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Universal Health Coverage Day highlights the global need for accessible healthcare, with this year’s theme focusing on unaffordable health costs, which resonate strongly in SA amid a cost-of-living crisis.

Several people are feared trapped under concrete after a four-storey temple collapsed in Verulam

Traffic volumes on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal are expected to be higher than usual from this weekend

Expired food products sold to customers, people living and sleeping inside business premises.

Mpumalanga’s Security Liaison Department urges motorists to drive with caution due to rainfall

President Trump has been racing to rack up peace deals — but keeping them intact is proving far more difficult.

Thailand’s Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia.

The deal comes months after Prada faced backlash for allegedly appropriating a sandal design made by Indian artisans.

The singer met met families and victims of the Southport stabbing attack, backstage during her Eras tour last year.

This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

Investigations show individuals receiving multiple salaries, with one case involving five salaries paid to a single ID

Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality.

The landmark $2.5bn Kenya-US deal has been stopped until the court hears the case over data privacy.

Calvin McDonald’s decision to leave at the end of January comes amid a run of poor sales for the firm in the US.

The conversation around education has matured significantly over the last few years.

Famous Brands is taking a major step into Southeast Asia with the launch of Steers and Debonairs Pizza outlets in Malaysia.

The building society failed to monitor its customers’ activity effectively between 2016 and 2021, the regulator says.

ANC NGC resolves that SACP members must recuse themselves from ANC discussions ahead of 2026 LGE

Over 4 400 municipal wards are expected to participate in the elections.

Ramaphosa was speaking to over 1 600 delegates at the close of the ANC’s four-day NGC.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says there are “no reasons to not want Mohamed Salah to stay” at the club and will hold further talks with the forward on Friday.

Ex-PSL winger George Lebese has admitted he made a mistake by leaving Kaizer Chiefs for Mamelodi Sundowns in 2017.

New Orleans Saints special teams coordinator Phil Galiano admits Charlie Smyth’s future as a permanent member of the squad is “up in the air”.

As Derby’s Vaillant Live arena prepares to host a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) event, BBC Sport looks at the debate around the controversial combat sport.

Notoriously difficult entrance exam is regarded as gateway to economic security and even a good marriage

The chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned – after complaints that an English test he designed was too difficult.

Passing the exam, known locally as the Suneung, is essential for admission to top universities and regarded as a gateway to...

A new hotel has quietly joined the Camps Bay skyline, adding another upmarket stop to Cape Town’s most popular beachfront stretch.

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has honoured South Africa-born, Achim von Arnim, founder of Haute Cabrière.

Polo production at the Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape has been assured way past the end of 2030.

The ceremony will take place on Sunday, 14 December, in Johannesburg.

In the second game of the T20 series, the experienced opener racked up 90 runs off just 46 balls for the Proteas.

The National Minimum Wage Commission heard had roughly 20% of domestic workers had lost their jobs and more had hours cut.

inDrive has launched a 1% commission initiative in Johannesburg and Pretoria, allowing drivers to keep 99% of their fares during the promotional period.

“Pre-RICAed” SIM cards remain trivially easy to buy and highly accessible in South Africa.

Black and female owned petrochemicals company, WASAA Gasses, has announced that it has acquired the concession to build and operate the largest liquified petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in South Africa in a ground-breaking investment that buttresses the company’s position as one of the foremost emerging players in the oil and gas sector in South Africa […]

Deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina urges young Africans, particularly young women, to take their rightful place in science and innovation.

A Chinese carmaker has launched a new sedan in South Africa called the 007.

Stellantis has issued an urgent safety recall for these 21 cars in South Africa.

For many South Africans, the dream of owning a new car seems far away. The vast majority of people can’t afford to buy a vehicle in cash, and traditional financing options may feel out of reach.

Iron deficiency is a relatively common problem, especially in women. Here’s how to spot the symptons.

The TEWV announcement comes after calls from families of three patients who died by suicide.