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Kenyan President William Ruto said on Friday the government will cut the price of diesel in the country to provide relief to consumers, after protests over soaring energy costs caused by the Middle East conflict.

The Green Party had announced Chris Kennedy withdrew as candidate for “personal and family reasons”.

Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial are expected to resume on Friday.

The DA has questioned whether Didiza should recuse herself from the impeachment process.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile was answering oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday.

The mayor says all documented foreign nationals need protection.

The India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.

US acting navy chief Hung Cao told a Senate hearing they were “doing a pause” on the sale to make sure they had munitions for the Iran war.

The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage.

President Trump’s announcement stirred confusion in Europe following weeks of changing statements from his administration about reducing the American military footprint in Europe.

The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.

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

It said difficulties had been exacerbated by “significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices”.

Absa has expanded its fuel rewards system to now include Shell petrol stations, adding around 600 stations to its network.

Laura Pomfret – CCJs, decrees and unpaid court debts

Johann Rupert-controlled Richemont has seen a massive rise in its profit for the year, and has declared a special dividend.

Roelf Meyer handed over his credentials to President Donald Trump at the White House.

The ANC has opened mayoral nominations to the public, allowing non-members to apply or be nominated as it reshapes its candidate selection process ahead of the local elections

The FF Plus says the ANC has failed South Africans through poor governance.

Cardiff say there will be excuses when they travel to face South Africa next weekend for the URC play-off quarter-final against Stormers.

The Springboks remain one of the strongest teams in world rugby, but concerns are growing over the age of several key players.

To give you a hand we’ve listed the number of times, and the years they have done it in. Good luck!

Bordeaux Begles remarkable rise sees them chasing back-to-back Investec Champions Cups on Saturday after gaining promotion to France’s top flight in 2011.

The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

Satara, an orphaned white rhino who was rescued from the Kruger National Park in 2014, has officially become a mother.

If you want to win your share of the jackpot, you have to play! You know what they say, you’ve got to be in it, to win it.

Raising funds and setting a world record, all in one shared costume, are the goals of two runners participating in the Cape Town Marathon.

The South African Human Rights Commission is investigating Dis-Chem shareholder Mark Saltzman over hate speech.

‘I think next week Monday or Tuesday we will still have some meetings and make sure we make the right choices,’ said the Bafana head coach.

The department said reports claiming it had spent more than R5 million on the Grantor system were misleading.

‘Mentally we are strong, our brotherhood is strong,’ said Sundowns and Bafana star Themba Zwane.

Most programmes promise exposure and mentorship. BBD’s promises something rarer: real work from the start.

Signal jamming has turned connectivity itself into the target, exposing a critical design flaw, says Sigfox South Africa.

Misleading information online is often treated as a technical glitch, something that better algorithms or stricter moderation can fix. But research points to a more complex reality. That is, the rise of “misfluencers”, individuals who shape how information is interpreted, shared and trusted across digital platforms. Whether acting deliberately or not, they tap into emotion, […]

Bereaved families are calling for a national cardiac screening programme for over-14s

The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.