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Overflowing municipal waste bins line the streets of Randburg, as frustrated workers continue to strike for permanent employment with no news from Pikitup executives.

The system that will deal with sewage from Universal UK does not currently have capacity.

The lad from Sharpeville joined Pirates from AmaZulu before the start of the season.

It is alleged their vehicle veered off the road and overturned.

Enterprises have moved decisively from AI pilots to scaled implementations, driven by proven benefits and expectations of significant financial returns, according to the Lenovo Europe & Middle East CIO Playbook 2026 with research insights by IDC. Nearly half (46%) of AI proof-of-concepts have already progressed into production, with organisations projecting average returns of $2.78 for […]

SAWS issued a heat wave warning for the Northern Cape, Free State, and North West.

At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela’s adminstration.

NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.

The Football Association of Malaysia executive committee has resigned to pave the way for reforms.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a “sovereign decision” not made under pressure from the United States.

Ghana’s foreign minister says the influencer is a “worthy ambassador”, but some Ghanaians criticised the move.

Diezani Alison-Madueke took bribes including luxury goods and private jet travel, a prosecutor tells a London court.

On a visit to Ankara, Bola Tinubu was filmed stumbling and falling after walking past soldiers and dignitaries.

Franco-Chadian military relations have been strained after Chad abruptly ended its defence agreement with France.

Webometrics published its 2026 global higher education ranking, listing 124 institutions from South Africa, including all 26 public universities.

South Africa recorded over 1,500 business liquidations in 2025, most of which were voluntary.

Matlala’s R360 million SAPS contract was cancelled last year.

Mogotsi has been scheduled to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee Thursday and Friday. 

Maj-Gen Lesetja Senona told the Madlanga Commission he met Matlala in 2019, unaware of investigation

IFP says the King’s call to rename KwaZulu-Natal is timely, made at the Isandlwana commemoration.

South African quad wheelchair player Donald Ramphadi was knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round by Israel’s Guy Sasson.

Manager David Martindale says Livingston have written to the SFA over an alleged racial comment made to Jeremy Bokila against Aberdeen.

England Test captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Moeen Ali will be part of the England Lions coaching staff for their series against Pakistan Shaheens in the United Arab Emirates next month.

BBC Sport pundits and former England internationals Fara Williams and Ellen White discuss the best next steps for some of the game’s biggest stars.

Snap inspection of Brunel academy took place after it withdrew invitation to pro-Israel Labour MP Damien Egan

A snap inspection of a Bristol secondary school criticised for postponing a visit by an MP who is a member of a group that advocates for Israel has found “no evidence of partisan political views”.

Ofsted inspectors arrived at Bristol Brunel academy earlier this month after reports that...

Nearly 500 residents have taken part in the City of Cape Town’s online survey on the future of Miller’s Point.

Khaby Lame, now an Italian citizen, is Senegalese.

A 41.82-carat South African blue diamond of ‘exceptional colour and clarity,’ from the Cullinan Mine, could sell for record value …

South Africa pauses to remember AKA as love, music and memories unite fans nationwide

Green is popularly known for portraying Kedibone on e.tv’s ‘Scandal!’

Washington is signalling force while Tehran insists negotiations cannot proceed under threat.

Geopolitical unrest across the world is not expected to affect South Africans’ salaries this year, an economist says.

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says state-sanctioned negligence has led to tragic and fatal accidents increasing on South Africa’s roads.

This is an essential item for all skiers and snowboarders. WIRED has tested the best helmets for all abilities and budgets.

This year’s Ryzen is still my top choice for PC games.

The cheapest Toyota Hilux double cab costs more than half a million rand in South Africa.

Some floor cleaners contain PFAS – chemicals that never break down. Here’s how to spot them – and what you can use as alternative.

A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.

Tammy McDaid describes how she had a panic attack after waking up on Tate’s birthday.