SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2026, 00:03
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BBC Sport pundits Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer believe referees are “petrified” of making decisions without the “safety net of VAR,” after the officials decided not to award a penalty for a potential handball by Lucas Digne in the FA Cup fourth round tie between Aston Villa and Newcastle.
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Newcastle United beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round in a match dominated by a number of controversial decisions without VAR.
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South Africa
Small bus operators contracted to the Gauteng Department will resume operations on Monday.
South Africa
The United Nations Development Programme in Egypt, in partnership with GSMA, has launched a high-level artificial intelligence capacity-building programme for policymakers in Cairo. The two-day training, held at UNDP Egypt’s headquarters, brings together senior government officials, regulators and representatives from key national institutions. Policymakers from Libya, Sudan, Tanzania and...
South Africa
Rwanda has signed a strategic agreement with Oracle to launch a nationwide digital skills development programme aimed at strengthening the country’s workforce in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and database technologies. The partnership, formalized through a memorandum of understanding between Rwanda’s Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and Innovation and Oracle,...
South Africa
Ghana is using artificial intelligence and drone technology to shift mining regulation from a reactive model to a proactive and preventive system, a senior official said. Emmanuel Kwamena Ayeme, deputy chief executive officer of the Minerals Commission, said traditional inspection methods are increasingly inadequate in tackling illegal mining, environmental degradation and the challenges of...
World
The U.S. military says the strikes were carried out in retaliation of the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.
World
Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is “unethical”, it says.
World
The US Secretary of State reassures European leaders that the Trump administration backs the transatlantic alliance.
World
In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say Navalny was poisoned by Russia with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs.
Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.
Africa
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.
Africa
Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.
Africa
Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.
Business
Business
This is the iconic South African precinct that made R11 billion in one year.
Business
Business
KPMG South Africa has named Joelene Pierce as its next CEO starting 1 March 2026.
Politics
Mokgosi appeared before the North West Ad Hoc committee on Saturday to conclude his testimony.
Politics
Jacob Zuma who is the leader of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party, was expelled from the ANC in July 2024.
Politics
Sithole says her re-election to the leadership position shows confidence and renewal of the mandate.
Politics
She has been accorded a Special Provincial Official Funeral, Category 2.
Sport
Scotland were at their wildly entertaining best in the Calcutta Cup win over England. This was their perfect day, writes Tom English.
Sport
Scotland delivered a magnificent Calcutta Cup triumph for under-pressure head coach Gregor Townsend, according to captain Sione Tuipulotu.
Sport
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane strikes from distance against Werder Bremen to become the first Englishman in history to score 500 professional goals in official matches.
Sport
Captain Maro Itoje says England must “learn our lesson and move forward” after their attempt to salvage something from a slow start against Scotland is fatally undermined by a string of errors.
Education
Mr. Klein, who led an education technology company after running the New York City school system, met with Jeffrey Epstein over a period of several months in 2013.
Education
A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.
Education
A federal prosecutor said last month that ICE had made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.
Education
A judge declared a mistrial after a jury could not reach a verdict in a case in which five current and former students were charged with felonies.
Lifestyle
When does Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence expire? And will he be remembered as more than just the man who murdered Reeva Steenkamp?
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Life goes on? Nadia Nakai – who dated the late rapper AKA – has teased the public with a romance with another music artist…
Lifestyle
Bittersweet: Reeva Steenkamp’s mother June has regained the memory of her ‘baby’, who was tragically murdered 13 years ago…
Entertainment
There were only nine minutes left when City defender Guehi delivered the decisive blow.
Entertainment
A total of R550 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 14 February 2026.
Entertainment
A total of R50 million in jackpots is up for grabs tonight. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 14 February 2026.
Entertainment
Amakhosi finished third behind Zamalek and Al Masry.
Science/Tech
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, EVA AI created a temporary “pop-up” restaurant at a wine bar in Manhattan’s “Hell’s Kitchen” district where patrons can date AI personas. The Verge notes that looking around the restaurant, “Of the 30-some-odd people in attendance, only two or three are organic users. The rest are EVA AI reps, influencers, and reporters hoping to make some capital-C Content…” But...
Science/Tech
A commercial about a lost dog being reunited with his family ignited concerns that a “Search Party” feature posed privacy risks. Ring parted ways with the tech company Flock Safety.
Science/Tech
Epibatidine is about a hundred times more potent than morphine, and derived from frogs native to South America
• Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say
Epibatidine, the dart frog toxin Britain says was used to kill Alexei Navalny, is about a hundred times more potent than morphine.
The extremely toxic nicotine-like substance was first derived from the...
Science/Tech
Meta, TikTok, Snap and other social neteworks agreed this week to be rated on their teen safety efforts, reports the Los Angeles Times, “amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people.”The Mental Health Coalition, a collective of organizations focused on destigmatizing mental health issues, said Tuesday...
Motoring
Motoring
Following a major accident, the last thing people want to hear is the words “write off”.
Motoring
Lawmakers are cracking down on screen-dominated car interiors.
Motoring
Preventing smash-and-grab attacks requires drivers to be proactive and alert.
Health
A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.
Health
Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.
Health
Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it.
Health
The program was meant to help hospitals provide for poor patients by offering drug savings. But critics say a Texas company has turned it into a big business, driving up costs for patients and insurers.