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Many small businesses in South Africa’s informal sector remain unregistered and outside the tax system often due to administrative burdens or a lack of data available to SARS.

Entrepreneurship education is one of the most important missing pieces in the fight against youth unemployment.

To the voters, politics increasingly appears driven by the “it’s our turn to eat” phenomenon

Sir Keir Starmer is planning a law which will mean that the UK government can adopt EU single market rules, without them being voted on in Parliament.

The 54-year-old Pastor was arrested in January for allegedly raping two children.

It’s believed Sgt Nkosi was allegedly a middle man or runner for certain high ranking SAPS officials

Matipandile Sotheni is accused of killing Marius van der Merwe, aka Witness D, in December last year

The Judicial Service Commission’s April 2026 leg of interviews kicks off this week.

President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job.”

Péter Magyar’s historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán’s rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

Leo XIV wants the world’s attention on a continent vital to the Church’s future, an aide says.

Less than a day after peace talks between the US and Iran failed, President Trump said that he will blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

UK government officials say they are not entirely abandoning the agreement but have run out of time.

Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.

The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.

The 43-year-old denies the charge and has been released on bail and had to surrender his passport.

The Huguenot Tunnel, measuring 3.9 kilometres, is the longest road tunnel in Africa and is currently undergoing upgrades by the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) worth R4 billion.

Moerdijk has been earmarked for removal, to make way for a vast electricity substation.

The court has heard testimony from several State witnesses in the Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial

In 1966, the UN General Assembly declared apartheid a crime against humanity

Geordin Hill-Lewis has been elected as the new DA Federal leader.

He beat contender Sibusiso Dyonase, caucus leader of the Sedibeng Municipality, to the top post.

Kaizer Chiefs are the only top-three side in Betway Premiership action this midweek. They travel to the Peter Mokaba Stadium to face Magesi FC.

Welsh rugby faces another crisis meeting as the latest extraordinary general meeting (EGM) is staged at the Principality Stadium on Monday evening.

Mamelodi Sundowns took a big step towards the CAF Champions League final with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Espérance de Tunis at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium on Sunday night.

Hooker Liam Belcher insists he has a fight for his place at Cardiff before he can think about pushing for a first Wales start.

Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity rates

The government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned.

The new rules of the first major update to school food standards in 13 years will apply from September. They are...

Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches

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American college graduates are facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic, with the underemployment rate reaching 42.5% – its highest level since 2020.

Several young graduates told the Guardian about their...

25-year-old Dylan Beese, who works as an OnlyFans Management consultant, has given the public a peek inside his Sea Point villa in Cape Town.

The DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille performed Brenda Fassie’s ‘Vulindlela’ twice this week – Watch it here…

Elon Musk has defended his father Errol Musk who shot and killed two intruders in his Sandton home almost three decades ago..

Gayton McKenzie has taken legal action against TikToker Maryke Erasmus who accused him of spiking Easter eggs with drugs…

A turnaround strategy that could have made SAA profitable and competitive was never implemented

Shock resignations of top SAA officials leave pilots facing uncertainty

Scam: duo apparently lure victims with jobs, tender promises

In 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that Pretoria would be barred from attending the next G20 summit in America.

Six months on from the Canal+ takeover, the question is: what kind of company is MultiChoice now?

This bakkie costs just R1.9 per kilometre to drive, even after April’s massive diesel price hike.

Some South African motorists are paying up to R600 more to fill their car this month.

Hybrid cars are touted as a great way to save fuel, but it’s important to check how your chosen model stacks up against its petrol and diesel rivals.

The support group was set up by a woman who challenged herself to try 50 new things before turning 50.

A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.

People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to treat obesity, research suggests.