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England skipper Harry Brook says it would be “a shame” if Pakistan players were excluded from playing in The Hundred, and confirms he will not captain Sunrisers Leeds this year.

Best Before clearance stores, which have grown to eight branches, offer lower prices on food and household products than Pick n Pay, Checkers, and Spar.

Curling might seem a strange choice for prime-time Saturday night viewing, but at 18:05 GMT – live on the BBC – millions will find themselves staring at televisions, tablets, laptops and phones to see if Team GB can add a fourth gold medal of these Winter Olympics.

Deepfakes showing grim taxpayer-funded waterparks have gone viral and drawn some racist responses.

The protesters are expected to gather at the corner main and 4th Avenue in Melville, in Johannesburg

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lay a wreath at the memorial wall for fallen heroes.

Nasrallah Abu Siyam was the sixth American citizen killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in the West Bank in the last two years.

A senior Hezbollah official was among those reported killed in air strikes on the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon.

Days of competition culminate in a fishing contest rooted in efforts to cement local peace.

A new exhibition in Delhi showcases 200 rare photographs that fixed identities in colonial India.

In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

South Africans part of community WhatsApp groups are being warned that these groups can cause more harm than good.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Saturday, 21 February 2026.

UK firms are left in limbo after a court overrules many US tariffs but Donald Trump says he will reintroduce them

US President Donald Trump said he would sign an order imposing a 10% global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of the levies he imposed last year.

Kaiser Dladla and Mshangane Ndabandaba submitted their letters of resignation yesterday.

Shadrack Sibiya is today testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the state of municipalities was not encouraging

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou admits clinical finishing is a concern, but insists the club’s philosophy favours patience over a R20 million quick fix.

Keep track of the live scoring as the Lions host the Sharks in what should be an entertaining URC game on Saturday.

Kaizer Chiefs to battle Stellenbosch FC in a Betway Premiership clash next week. Stellies knocked out Amakhosi from the Nedbank Cup.

Milan-Cortina 2026 has been one of the most dramatic Winter Olympics in history – in sporting and political terms – so it is appropriate that the final medal event could be the most explosive of all.

Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix system

Five former education secretaries have made a joint appeal to Labour MPs to back the overhaul of special education provision in English schools, calling it “a once in a generation chance” to fix a failing system.

The open letter is signed by David Blunkett, Estelle Morris,...

Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators

Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.

Students and faculty at the public university say that...

Fresh from a family holiday to Malindi in Kenya, Carol Ofori’s passion for African travel shines brighter before.

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi and ‘girlfriend’ Rachel John are on the second location of their ‘baecation’ in New York. Take a look…

The votes are in, and it’s official: Boulders Beach in Cape Town, home of the African penguin, is the world’s best one-of-a-kind beach.

Contradicting messages about the SASSA SRD change to income support has created confusion among government officials and the public alike …

The Lions-Sharks derby could be one of the biggest matches of the season, as the Sharks hope to claim the URC’s SA Shield with a game to spare.

The US imposed a 30% tariff on South Africa, but on Friday a US high court ruled the law Trump used does not give him authority to impose tariffs.

Both sides went unbeaten in the opening round of the tournament.

‘There needs to be a fusion between the characteristics of the new players that arrive and the way we play,’ said the Sundowns head coach.

The president signed an executive order implementing 10 percent global tariffs after calling the justices who struck down his signature trade policy a “disgrace.”

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South Africa’s fuel industry is set for a major overhaul.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.

Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.