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Nedbank has offered to buy 66% of East African banking group NCBA for R13.9 billion, marking a strategic pivot toward controlled expansion in East and Southern Africa after exiting its Ecobank investment.

Rudi Dicks, Head of the Project Management Office in the Presidency, said the greatest damage caused by state capture was the loss of good public servants.

She has been a judge on Channel 4’s baking competition alongside Paul Hollywood since 2017.

US President Donald Trump said he is seeking immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Thembelihle Nxumalo was found with multiple stab wounds in 2020 after being reported missing.

The court today decided to not uphold a decision by the High Court in Pretoria.

Details surrounding the shooting are still sketchy and the motive is unknown at this stage.

An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Two deadly crashes in almost as many days have inflicted grief, anger and disruption. Two deadly crashes in almost as many days inflict grief, anger and disruption in Spain.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart, David Lammy, are raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles in Russia that threaten Ukraine.

Kizza Besigye’s party says his condition is critical, but authorities say he was taken to hospital for a routine check-up.

Thousands of Senegal fans join the parade to celebrate Afcon champions on their return home.

The new government is addressing fuel shortages and strengthening the budget but many are not happy.

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is accused by Burkina Faso of trying to kill current President Ibrahim Traoré.

Fifteen years ago, Transnet was widely regarded as one of South Africa’s strongest state-owned enterprises.

Domestic workers have seen a reduction in their pay increases in December 2025, adding to the pain for the sector.

Ramaphosa responded to Iran’s participation in the Will for Peace naval drills near Simon’s Town.

Former IPID head Robert McBride is appearing for a second day before the Ad Hoc Committee

Former IPID head Robert McBride is continuing his testimony at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

W. Cape cabinet set to decide whether or not to declare Knysna a disaster area due to the drought

BBC Sport crunches the numbers to assess which Premier League teams have been hit hardest by injuries this season.

England make a further addition to their backroom staff by re-hiring Troy Cooley as national pace-bowling lead.

Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s 37-strong squad for the Six Nations but Nathan Doak and Edwin Edogbo are included.

The Manchester City squad will refund the ticket costs for 374 supporters who travelled to Norway to witness their side’s shock 3-1 Champions League defeat at Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday.

Applying for a Smart ID through a South African bank in 2026? Here’s what it costs and what to expect before you book your appointment.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that antenuptial contracts signed after customary marriages, which are classified as civil, are invalid.

Joburg City Manager Floyd Brink has been accused of getting involved in internal ANC politics

The former Ipid head told the committee that he has known O’Sullivan since 2014.

WhatsApp evidence presented in court directly linked the accused to the assailants involved in her client’s fatal kidnapping

She set the record for most spacewalk time by a woman and spent nine months at the International Space Station

Suni Williams, one of two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day test flight mission turned into a nine-month odyssey on the International Space Station (ISS), has retired from the US space agency.

The 60-year-old former navy captain left in December after 27 years with Nasa, according to a...

The SA Connect programme aims to provide reliable broadband connectivity to government facilities and underserved communities.

Six more Chinese brands are coming to South Africa this year, bringing everything from a Toyota Prado rival to electric bakkies and family SUVs.

South Africa is facing a severe shortage of traffic officers.

Dr Jo Blodgett from UCL explains an approach that considers how much you move – and don’t move – across the day.

Scientist Mark Miodownik explores the potential impact of ‘forever chemicals’ present in some cookware. Made in partnership with the Royal Society.

Leanne Abeyance, from Telford, is waiting for reconstructive surgery and remains in constant pain.

A nurse was reinstated after a probe found no evidence she had identified a transgender patient.