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Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.

Hundreds of Tshwane TVET College students have been left without food and basic necessities after the NSFAS halted allowance payments due to data inconsistencies, forcing some to boycott classes.

The Conservatives say the PM misled Parliament “multiple times” and that the Privileges Committee should investigate.

McKenzie handed over a multipurpose sport facility, attire and sporting equipment to two schools

The National Artificial Intelligence Policy was found to contain fictitious academic references.

Three hundred students from Tunisia’s University of Sfax have set a Guinness World Record by building a complete AI-powered startup in less than three hours, demonstrating how artificial intelligence is compressing timelines that would traditionally take weeks or months. The achievement took place during a scientific forum titled “Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Value […]

South African consumers are shifting away from entertainment-focused online subscriptions toward services offering productivity and everyday convenience, with artificial intelligence subscriptions recording the second-fastest growth of any category over the past year, according to the Discovery Bank SpendTrend26 report. AI subscription payment volumes grew 125% during the year, and AI services...

Officials say a rebel leader known as “Marlon” ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed.

Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday, after a whirlwind weekend of diplomacy, seeking to gain political leverage and foreign backing as peace talks with the U.S. remain on hold.

The dispute was initially between two families before escalating into a cycle of reprisal attacks.

With Rai’s passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful moments.

Clashes resumed in Kidal following coordinated attacks across Mali by armed groups on Saturday.

The activist has condemned France’s influence in West Africa and been accused of being a “Russian mouthpiece”.

Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.

An old 1930s power station has been turned into the 5-star hotel and spa in South Africa.

Geordin Hill-Lewis, the mayor of Cape Town, was elected as the new Federal Leader of South Africa’s second-biggest political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), on 12 April 2025, succeeding John Steenhuisen.

Another African country is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for some of South Africa’s most important companies. 

Ramaphosa says Freedom Day is not only about the past, but also about building the future.

Afrika Mayibuye Movement is staging the event on the eve of the official Freedom Day festivities

The SACP has taken a resolution to contest the elections independently

Mashaba says illegal migration puts significant strain on the delivery of basic services.

Britain’s WBC light-welterweight champion Dalton Smith is ruled out of his fight with Alberto Puello through injury.

Defeat by Motherwell means Rangers’ next game away to Hearts is win or bust for Danny Rohl’s side, writes Kheredine Idessane.

Chief executive Mark Darbon says the R&A are having “ongoing dialogue” with Muirfield with a view to returning the Open Championship to the Gullane course.

The R&A’s chief executive Mark Darbon says “we will attempt to avoid a clash” with the World Cup final with The Open finishing on the same day.

Social media users slammed radio personality and podcaster DJ Speedsta for pulling his girlfriend, Shamiso Mosaka, at the Metro FM Awards.

Brother and sister-in-law Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt are getting honoured with their stars in the same day.

Here’s what to anticipate for the upcoming SASSA Workers’ Day long weekend, following agency’s Easter payment debacle …

The mischief offence carries a punishment of up to two years in jail on conviction and a fine

Shimza and Afrojack’s back-to-back set at the Resistance stage had tongues wagging.

President said South Africans should not let their concerns about illegal immigration turn into xenophobia

Flagship range-extending five-seater is expected either before year-end or early 2027.

Whether you’re a Screen Time champion or you’re constantly on Low Power Mode, we found an iPhone charger perfect for you.

Nicotine pouches are revered among tech workers, who tout them as the perfect brain-boosting, productivity-jacking stimulants.

Ethernet delivers stable, speedy, secure wired connections to the internet and between devices.

South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority has cancelled the Vereeniging Airport’s licence.

Fuel prices are expected to increase once more in May, but not by as much as was feared earlier this month.

Toyota’s sales have been hit hard by the Middle East conflict.

The Transport Department hopes to invest R2 trillion in South Africa’s rail network by 2050.

Rachel Moore spent years in debilitating chronic pain due to the womb disease, adenomyosis.

The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords.