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Ahead of elections in May, political editor Chris Mason looks at England’s mayoral model.

Photographer Jim Grover’s latest exhibition, Behind the Blue Doors, looks at the history of an almshouse in Brixton.

The Department for Education estimates about 40,000 staff are also needed in England by September 2025.

Diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg, a funder of former president Jacob Zuma, on Thursday unveiled his plans for the upcoming elections, in which he will run as an independent candidate in Gauteng and the Free State.

Feuds over routes between the two associations has been going on for years.

Syndicates have allegedly stolen more than 50 cars and driven them across the border.

Motsoaledi has facilitated process of distributing Identity Documents to some individuals in Ganyesa

Under the radar in the US border crisis debate is the role of drug cartels preying on migrants.

The streaming giant also said it added 9.3 million subscribers in the first three months of the year.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s representatives have agreed to take US concerns “into account”, the White House says.

A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease “at the end of 2024”.

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Kenya’s military chief, General Francis Ogolla, was among 10 people killed when their military helicopter crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday, President William Ruto announced.

A military helicopter reportedly carrying senior military officers has crashed and caught fire.

The United Kingdom’s push to send migrants to Rwanda this week again faced resistance from the House of Commons and House of Lords.

The regulator calls the data a “wake up call”, and says parents and industry need to do more.

Trade minister Ebrahim Patel approved a recommendation to maintain anti-dumping duties on frozen bone-in chicken portions originating in or imported from the US.

Transnet must hand over a raft of documents amid a court case it launched against Sasol and TotalEnergies over their short payment of pipeline tariffs.

The province is also known for its political violence.

Opposition parties reacted with disappointment to Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink’s second SOCA.

Twenty-four of those parties will only contest the polls provincially.

Political parties in the Western Cape have signed the electoral code of conduct.

Marseille are through to the Europa League semi-finals after they beat Benfica 4-2 on penalties at the Stade Velodrome.

For only the third time in the 21st century, England has no teams in the semi-finals of the Champions League or Europa League – so what has gone wrong?

Ulster’s Mike Lowry says the province are well aware of the importance of Friday night’s return to URC action against Cardiff at Kingspan Stadium.

Manchester City and Chelsea target Jamal Musiala, Arsenal eye Alexander Isak and Michael Olise, Besiktas interested in Pep Lijnders, plus more.

Rising inflation and falling pupil numbers also forcing schools to cut spending on extracurricular activities

Primary schools across England are having to shed staff and cancel trips and activities this year as rising inflation and falling pupil numbers cause a rapid deterioration in their finances.

A survey of more than 1,000 school leaders and teachers by the National Foundation for...

MaMkhize has been in and out of court of fraud and corruption charges. This Sunday she’ll address her criminal past on Carte Blanche…

Boity Pink Sapphire Eau de parfum was launched back in 2020.

While Oscar Pistorius is doing odd jobs at a church, the former star athlete’s murder trial has been turned into a ‘bite-sized’ opera.

The Caine Prize for African Writing is a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using our annual literary award.

The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta today is just the start, according to the company’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun. He said a new, much larger version is in the works.

Although shown on Chinese websites almost a year ago, Haval parent company, Great Wall Motors (GWM), has seemingly opted to…

While approved for production form later this year, domestic market bound models will only become available towards the end of the year.

Updated Opel Corsa and Jeep Wrangler, turbo Citroen C3 and electric Fiat 500e introduced in 2024.

Sustainable Energy Africa is helping municipalities across the country build their capacity to register rooftop solar PV.

Corporate climate lobbying is recognised globally as a threat to effective climate change policy, the private and public sectors in SA do not perceive closed-door engagements to be problematic, write Caroline James and Emma Schuster.

While battery electric vehicles have dominated the transition conversation in transport, it’s looking increasingly likely that other technologies will also have a role to play.

South Africa is among 175 countries negotiating on a global treaty to end plastic pollution.