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Heavy security surrounds Galleria at M1 Place in Sandton ahead of today’s expected memorial service.

Heavy rain and frequent thunderstorms expected nationwide, especially in Highveld and Eastern areas.

The chip industry in China is hustling to overcome a Western tech choke hold, even as President Trump appears poised to loosen U.S. chip restrictions.

Cuba is watching nervously as the U.S. ramps up pressure on Venezuela, threatening a lifeline and deepening the island’s isolation.

Palestinians in Gaza are slowly bringing back Christmas celebrations after more than two years of war. The Holy Family Church in Gaza City gathered this week to decorate the church.

The BBC’s Asia business correspondent says it is still unclear what sort of experience TikTok users in the US will get.

Two of African football’s biggest names, Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah, are hoping to lead their nations to glory as the Africa Cup of Nations gets ready to kick off in Morocco.

DR Congo’s government say the announced withdrawal is intended to distract the US mediation team.

The air force personnel have been released but have not yet returned home, Nigeria says.

Manchester Museum curators hope the exhibition of African items will provoke ‘honest conversation’.

The retailer says it plans to claw back bonuses awarded to executives at its North America business as a result of the mistakes.

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South Africa’s foodie capital has been ranked among the top ten cities in the world for food in the Conde Nast Traveller’s choice awards for 2025.

Borrowing – the difference between public spending and tax income – was £11.7bn last month.

John Hlophe was placed on precautionary suspension from all MKP positions last month

The National Dialogue Steering Committee will be responsible for setting strategic priorities.

KZN Premier Thami Ntuli survived a motion of no confidence on Monday.

Watch Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul face-off at Thursday’s weigh-in before their controversial heavyweight bout in Miami.

The masterstroke in promoting Travis Head to open changed the Ashes series for Australia with England unable to find a solution.

With his contract situation unresolved at Orlando Pirates, Tshegofatso Mabasa is attracting serious interest from Kaizer Chiefs.

Captain Ben Stokes is “knackered” but still “fit to bowl” despite not taking the ball on day three of England’s crucial Ashes Test, says assistant coach Jeetan Patel.

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain stranded

The UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow, along with her family from the war-ravaged territory this week.

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Cavendish Square in Cape Town has partnered with Gift of the Givers to launch a new donation drop-off centre.

The water department’s disorganised media trip offered an unintended lesson in why the Lesotho Highlands Water Project continues to suffer delays and rising costs.

The Stormers take on the Lions in their URC derby without star flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who picked up a slight groin injury in training.

The DJ was shot dead in the Johannesburg CBD on 16 December

Tested Apex flagship occupies a niche of its own at well below R800 000.

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren’t sure has dropped by two-thirds. The reasons why, experts say, are complicated.

The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help “take back control of your experience of the internet.”

These are the 10 most sought-after cars on the second-hand market in South Africa.

NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.