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The 27-year-old US shooter still faces a second-degree murder charge and eight criminal counts.

The runner fondly known as the ‘Queen of 1,500m’ was clear by nearly four minutes as she crossed the finish line.

Highlights from day 4 of the World Athletics Championships.

Turn.io has launched its 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator, a 24-week programme helping health organisations scale conversational AI services for underserved communities. Selected from more than 400 applicants, 10 organisations will receive over $500,000 in technology, mentorship, and support in partnership with IDinsight. Each will build a working AI-enabled solution by January 2026. […]

The Western Cape announced the closure of a number of routes following an increase in crime.

Redhill School will host its first Redefine Education Conference Oct. 17–19 at its Early Learning Centre in Sandton, bringing together educators, parents, and experts to explore child-centred learning and the role of technology in classrooms. The event will feature keynote speeches, workshops, and research presentations on artificial intelligence in schools, future skills, arts integration,...

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) participated in the 47th Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) in Seoul, South Korea, joining 148 data protection authorities and organizations from 95 countries. Led by National Commissioner Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the Nigerian delegation took part in discussions under the theme “Artificial Intelligence in Our Daily Lives: Data and Privacy Issues.” […]

The curious creature ransacked an office in its quest to find tasty treats.

The report issued Tuesday by experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible.

The political rift that could spiral into conflict again after the vice-president was accused of treason.

If no candidate wins more than half the votes, the top two contenders will head to a run-off.

The young men are seen dancing to a remix of a campaign song, with altered lyrics.

Momodou Ceesay rejected the president’s decision to oust him from the post.

An agreement to reduce tariffs on UK steel to zero in short order was welcomed with some fanfare in July.

US safety regulators are probing Tesla’s electric-powered door handles, responding to reports that they stopped working, leaving children trapped.

Ramaphosa admitted that the best-run municipalities and towns are those governed by the DA.

Minister Anton Bredell announced plans last week to put the Knysna Municipality under administration

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa urged councillors to emulate municipalities governed by the DA

Cyril Ramaphosa outlined the ANC’S service delivery action plan to the party’s councillors

Wales men’s senior side will play “a couple” of games at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium before Euro 2028, says FAW chief Noel Mooney.

Defending champions Italy battle into the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals with a pair of comeback singles wins against China.

New assistant coach Lee Blackett says he had licence to remould England’s attack during this summer’s successful audition for a permanent role.

Cape Town has officially opened a brand-new synthetic community soccer pitch built to Premier Soccer League (PSL) standards.

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From autumn 2026 all schools and after-school clubs must collect and hold students’ phones until the end of the day

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Sweden is to implement a nationwide mobile phone ban in all schools in an attempt to improve security and study conditions for students.

From the next school year, starting in autumn 2026, it will be compulsory for all schools and after-school clubs to...

King Charles attended the funeral of the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral, while Queen Camilla missed the service due to sinusitis.

Robert Redford, the legendary Oscar-winning actor and director, passed away peacefully at his home near Provo, Utah, at the age of 89.

Through a play titled Phethogo, which means change or transformation, Molepo is fighting the scourge of bullying in schools.

“I was stressed out for two and a half to three months. I knew I had cancer in my body,” says Sabelo Gumede.

The documentary premiered on Friday, 12 September.

Former SMag cover star and Shaka iLembe actor, Luyanda Zuma, will have a second chance to be crowned Miss SA in Pretoria on October 25 after making the top 10 for the long-delayed 2025 instalment of the beauty pageant.

A misconfigured platform used by the Department of Homeland Security left national security information—including some related to the surveillance of Americans—accessible to thousands of people.

If you invested $100 into Shiba Inu in 2020, you’re likely sitting on gains of $10 million today as SHIB currently trades around $0.000013. That massive return continues to fuel dreams, but matching that kind of growth now seems far less probable.  Instead, a new contender called Remittix is getting noticed by those looking for […]

If approved, expect the subtle change to filter through to the South African-spec model sometime in 2026.

While set to rival the Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma and Chevrolet Colorado in the States, it remains to be seen whether Ram makes it a world model with right-hand-drive.

Psychologist and gaming expert Nick Ballou has five ways how gaming can boost your mental health and wellbeing.