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The BBC’s Ben Morris describes living with spinal musclar atrophy, after Little Mix’s Jessy Nelson spoke about it.

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

The brightly coloured murals in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh state were part of a project to beautify the city.

Debt charities say that calls have risen compared with last year as people are urged to seek help.

Most fires are currently under control in Kouga but a trail of damage has been left behind.

Another suspect was shot and killed in a similar situation on Thursday.

Fannie Seribishane is accused of shooting Mumsy Seribishane outside Lebowakgomo Hospital.

Shebe Maburna appeared before a Polokwana court for an urgent bail application.

The naval exercises could inflame relations with Donald Trump – who is already at loggerheads with Pretoria.

We will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.

Some say they’ve lost interest in social media since the ban, while others say nothing has changed.

Venezuelan journalist and author Paula Ramon in Caracas offers a reading list for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of Venezuela at this moment.

The pair join other US celebrities reconnecting with their African heritage and taking up citizenship.

The US president made the comment after being asked if the Christmas Day strikes were part of a broader campaign.

Voters could propel a leader into a fifth decade in power or back a change candidate.

A project in South Africa is putting radioactive material in rhino horns to make it harder to smuggle them over borders.

“Today it’s uninvestable,” Exxon chief executive Darren Woods says of Venezuela.

The US Treasury Secretary said the US no longer held pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund.

Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt.

The National Freedom Party is leaving KZN’s Government of Provincial Unity, limiting the power of the coalition, and bringing huge uncertainty to the province.

Mantashe linked youth unemployment to a lack of effort in applying for jobs.

Nzimande says he’s not defending his Cabinet job, insisting he no longer wants to hold office.

SACP says it remains committed to engagement with the ANC while still an independent party.

The National Freedom Party (NFP) has reaffirmed its decision to withdraw from the KZN GPU

Watch every penalty as Wrexham knocked out Premier League Nottingham Forest after a 3-3 draw in the third round of the FA Cup.

New Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield watches on from the stands as his side beat MK Dons on penalties to progress to the FA Cup fourth round.

Wrexham’s remarkable rise continues by knocking Premier League side Nottingham Forest out of the FA Cup in dramatic fashion.

Jordan Shipley scored the only goal to put Port Vale into the fourth round of the FA Cup, as both sides missed key chances in a one-goal affair.

Springbok and Sharks star Eben Etzebeth showed off his mesmerising new car – a blue Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon. Take a look…

Elon Musk has ranted about South Africa’s race laws again, warning the US is ‘headed’ to become like his country of birth…

Governance failures are turning waste tyre depots into public and environmental health hazards, says a local recycling authority.

A 47-year-old man faces 12 kidnapping charges after police rescued young adults found walking half-naked in Mulbarton.

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To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.

A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

South Africa is looking at another petrol price cut this February.

Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Giant share their top tips to stay fit and healthy.

In Birmingham hospitals knives are regularly found, with one produced by a patient ready for an MRI.