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Viewers across Africa were left stunned when their favourite shows were suddenly interrupted by Hollywood star Idris Elba.

Fund cuts its 2026 growth forecast for the continent to 4.3% in its global outlook

Tongaat Hulett has been given a R200 million lifeline, postponing its liquidation and granting the relevant stakeholders extra time to secure a potential deal.

Six people have been shot, killed in two separate attacks on the Cape Flats over the past few hours.

CRL Rights Commission chairperson will visit the church after reports of possible rights violations.

Accused No. 2 in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi is on the stand.

The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.

Trump continues to try to declare victory in Iran as the timeline for the war’s end shifts. And, a jury determined that Live Nation acted as a monopoly and overcharged ticket buyers.

Pakistan said it expected to host a second round of US-Iran negotiations to end the war, but did not say when or where the meetings would take place.

Bolsonaro ally Alexandre Ramagem was stopped by immigration agents in Orlando, Florida on Monday.

The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

Tongaat Hulett’s liquidation proceedings have been delayed to June after the IDC extended a funding facility.

South African homeowners in the process of selling their primary property may find their profits from the sale are taxed more than they expected.

The City of Johannesburg has proposed name changes for four streets in the metro, all in the new precinct planned for the city centre.

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the sentencing of EFF leader Julius Malema.

Malema has been convicted for discharging a firearm in public.

Julius Malema discharged a firearm during the EFF’s fifth anniversary celebrations.

Cabinet’s approved of the PIE Amendment Bill to go for public comments.

Nathaniel Collins says he is fighting for his family’s future in Friday’s WBC world eliminator with Cristobal Lorente in Glasgow.

SuperSport has expressed deep sadness following the passing of respected commentator and presenter Johnny Davids.

We asked you to select the best-looking F1 car in history from our shortlist of 13, and the Lotus 79 came out on top.

The Blitzboks head back into action at the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend, and here are all the kick off times to take note of.

The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live on

Astrid Barltrop is the winner of the 2026 Emerging Voices award (16-18 category) and a year 13 student in Oxfordshire

“Lord Cromer was a successful consul-general of Egypt. To what extent do you agree?” I read this essay prompt in my A-level history class,...

Researchers warn that Cape Town’s caracals are being harmed through contaminated prey and secondary poisoning.

South African power couple Mpoomy Ledwaba and Brenden Ledwaba shared pregnancy photos for baby number 3 on Instagram.

Khloé Kardashian and her best friend Malika Haqq sat down for her podcast and the subject of Lamar Odom’s documentary inevitably came up.

South Africa face Uruguay and Spain on Friday morning, and Argentina on Saturday.

Silva recently moved into the top 10 of all-time City appearance holders.

The organisation said its work over the past six years has focused on food security, education and sport, and gender-based violence prevention and response.

Crowds gathered Thursday for funerals of eight children and teacher. Teen gunman killed victims before dying at school scene Wednesday.

Scientists suggest red hair and fair skin were favoured for vitamin D efficiency in study focused on whether human evolution plateaued after advent of agriculture

People with red hair who have put up with teasing or “fiery” stereotypes may be pleased to learn that they appear to be winners from an evolutionary perspective. A large genetics study has revealed that, in Europe, the gene for...

As tensions with the US government mount, Anthropic has leased a new office with enough space to quadruple its 200-person headcount in London.

Rather than merely waiting for the slower pace of legislative alignment across provinces, the online betting industry is looking toward “technical harmonisation” as a precursor to legal change. In this scenario, technology serves as the bridge that allows both sides to meet in the middle. While the global iGaming landscape often struggles with fragmented rules […]

Democrats are demanding answers about Palantir and other surveillance firms powering Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement agenda.

South Africa is on track for additional petrol price relief measures this May.

The average value of used cars sold in South Africa has noticeably increased over the last year.

The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden will review maternity services in Sussex after a campaign by families.