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The Nato alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges ranging from the war in Ukraine to pressure and insults from US President Donald Trump, who has questioned its core mission and threatened to seize Greenland.

The fuel levy relief announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will come at a significant cost to the fiscus, but there is some hope that this will not markedly impact the country’s fiscal consolidation efforts.

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He will replace Randy George, who was asked to step down from his post by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Two separate crashes on Thursday and Friday have killed 5 people

PUTCO says its busses have not encountered any incidences of a serious nature.

He delivered a sermon at an early Good Friday inter-denominational service in Durban

Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting.

The Cuban government said the pardons were a “humanitarian gesture” in connection with Holy Week and didn’t mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

Makers of plastic and glass bottles are struggling to access raw materials as the war squeezes supplies.

Gen Randy George was nominated for the role in 2023 by former President Joe Biden.

More than 250 Kenyans have gone to fight for Russia in Ukraine, mostly willingly, Kenya’s foreign minister says.

The suspect is in custody but his motive is unknown, the police say in a brief statement.

Human Rights Watch says Capt Traoré, other military leaders and jihadists “may be liable” for the killings.

The army has been deployed to five of South Africa’s nine provinces for a year-long operation.

The South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) has thrown its weight behind the appointment of Dr Ngobani Makhubu as the new SARS commissioner.

Another important country has joined the chorus of travel warnings to its citizens travelling to South Africa.

The order does not affect generic medicines, the most commonly used in the US.

Mashatile is expected to be joined by Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, Health MEC Faith Mazibuko.

This week the court dismissed the application brought by Zuma and Mbeki for Khampepe’s recusal

Lesufi says the appointment will help strengthen relations with the ANC’s coalition partners.

Violent protests erupted in parts of the SA, including KuGompo, this week following the coronation

Kaizer Chiefs are set to make big calls on two senior players as contract decisions loom. More players are set to leave end of June.

BBC Sport NI looks at all you need to know about the Irish Cup semi-finals as Cliftonville prepare to face Dungannon Swifts and Larne take on Coleraine.

With the Ospreys’ future as a professional side only guaranteed until the end of next season adding to Mark Jones squad is “a hard sell”.

Lauren Price meet Gladiator Phantom for a training session in the boxing gym.

Sensory organ in male cephalopod, known as hectocotylus, able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner

Sex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arm’s length.

Male octopuses use a specialised arm called the hectocotylus to place a package of sperm inside the female’s reproductive system.

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How did pickled fish become a beloved Easter tradition in Cape Town and beyond? This is the story of a classic Cape Malay delicacy…

Meghan Markle shared rare footage of her husband, Prince Harry and their son, Prince Archie skiing on Good Friday. Take a look…

Sipho Mbatha, popularly known as DJ Sqgemeza, has broken his silence over his departure from Ukhozi FM on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.

The DA’s mayoral candidate Helen Zille has braved another dirty ‘pool’, created by the City of Joburg. Watch it here…

Worshippers believe the water allows sins to flow away.

Although the Gauteng Department of Education praised his leadership, his tenure was littered with persistent crises

Eskom has previously threatened to disconnect major cities like Johannesburg.

Eben Etzebeth returns from a 12-match ban in the Challenge Cup match between the Sharks and Connacht on Friday.

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

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New York, NY – By most serious estimates, we are at the equivalent of 1994. Not in computing power. Not in network speed. In something more fundamental: the moment at which a technology that has been quietly reshaping the edges of the economy moves to its centre, and the infrastructure that will govern it for […]

In this week’s newsletter: From pollution in the upper atmosphere to mounting debris, experts warn the rapid expansion in space could threaten our planet

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Our relationship with space is changing rapidly.

For almost all of human history, the space above us was an unreachable frontier. Yet in a single human lifetime, Earth’s orbit...

Volvo may soon build its Chinese sister brand’s cars in its factories.

Motorists are misdiagnosing their car issues, leading to problems down the line.

April’s petrol price hikes kicked in right before motorists are expected to head out for the Easter weekend.

“I want to tackle loneliness and we feel like this group can do that,” the organisation’s founder says.

The Bowelbabe fund, set up by Dame Deborah James in 2022, helps to support Cancer Research UK.

Summer 2025 was the warmest UK summer on record, with four heatwaves, a top temperature of nearly 38C and a mean temperature of 16.1C