education.

Rami Chuene confirms the SABC will pay her repeat fees for her work on ‘Giyani: Land Of Blood.’

Nomzamo Mbatha dazzled on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet at the official premiere screening of ‘Garance.’

Mel Viljoen is hoping to return to her nice life in South Africa after filing for voluntary departure amid her ICE detention woes.

Three-month maintenance at Palmiet and Zuikerbosch begins May. Experts warn two-day outages often stretch to five days without water.

No time limit exists for abandoned cars at OR Tambo. Owners vanished or left country while Acsa develops legal removal framework.

Ramaphosa stressed that the relationship between the two countries continues to evolve in response to new economic realities.

While Morero speaks of progress and resilience, Joburg residents continue to grapple with potholes, failing infrastructure and mounting frustration.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX now operates 75% of all manoeuvrable satellites in orbit and is targeting 10 000 launches a year.

SpaceX has taken the wraps off its IPO filing, laying bare for investors just how much Elon Musk is losing on AI.

Axiz has announced the integration of its Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) business with Cloud On Demand as Alviva Group moves to strengthen its specialist cloud capability. The transition of Axiz’s CSP business to Cloud On Demand is expected to conclude by 1 July 2026. Cloud On Demand will continue to operate independently for the next […]

FindHomes wants to replace gut-feel property decisions with deeds data, yield forecasts and a WhatsApp AI agent.

After a fourth case of meningitis B has been confirmed in Reading, BBC South’s health correspondent Alastair Fee shares what you need to know.