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It’s more than a year since MPs first backed the proposed legislation but it still needs to be approved by peers.

South Africa’s ANC, the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a crisis over corruption, poor governance, and persistent racial inequality, and pledged to clean up its act.

Russia’s central bank says it is suing Belgium’s Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.

You won’t arrive on time and may not even get a seat. Your booking might get lost. Things have gotten so dire that a foreigner has been brought in to shake things up.

The man who led the operation says María Corina Machado crossed “very rough seas” in “pitch-black darkness”.

The idea came from the miners building makeshift altars in the mine in the 1930s, to pray for their safety before starting their shifts.

BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.

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

GEMS member contributions remain among the most affordable in the sector because of the low starting base.

Despite this growing interest, about 80% of the 411 houses in a small coastal town between Mossel Bay and Stilbaai stand empty for most of the year.

Airbnb is not the culprit behind escalating rental prices or worsening housing affordability in Cape Town.

Airbnb is not the culprit behind escalating rental prices or worsening housing affordability in Cape Town.

The EFF said it would support the motion, while the MKP continues to seek support

Ekurhuleni HR Head was suspended with immediate effect following a council resolution.

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

Britain’s Fabian Edwards will face Costello van Steenis for the PFL middleweight title in Madrid on 20 March.

Swindon boss Ian Holloway on the emotions of returning to hometown club Bristol Rovers as an opposition manager for the first time.

Prize money for the Derby at Epsom will increase to £2m in 2026 making it the joint-richest race in the UK as part of a series of changes.

Peter Wright says becoming the first Scot to win the title for a third time is more motivation than the record £1m top prize at the PDC World Darts Championship.

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.

Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn is hoping his charges can play a blinder and pick up a full house of points against Stade Francais.

The court likened the Information Regulator’s stance to ‘a poorly constructed thought experiment’

Three-day music festival Makhelwane, which means ‘neighbour’, celebrates being neighbourly.

A four-storey temple collapsed in Redcliffe, KZN. Survivors are sending voice notes while rescue teams rush to the scene.

DIY permanent eave lights that attach to the exterior of your home are becoming more popular. But are they worth the effort (and cost)?

Teneo School becomeing the first school in South Africa to demonstrate with large-scale data that digitally enabled learning delivers measurable academic improvements.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

Pick n Pay asap! has experienced significant growth over the past year, becoming increasingly competitive with South Africa’s biggest delivery services.

TopAuto is South Africa’s foremost motoring website – and the best place to advertise your products and services.

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

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.