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‘Wonderfully different’ Pollock ready to fire up England
“Wonderfully different” Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday’s must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.
SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2026, 00:55

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“Wonderfully different” Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday’s must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.

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Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina beats world number four Coco Gauff to set up a final against American Jessica Pegula at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

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As pre-season testing reaches its conclusion, which teams look best – and worst – placed ahead of the Australian Grand Prix?

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Right Reverend Stephen Conway has also been suspended by the Church of England.

South Africa
Foot-and-Mouth Disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals

South Africa
The statistics are for the period 1st October to 31st December 2025.

South Africa
The postponement is to sort out legal representation for both persons of interest in the inquest.

South Africa
The trial involves three people accused of stealing 580 000 US dollars from Ramaphosa’s farm.

World
Trump’s new threat came a day after he appeared to give Iran about 10 days to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme.

World
Buzz around whether the city’s film festival would take a stance on the war in Gaza has dominated conversation in recent days.

World
The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August

World
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Africa
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Africa
Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa
The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

Africa
The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Business
UK firms are left in limbo after a court overrules many US tariffs but Donald Trump says he will reintroduce them

Business
US President Donald Trump said he would sign an order imposing a 10% global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of the levies he imposed last year.
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Business
The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine’s drone manufacturing programme.

Politics
Kaiser Dladla and Mshangane Ndabandaba submitted their letters of resignation yesterday.

Politics
Shadrack Sibiya is today testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

Politics
MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the state of municipalities was not encouraging
Politics
The ANC in Ekurhuleni has accused ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba of stepping away from coalition talks to protect City of Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moyo.

Sport
Britain’s Conor Benn leaves Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing organisation to join Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing promotional company.

Sport
Ireland leapfrogg England into second in the Under-20 Six Nations with a well-deserved win over their rivals in Bath.

Sport
St Helens give Paul Rowley his first Super League win as their coach in a thrilling encounter with Leigh Leopards.

Sport
Ireland’s Ben Lynch finishes eighth in the final of the men’s freestyle skiing halfpipe final at the Winter Olympics.

Education
Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix system
Five former education secretaries have made a joint appeal to Labour MPs to back the overhaul of special education provision in English schools, calling it “a once in a generation chance” to fix a failing system.
The open letter is signed by David Blunkett, Estelle Morris,...

Education
Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators
Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.
Students and faculty at the public university say that...
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has appointed Dr Robert Nkuna as Administrator of the College of Cape Town following findings of serious governance and financial failures at the institution.

Education
A professional conduct panel says it found Jeremy Gibbs’ apology for his actions superficial.

Lifestyle
A US nomad has given the public a look at his life in Cape Town, where he claims housing, food and the cost of living are ‘affordable’.

Lifestyle
Cape Town residents will soon be able to enjoy live opera performances – without needing to buy a ticket. Here are the details…

Lifestyle
Activist Zackie Achmat has joined the debate surrounding Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s plan to build a R114m N2 wall structure.

Lifestyle
The wife of Springbok and Bulls player Willie Le Roux has shared her emotional journey of struggling with infertility…

Entertainment
While overall rape cases declined, several provinces recorded troubling increases.

Entertainment
More than 25 000 young adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure in Gauteng amid worsening lifestyle habits.

Entertainment
R75 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 20 February 2026.

Entertainment
The Lions will have to improve their set-piece showing drastically if they want to beat the Sharks in their URC clash at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Science/Tech
Xbox chief and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft after nearly 40 years at the company. “Meanwhile, Xbox President Sarah Bond, “long thought by many both inside and outside of Microsoft to be Spencer’s heir apparent, has resigned,” reports IGN. From the report: The new CEO of Microsoft Gaming will be Asha Sharma, currently the President of Microsoft’s CoreAI product....

Science/Tech
Self-driving vehicle companies are revealing new details about their safety-critical “remote assistance” programs—but questions remain.
Science/Tech
Microsoft pulled a year-old blog post this week after a Hacker News thread flagged that it had encouraged developers to download all seven Harry Potter books from a Kaggle dataset — incorrectly marked as public domain — and use them to train AI models on the company’s Azure platform. The blog, written in November 2024 by senior product manager Pooja Kamath, walked users through building Q&A...

Science/Tech
After the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, investment firms are in line for a whopping return on a niche trade.

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
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Motoring
South Africans are moving away from the pre-owned car market in search of new models that offer a better deal for a similar price.
Health
The next moon mission, carrying four astronauts, could launch as soon as early March.

Health
The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.
Health
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.

Health
Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.