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English brothers Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick race into the lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a tournament record round of 57.

Remington House, a once-notorious hijacked building in Johannesburg, has been transformed into fully let student housing, illustrating what is possible when intervention is followed through

BBC Sport looks at why the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea means so much to long-suffering Leeds United fans.

Armed Secret Service agents flood the ballroom of a Washington DC hotel as President Trump is rushed off stage.

Botswana Minerals is deploying artificial intelligence alongside conventional geological methods to accelerate mineral exploration across its licenses in Ngamiland, with early results revealing significant copper, silver, lead and zinc anomalies in the Damara Belt. Phase 1 of the program has produced three notable findings across the company’s 7,074 square kilometers in the north-eastern...

Mozambican health authorities have announced a plan to digitize 63 health facilities as part of a broader strategy to modernize the country’s health system, introduce artificial intelligence and expand telemedicine services, funded by a $40 million World Bank disbursement. José Manuel, national director of planning in the Ministry of Health, announced the initiative on the […]

Their bodies were discovered 200 kilometres from their home in Melmoth.

Libyan telecommunications company Almadar Aljadid has partnered with Egypt-based AI developer WideBot to implement a conversational AI chatbot platform designed to enhance customer service across Messenger and web chat channels. The AI-powered virtual assistant will communicate with customers in Arabic, English and the Libyan dialect, providing personalized responses aimed at improving customer...

The Israeli PM’s directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.

The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here’s what he said about his group’s controversial history.

The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.

The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road.

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.

What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.

South African motorists are being warned of a rise in adulterated fuel in South Africa, amid record-high diesel prices in the country. 

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Sunday, 27 April 2026.

New data shows that the day of the week when most hijackings occur have shifted in South Africa.

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

Don Nkadimeng is remembered as being opposed foreign interference in African politics

The African People’s Convention is discussing coalition frameworks and candidate deployment

Phadi was officially announced by the party’s leader Herman Mashaba in eMalahleni on Saturday

BBC Sport NI looks back on a season to remember for the Inver Reds.

BBC Sport analyses the state of play in the Women’s Super League with only a handful of games to go and the title, European qualification, relegation and promotion still to be decided.

BBC Sport speaks to three teenagers who were in the crowd when Coventry were relegated from the top flight in 2001.

Answer our seven simple questions and get a prediction from the BBC Sport supercomputer for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Leeds.

It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careers

I’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This year, however, I was made redundant because of restructuring and this has thrown me into a feeling of complete...

Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.

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Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille has shown her support to Orlando Pirates ahead of their Soweto Derby clash on Sunday…

JP Duminy’s ex-wife, Sue Duminy, has shared a look at her life since divorcing the retired Proteas cricketer…

Springbok Bongi Mbonambi has poked fun at making headlines at the 2023 Rugby World Cup over a comment he made in Afrikaans…

A charge sheet shows how investors’ money was moved into trust accounts to pay Zuma’s lawyers

Here are the reasons you cannot miss the Now Now Festival on 9 May. The Human League, Blancmange and Prime Circle count amongst them.

The Lions still have two regular season games to play, both in Ireland, against Leinster and Munster.

Holly Gruver’s passion for dance led her to create spaces for artists to nurture performance in Mzansi. This is how she landed in SA.

Hallucinated citations have landed communications minister Solly Malatsi in a political storm, with his credibility on the line.

Soaring demand for AI inference workloads has seen Intel selling stockpiled CPUs once written off entirely.

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zero

One vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.

The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers.

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A few years ago, there were only a handful of Chinese carmakers in South Africa. They now represent 40% of the brands on the market.

Stellantis plans to build Peugeot models in China.

The VW Polo has several add-ons you can choose from in South Africa.

There are a few double-cab bakkies available in South Africa for less than R400,000.

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.