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The former first minister said she was “coming to terms with being married to someone she did not know” after Peter Murrell’s guilty plea.

Fibre-optic drones are now Hezbollah’s primary weapon against Israel’s soldiers and civilians.

The outdoor apparel firm says the performer broke an agreement not to use its branding in merchandise.

At least five children were reportedly killed in the strike, which appears to have targeted a Hamas commander.

Police have confirmed that no one was injured following an explosion at Menlyn Mall.

Police say the victims were entering the Blue Valley Golf Country Estate when they were shot at.

Social grant recipients warned that they will not be able to use their gold cards after the deadline

Shebe Maburna has appeared in the Polokwane Regional Court.

The arrest came eight months after she returned to Australia with her children from Lebanon.

Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women can now also take the test – but still can’t become rabbis

Police say the operation targeted the network of notorious late Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.

The U.S. says it has struck Iran again as peace talks continue to end the conflict. And, the federal government has charged a Google staffer for allegedly using insider information in Polymarket trades.

Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing, with the number of casualties yet to be confirmed.

Eswatini has signed a $300 million agreement with Taiwan to build a massive strategic oil reserve but the project is raising difficult questions in a country battling deepening poverty, soaring unemployment and allegations of elite enrichment

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is named in the Atlas Lions’ World Cup squad despite the injury he sustained in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich.

Cyril Ramaphosa argues that the authors of the report “misconceived” their mandate.

While food inflation in South Africa is easing, the latest Braai Index shows that prices are still rising, taking a bruising from high energy prices.

The BBC has been hearing from young people who are struggling to find work about how they are tackling the challenge.

Mokoena-Zondi was arrested in the early hours of the morning on allegations of fraud.

The SACP sponsored gathering aims to rebuild the organised power of the working class and the poor.

Malema argues that Parliament must continue in line with the Constitutional Court’s ruling. 

The DA more than doubled its support in the ward while the ANC’s share of the vote dropped greatly.

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are reportedly looking to sign Polokwane City and Bafana defender Thabang Matuludi.

Hull City are charged by the Football Association over discriminatory chanting in their FA Cup defeat by Chelsea.

Glamorgan paceman Fazalhaq Farooqi is recalled by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and will miss the remainder of the Welsh county’s T20 Blast campaign.

Daniel Ingham, 33, died in the crash during qualifying for the Isle of Man TT on Wednesday.

A landmark government-backed report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training.

The former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn said youth disengagement was a mounting economic risk to the country, and urged a fundamental reset of policy covering...

A landmark report has warned that the UK risks a ‘lost generation’ of young people, as new figures show that more than 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training.

The former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn said youth disengagement was a mounting economic risk to the country, and urged a fundamental reset of policy covering schools, the health...

Postbank warns millions of South Africans that they are unknowingly weeks away from losing access to their SASSA social grant payments.

R&B heavyweights Brian McKnight, SWV and All-4-One will share the stages of Cape Town and Pretoria venue for three nights.

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

If approved for South Africa, the Dolphin G DM-i could become the Republic’s most affordable plug-in hybrid.

“We are just focusing on our rocks and structures that we want to implement. That will nullify the inaccuracy.”

‘Pimville’ has been discontinued with immediate effect following payment disputes.

The global retail landscape has seen the rapid rise of e-commerce due to digitalization, and there are no signs of it slowing down. The number of digital shoppers is steep, with Statista projecting global e-commerce retail sales to surpass $6.3 trillion in 2024. The trend towards growth is set to continue, with sales predicted to […]

The insect may learn to associate the chemical Deet with a ‘blood meal’, researchers say

It is a spray used worldwide to protect humans from mosquito bites, but now research suggests Deet can become attractive to the insects if they associate it with feeding.

Deet – which has the chemical name N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide – is widely used in insect repellants, with the UK Health Security...

Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King’s College Hospital in south London.

Only men with a dangerous genetic variant and a family history of cancer should be offered screening, say UK advisors.

Everything you need to know about the decision on who should be screened for prostate cancer.

Your gut doesn’t just respond to your brain – it helps shape your emotions. Professor of Biomolecular Medicine Jon Swann explains why.