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The government is considering using taxpayer money and private finance to build new health centres.

Whistleblower reported diamond retailer “Vashi” to the Serious Fraud Office a year before it collapsed.

The funds were received under a secretive agreement struck with the Donald Trump administration.

The news heightens concerns that 88 schools in Stoke-on-Trent could be left with unfinished work.

JMPD is aware of several planned protests, marches and pickets, expected to take place from today.

The 26-year-old school employee is expected to appear in Tembisa Magistrate’s Court.

The Tutu Foundation closes today as women and LGBTQI+ communities strike to protest rising GBV.

Lekompo musician Shebe Maburna is appearing in court.

The rubbish raiders are showing reductions in snout length, a sign of early domestication, researchers say.

The coastal cities of Hoi An and Nha Trang, and a key coffee-producing belt, are among the worst-hit.

Trump’s comments came after a group of Democrats urged US service members to refuse unlawful commands.

India says it has met a key target of its previous climate action plan, but many say it needs to do more.

Nnamdi Kanu is found guilty of inciting violence as part of his campaign for a separate state in south-east Nigeria.

Ethiopia has welcomed the return as part of a broader push to repatriate items of national significance.

Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak deliver a double success for Morocco as they are named 2025 African men’s and women’s footballer of the year respectively.

A widespread campaign sought to “silence and suppress” protesters, Amnesty International says.

One Hull fish and chip shop owner says he is now selling chilli and curry “just to get people in”.

Ben Aveling wants planned inheritance tax changes to be scrapped and for interest rates to fall.

Two men who have experienced homelessness give their views ahead of the chancellor’s budget.

Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Friday, 21 November 2025.

Earlier, Commission Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga put it to Mogotsi that he doesn’t value his oath.

Ndou criticises ANC leaders for staying in office after misconduct claims as Gigaba steps aside.

Lieutenant General Molefe Fani is appearing before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee today.

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s trial on charges incitement to terrorism and violence resumes.

Harry Brook, after initially being given not out, walks off the pitch after Australia ask for a review for a catch off the bowling of Brendan Doggett as England fall to 160-6 on day one of the first Ashes Test in Perth.

Kaizer Chiefs left-back Paseka Mako is back after 58 days out as Amakhosi take on Al Masry in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Phil Parkinson says he does not expect Wrexham to make too many changes to their squad in the January transfer window.

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Little is taught about the murderous, incompetent dictatorship – and now almost one in five young people say Franco was good for the country

At first sight, few suspected that Francisco Franco might become a strongman capable of imposing a brutal dictatorship across four decades. He was a short, squeaky voiced army officer with a shaky grasp on non-military matters and zero charisma. Yet he did...

The grand finale of the Miss Drag South Africa beauty pageant is all set for December. Let’s dive into the deets…

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s father has claimed the unfair criticism of his son stems from deep-rooted racism among rugby fans…

Springbok Faf de Klerk and his wife Miné have welcomed their newborn baby, who is the splitting image of his famous father…

As tensions between China and Japan continue to escalate, global markets have entered another period of heightened uncertainty. From gold prices rapidly breaking above USD 4,000 per ounce to rising demand for sovereign bonds, investors around the world are seeking safer and more transparent asset-allocation options. Against this macro backdrop, Real-World Assets (RWA) — the […]

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The Department of Transport is behind schedule on its plan to submit its proposal for eight-year driving licences to Parliament by the end of 2025/26.

Local reintroduction is anything but just another Chinese carmaker opening shop.

Not sold locally since 2017, the final Focus left the assembly line in Germany on 14 November.