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A sea of claret and blue floods Birmingham as fans celebrate the team’s Europa League win.

Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial are expected to resume on Friday.

The DA has questioned whether Didiza should recuse herself from the impeachment process.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile was answering oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday.

The mayor says all documented foreign nationals need protection.

The Palestinian delegation to the United Nations has dropped its bid to secure a top U.N. job after the U.S. threatens to revoke their visas.

The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a driver.

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed and nearly 1 million have been displaced the war in southern Lebanon began in March. Nearly 400 have been killed since a ceasefire began in April.

The child fired a single shot at a teacher, who had to have surgery after the incident in 2023.

Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Mali is a landlocked country and depends heavily on fuel transported from neighbouring countries.

Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa are named in DR Congo’s squad for the World Cup.

The trial had been set as a test case for 1200 other school districts making similar claims.

Rhun ap Iorwerth says “deeper” action on energy prices would be better than the chancellor’s moves.

The retail giant said it expects customers to cut back in the coming months due to higher gas prices.

The FF Plus says the ANC has failed South Africans through poor governance.

This year’s Local Government Elections will be held on November 4.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will deliver a keynote address at the NEPAD @ 25 Business Breakfast

A Wigan Warriors side including 10 debutants is thrashed by champions Hull KR before their Challenge Cup final meeting on 30 May.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is named captain of Norway’s 26-man squad for this summer’s World Cup.

Martin O’Neill says there is still a place in football management for “older gentlemen” as he keeps the possibility of extending his Celtic stay open.

Lewis Hamilton says he has no thoughts about stopping racing in Formula 1 and insists he will “be here for quite some time”.

Meet Maphe Dlamini, the ‘most beautiful’ brother and manager of ‘Africa’s diamond’ Minenhle Minnie Dlamini.

‘We don’t want your pity’: The Cape Independence Advocacy Group is calling on President Trump to help them establish a ‘homeland’ in SA.

Reality TV star Jojo Robinson revealed that she no longer needs kidney stone surgery.

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Bafana head coach Hugo Broos will name the final squad at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday.

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In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack the mass layoffs at Meta, big announcements at Google I/O, and the latest backlash against AI.

You might have heard the tip that eating local yoghurt as soon as your arrive on holiday can help your gut adjust to the new environment. But is it actually true?

Tyler West opens up about his experience of school on Sort Your Life Out Unpacked.