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Sarah Ferguson emailed Epstein while he was in prison for child sex offence, documents suggest
The former duchess contacted the disgraced financier for business advice weeks before his release, disclosed documents appear to show.
TUESDAY, 03 FEBRUARY 2026, 02:26

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The former duchess contacted the disgraced financier for business advice weeks before his release, disclosed documents appear to show.

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Jeremy Jacquet will join Liverpool for £60m from Rennes in the summer – but why are the Reds signing him?
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England and Wales will face each other in a potential pool decider at the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup on 16 October in Sydney.

South Africa
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes

South Africa
The Emfuleni Municipality, in the Vaal municipality is owed billions by its residents

South Africa
The group does the work for free because they love to conserve the environment.

South Africa
The accused who faces multiple charges including nine counts of murder.

World
Candidate Laura Fernández won a resounding victory, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by her predecessor.

World
President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner laid out a plan for a “New Gaza.” A close look suggests it makes room for fewer Palestinians and less housing.

World
Norway’s royal family has been embroiled in recent scandals, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit links with Epstein.
World
Gunmen have raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 villagers and abducting others, in what marks the latest deadly attack in the conflict-hit region.

Africa
Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.

Africa
They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state.

Africa
South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie says “no formal decision” has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.

Africa
Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

Business
Prized for its beauty, teak is in short supply, forcing the yacht industry to look for alternatives.

Business
Valdis Dombrovskis says the EU is willing to engage with Britain amid mounting global uncertainty.
Business
Business

Politics
“So, it means that most of criminals, they smile out of, you know, out of prison.”

Politics
The Ad Hoc Committee may call Cyril Ramaphosa over the disbanded Political Killings Task Team

Politics
Carrim was implicated in testimony relating to alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.

Politics
Makgotloe says Witness B pressured him to alter the Swart forensic report during probe.

Sport
West Ham sign Chelsea defender Axel Disasi on loan until the end of the season.

Sport
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Sport
Marcus Rashford is eyeing a permanent Barcelona switch, Raheem Sterling rejects a Bundesliga move, Tottenham miss out on Maghnes Akliouche, plus more.

Sport
Scott Parker believes his Burnley “never gave themselves a chance” against Sunderland, as the side failed to manage a shot on target during the game.

Education
Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was ‘senseless and avoidable’
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at school by another pupil has said her son’s murder was “senseless and avoidable” and that a report ordered by the school showed too many “red flags” were missed.
Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer,...
Education
[Nyasa Times] This policy decision reveals far more about government unpreparedness than it does about innovation in education.
Education
[Nile Post] Maria Junior Buryanshungwe Primary School in Kitagwenda District has emerged as one of Uganda’s top five best-performing primary schools in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), according to results released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB).
Education
[SNA] – The Prime Minister, Professor Kamil Idris, visited on Saturday afternoon the General Headquarters of Ansar Al-Sunnah Al-Muhammadiyah (Sunna Supporters) Group in Khartoum.

Lifestyle
Amor Vittone has praised her husband-to-be, businessman Marius van Biljon, who popped the question to her last week…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
EFF MP Carl Niehaus has shown his support to eNCA’s Heidi Giokos, whose interracial relationship was attacked by online trolls…
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Monday, 2 February 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
A total of R550 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 2 February 2026.

Entertainment
Suleiman Carrim launched an urgent High Court bid to stop the commission from compelling his testimony or issuing subpoenas.

Entertainment
Lions fans turned up at Ellis Park. Their team didn’t.

Science/Tech
Musk’s space exploration company and his AI start-up are merging.
Science/Tech
The owners of Leica Camera AG — Austrian billionaire Andreas Kaufmann and private equity giant Blackstone — are considering a sale of a controlling stake in the German camera maker in a deal that could value the company at about $1.2 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. HSG, formerly known as Sequoia Capital China, and Altor Equity Partners are among a handful of...

Science/Tech
By fusing SpaceX and xAI—which acquired X last year—Elon Musk tightens his grip over technologies that shape national security, social media, and artificial intelligence.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency won’t attend the annual RSA Conference in March, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Register. Sessions involving speakers from the FBI and National Security Agency (NSA) have also disappeared from the agenda. “Since the beginning of this administration, CISA has made significant progress in...

Motoring
The South African car industry got off to a great start in January 2026.

Motoring
The N1 between Bloemfontein and Pretoria is one of the busiest routes in South Africa.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
Jenna Norton, a National Institutes of Health employee, has been an outspoken critic of the administration’s research cuts and has been on paid leave.
Health
Researchers believe increasing use of cannabis may be contributing to a rise in new cases of schizophrenia and related disorders at younger ages.

Health
Members of the British Medical Association have backed more walkouts in the dispute over pay and jobs in England.

Health
A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD.