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Two Limpopo police officers have been handed suspended prison sentences after pleading guilty to breaking into a police storeroom and attempting to steal confiscated cigarettes

South Africans have bounced back from a tournament-opening defeat before, winger points out

A man is bailed after being arrested in the case of a woman who was pushed into a road in 2017.

Nearly 9.5 mln young people are still not in education, employment, or training, 50 years later.

This year’s National Youth Day marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprising.

The water utility says it is using trucks to provide alternative water supply to affected residents.

An interfaith-based organisation in the area urges affected young people, parents to seek help.

The fires in Riverside County cover over 2,000 acres, say authorities.

A picture in a new school textbook had covered up the naked torso of the famous figurine with dark shading.

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.

The Reuters Institute records its lowest trust figures since the annual research began in 2015.

Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar and his wife Amina were abducted in north-west Nigeria at the end of last month.

Survivors are bringing hope to health workers struggling to control the outbreak.

The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.

Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.

The Bank of Japan has been raising rates from near-zero since 2024.

The historic event expedited the pace of the liberation struggle which changed SA’s politics

This year’s National Youth Day marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising.

This after Ramaphosa filed an urgent court interdict, halting the work of parliament impeachment.

Forum for South Africa says Cyril Ramaphosa is using state resources to avoid accountability

Swansea City are set to appoint Crystal Palace assistant sporting director Ben Stevens as their new sporting director.

Head coach Chris Gunter says the Uefa Under-19 Championship is an opportunity for Wales’ players to showcase their talents with Euro 2028 two years away.

UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall says he will be ready to face Frenchman Ciryl Gane in Paris in September.

The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has announced the final results of the 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon.

Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?

Tsietsi Mashinini has been credited as the mastermind of the student protests in Soweto in 1976.

Unfortunately, the agency has decided to push back July 2026 SASSA Children’s Grants, leaving millions of homes with kids in the lurch …

Based on the latest crime statistics from the South African Police Service, Alexandra in Johannesburg has become the top spot for carjacking.

Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya cautioned against the spread of misinformation.

Lamouchi, a former French international, had only been in charge since January.

The Proteas women are preparing to face an unpredictable Pakistan team as they look to bounce back in their T20 World Cup match on Wednesday.

A Silicon Valley software maker and an ecommerce company reveal to WIRED how they are navigating the emerging challenge of “tokenomics.”

With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler days. It can run Spotify and Uber, but Instagram is blocked.

Toyota now has the same amount of victories in the endurance classic as Bentley.

Now a successful TV presenter, Briony May Williams said she started stress-baking when she became ill.

There are glimpses of happiness in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against the virus that has killed more than 170.