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This year’s trendy Lunar New Year decor comes with a stroke of wizardry.

Eskom’s latest load-shedding data shows that rolling blackouts exploded under former chief executive Andre de Ruyter and rapidly declined under the current leadership.

Kwaito legend Joe Nina believes he’s on the money with a new sound.

Police say the victims and the suspects involved in the Meyerton shooting are Lesotho nationals.

The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear at this stage.

Operators affiliated with the Gauteng Small Bus Operators Council have downed tools.

It is alleged that his wife, Ethel Mdluli, contracted two men to kill her husband at their home.

Official estimates suggest that around 55% of the town’s drinkable water is lost to leaking pipes.

The first alleged victim begins giving evidence in Marius Borg Høiby’s trial for rape and more than 30 other alleged offences.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the move will protect children from the “digital Wild West”.

The appointment of a dead opposition politician to a presidential panel caused embarrassment.

Abiy Ahmed admitted for the first time in parliament that Eritrean troops had killed people in Aksum.

Hodan Mohamud Diiriye faced a firing squad after being found guilty of beating Saabirin Saylaan to death.

The correspondence describes arrangements for a meal and there is no indication of wrongdoing by Zuma.

Money is set to flow into South Africa thanks to a combination of low inflation, improving policy credibility, and favourable global shifts.

Concerns were raised by a subcommittee including potential price rises and the future of cinemas.

Comac’s passenger jet is attracting customers in South East Asia where demand for affordable aircraft is growing.

The milestone reflects the US retail giant’s booming e-commerce business and investors’ embrace of its AI investments.

SABC News has reliably learnt that he will not stand for re-election at the DA’s Federal Congress

The Madlanga inquiry is probing allegations of criminality in the justice system.

Mashale says all she did was expose corruption within the SAPS since 2008.

He was testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid eye Adam Wharton deal, Manchester United could move for Jean-Philippe Mateta and Sandro Tonali, Leeds keeper Illan Meslier looks to be heading to Turkey.

Great Britain’s Emma Finucane and Anna Morris win gold medals at the UEC Track Elite European Championships in Turkey.

Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng scored a brace to secure a 2-0 Betway Premiership victory over AmaZulu at Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Arsenal have signed goalkeeper Barbora Votikova on loan for the rest of the 2025-26 season from Slavia Prague.

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degrees

The seaside city of Southend-on-Sea, on England’s east coast, looks grey on a winter afternoon in term-time. Its cobbled high street, bordering the university campus, is sparsely populated...

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2018: snowflake students have become the target of a new rightwing crusade. But exaggerated claims of censorship reveal a deeper anxiety at the core of modern conservatism

By William Davies. Read by Lucy Scott

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SA’s new First Safe Country principle was drafted late last year by the Department of Home Affairs and it represents a big shift in policy …

Trevor Noah has a long history of poking fun at the POTUS. Here are five unfiltered quotes about President Donald Trump…

The SRD R370 grant was introduced in 2020 as a temporary emergency measure in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Correctional Services portfolio committee members questioned whether enough was being to done to promote safety and mental health in prisons.

Even he must acknowledge that, of late, he has become a liability for the DA and could hurt it in the local government elections this year.

The Lions will have to pick themselves up and dust themselves off after a heavy derby defeat to the Bulls.

The Blitzboks want to put in a much better showing at the Perth Sevens this coming weekend, after a poor effort at the Singapore Sevens.

South Africa’s fuel price review has yet to yield any results despite promises that it would be completed “in the shortest possible time”.

The crypto market has been stuck in a bearish trend over the past few months. Retail investors are witnessing increasing losses in their portfolios as major altcoin prices continue to decline in the bear market. Savvy investors have already moved away from purely speculative altcoins driven solely by hype and sentiment and are carefully shifting […]

Citroën has launched the new Aircross in South Africa, an affordable family SUV with up to seven seats.

Several domestic and international factors have a direct impact on how much South Africans pay for petrol.

Six of South Africa’s best-selling cars come from a single brand.

Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is “unsustainable”.