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Starmer’s chief of staff departs at a time the PM is isolated and in potential peril.

Manchester City’s win at Liverpool ended in complete chaos – but did the referee and the VAR get Dominik Szoboszlai’s red card right?

The adviser says he takes “full responsibility” for advising Sir Keir Starmer to make the peer US ambassador.

Erling Haaland’s 93rd-minute penalty gives Manchester City a crucial comeback win over Liverpool, who end the game with 10 men as Dominik Szoboszlai is sent off in stoppage time at Anfield.

Two suspects are to appear in the Christiana Magistrate’s Court in the North West on Monday,

Evidence leaders seek postponement in the Nkabinde Inquiry due to absent witnesses.

Armindo Pacula is accused of pulling the trigger that killed DJ Warras.

Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.

Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making “provocative remarks” at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten.

“The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer,” Zelenskyy said, speaking to reporters on Friday.

The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world.

Eritrea has previously denied accusations that its soldiers are in Ethiopia supporting rebels.

The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March.

Some Zambians outraged Ghanaians by describing the outfit worn by their president as a “blouse”.

Best Before has launched nationwide courier delivery, expanding beyond its previously Gauteng-only online service.

This is a comparison of South Africa’s military strength to that of other countries in 2026.

The Events Permit Office of the City of Cape Town approved a total of 1,064 events from January 1 to December 31, 2025 — with 15 of these events generating over R2.5 billion.

Friends of Di’s Kitchen provides hundreds of meals each week in Wolverhampton.

The IFP and ANC has been co-governing Umzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, since 2021

ANC members have visited late Bishop John Bolana of the Bantu Church of Christ’s home.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address on February 12

The party held its Extended Provincial Executive Committee lekgotla in Klerksdorp.

Ismaila Sarr scores the only goal of the game as Crystal Palace end a run of nine Premier League games without a win, by beating rivals Brighton 1-0 at the AMEX Stadium.

Ireland captain Paul Stirling says his side lacked a cutting edge in vital periods of the game as they lost by 20 runs to co-hosts Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup Group B opener.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says the club have had poor luck with referees this season, believing that Marc Guehi should have been sent off for a challenge on Mohamed Salah in their loss to Manchester City.

BBC Sport pundit Chris Ashton believes England have made a “great start” to the Six Nations, but warns they shouldn’t look at their 48-7 win over Wales as anything other than “a building block” for the rest of the tournament.

By freezing thresholds, Labour is quietly loading the cost of public services on to young graduates, while insisting it has not raised taxes at all

The personal finance expert Martin Lewis upbraided the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, for freezing the threshold at which millions of graduates repay their loans, saying that this was treating student debts like tax. He was right, and Ms Reeves’s...

Young people are hungering for meaning. A lack of spiritual education in childhood can reverberate across a lifetime

Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life

As a parent, I want nothing more than for my children to grow into healthy, happy, purposeful human beings. Yet all around me – in classrooms, in conversation and in alarming...

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s ex, Rachel Kolisi, has revealed how she keeps it all together while juggling many different roles…

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hilll-Lewis claims residents impacted by the N2 wall plans have given the initiative their seal of approval…

The SABC has confirmed the broadcast of the Afrikaans news will return to its original timeslot due to a high public demand…

What lies beyond SASSA Old-Age Grants in March 2026 is still up in the air, with annual increases expected to be approved in the coming days …

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The holiday starts when you decide not to fly

Jayden Adams’ goal earns Masandawana a draw.

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Big changes are on the cards for South Africa’s used car dealers.

VW stated that it needs urgent government support if it is to have any hope of building a new bakkie in South Africa.

Many South Africans remain sceptical of Chinese car brands, but this perception is changing rapidly.

Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.