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Stuart Baxter feels he was expected to follow a script written by others during his second spell with Kaizer Chiefs.

South Africa’s plan to control public finances via a so-called fiscal rule will help restore policy credibility but it will need significant support to succeed, the IMF said.

Foreign Office officials are understood to be supporting his family.

Police Scotland has been fined £66,000 by a watchdog after it failed to protect sensitive personal information.

A suspect has handed himself over to the Polokwane Police Station in the insurance killings case.

Accused in the Meyiwa trial Bongani Ntanzi has questioned the movement of his cellphone.

Gunmen opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow in 2024, killing 145 and injuring more than 500, the deadliest mass shooting in Russia in two decades.

Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a “low” risk of people being struck by surviving components.

Trump, who promised to lower gas prices, is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as war drives prices up. And, the U.S. investigates the strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 165 people.

“Violence and fear” will spike and “equality and non-discrimination” will be trampled on, warn critics.

Ramadan and Lent haven’t overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.

Witnesses say drone strikes hit a residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers.

Forecasters say storms are becoming more intense in the region, partly due to global warming.

Big changes are coming to debit orders in South Africa in April, giving consumers more time to dispute transactions.

The perfumier sold the rights to her name in 1999 but has previously said she regretted the move.

Mothibi says they are strengthening cooperation with their strategic partners.

President Cyril Ramaphosa answers questions in Parliament.

Mosiuoa Lekota’s memorial service was held at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church on Wednesday.

Vuma was testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee in Cape Town.

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The ICC has confirmed the departure of the final travelling members of the Proteas following the conclusion of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

BBC football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan looks at how Tottenham Hotspur interim manager Igor Tudor’s tactical principles could be the reason behind their poor run of form.

The Welsh Fire have spent big at The Hundred men’s auction. They beat off five other franchises to get the England wicketkeeper-batter Jordan Cox for £300,000 and also secure the services of Joe Root for £240,000.

Siya Kolisi’s rumoured girlfriend Rachel John, shared photos of her mom as she hopped on the ‘I look just like my mommy’ trend.

South African-born DJ Black Coffee turned 50 this week, and his girlfriend Victoria Gonzalez penned a sweet birthday tribute.

The conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil to prices last seen in 2022.

Residential consumers account for more than 70% of municipal debt, while municipalities themselves owe service providers more than R150 billion.

A Russian court sentences four gunmen and accomplices to life for the Crocus concert hall attack that killed 150.

New legislation in Senegal increases jail sentences for same-sex relations, drawing attention as authorities intensify arrests across the country.

Steven Santini will focus on expanding the company’s secure power ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa.

The big-four bank witnesses 9% growth in digital retail clients in South Africa, according to its full-year earnings.

“Ask Maps,” rolling out today to Google Maps on mobile, lets you ask Gemini questions about locations and even to plan trips on your behalf.

The CEO of one of South Africa’s largest supermarket groups said that the company is training its delivery riders address their behaviour out on the roads.

Volvo has officially launched the new ES90 sedan in South Africa.

“When people say to you, ‘what have you done in your life?’ I can say I’ve saved someone’s life.”

The inquiry is being held over concerns of poor care at the County Durham and Darlington trust.