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Mpumalanga man Muzi Mthombothi said he he to kick and punch the lion on order to scare it off.

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The 43-year-old police officer and mother of three serves as the team’s payload scientist.

Efforts with Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia part of border strategy

Mogotsi faces charges, among others, perjury, for allegedly staging a hit on his life in November.

The paternal grandparents, Vinolia Mabuela and Jacob Ledwaba, face a charge of child neglect.

NSDF wants accountable governance and urgent intervention in the affairs of the Mangaung Metro.

More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire in the Iran war and related regional tensions.

China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 3 astronauts heading to its space station. One astronaut is set to stay in space for a year to explore human adaptability in long-duration spaceflights.

U.S. and Iran are nearing a tentative deal to end the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and curb Tehran’s uranium stockpile — though major details remain unresolved.

As both the US and Iran signal a peace deal is near, Robert Kagan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the U.S. will likely come out weaker than before the war.

South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns clinch their second African Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over Moroccan club AS FAR in the final.

Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” after being called up to the Nigeria squad.

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

The collapse of South Africa’s economic capital, Johannesburg, is something the country and businesses simply cannot afford.

Pick n Pay has recorded a R185 million loss for the 2026 financial year, with the group benefitting from the strong performance of Boxer.

Keagan Sloman, Head of Product and Commercial at financial services provider The Unlimited, gives seven common reasons why car warranty claims could be rejected, and what motorists can do to give their claims the best chance of being paid out.

Mbeki also emphasised that he supports Ramaphosa’s decision to challenge the matter in court.

The EFF says concerns remain over the salary structure of the parliament’s secretary George Xolile.

The ANC NEC in between the conference, met to deliberate on a number of issues

A Provincial Task Team has been appointed in the province as the term of the PEC has expired.

Tyrone manager Malachy O’Rourke says the news of Frank McGuigan’s passing made his side “determined to put on a performance that he would be proud of” during their 3-16 to 2-18 win over Roscommon.

Zimbabwean forward Daniel Msendami dedicated Orlando Pirates’ Betway Premiership title triumph to his late daughter.

The Orlando Pirates home and away jerseys for next season have been officially revealed in collaboration with Adidas.

Argentina star Lionel Messi is substituted with an apparent thigh problem before next month’s World Cup.

Paris police looking into more than 100 allegations of mistreatment by ‘monitors’ after parents’ groups said they had fought for years to be taken seriously

France is facing a child abuse scandal as ‘monitors’ at dozens of state nursery and primary schools are investigated for violence, sexual assault and rape.

Paris police are examining more than 100 allegations of mistreatment, physical...

Nearly a third of vice-chancellors would cut hardship support if necessary over next three years, according to poll

Vice-chancellors have said they may need to cut hardship support for impoverished students and reduce outreach activities aimed at disadvantaged groups if the dire funding struggles at universities continue.

The anonymous poll of leaders by Universities UK (UUK) revealed the...

Announcement comes after Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected generation of young people struggling to access work and training opportunities

Ministers are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work.

Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary will...

Rachel Kolisi shared an update on the shoulder surgery she underwent last week and apologised for the photo she shared on social media.

‘It is time the people in charge of South African football think about what they want,’ said the Sundowns head coach.

Saps assured the affected communities that every available resource will be utilised to trace and apprehend those responsible.

It comes amid violent anti-immigration protests that have erupted in various parts of the country in recent months.

With 8.1-million unemployed, growth is the only path to job creation, and that requires competitive logistics, enabling exporters to succeed globally – making reform acceleration non-negotiable. Statistics reported last week for freight volumes through South Africa’s ports in 2025 show a genuine recovery. Another win last week was the finalisation of 11 private rail operators’ […]

MCP, A2A and ACP: The three protocols wiring the agentic internet − and what South African enterprises need to do about them now.

Netcare has announced that it is piloting clinical-grade wearable monitoring technology in general wards at a flagship facility, as part of a broader strategy to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) tools across its ecosystem. The move positions the private hospital group as a continental leader in digitally enabled, data-driven healthcare. The announcement came as Netcare today […]

For the first time, the 1 Series will have combustion and full electric powerplants, the latter likely to be called i1 and revert to rear-wheel drive.

Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.