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One of the largest food banks in Johannesburg was forced to close its doors this week due to delays in funding from the Gauteng Department of Social Development.

The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has shot down a recommendation by the South African Human Rights Commission to put a moratorium on issuing liquor licences until its capacity to monitor compliance has been bolstered.

A total of 39 of the initial 75 workers on site remain unaccounted for at present.

The South African Weather Service has issued a fire danger warning for the northern and south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape as well as in places over the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

Four others fled the scene.

The death toll from heavy rains that swamped Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state in recent days has climbed to 100, local civil defence said on Wednesday, adding that 128 people were still missing.

Some governments have been cracking down on the knives people can carry in public as crime has increased. Victorinox said any bladeless offerings wouldn’t replace its selection of Swiss Army Knives.

The great apes are proposed as gifts for palm oil importers, but conservationists voice concerns.

A group claiming responsibility for the attack says it was in response to Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Some argue that the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transfers will push people back to using cash.

The divisive leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters threatens to hoover votes up from the ruling party.

Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust and returned it to authorities in Mozambique.

Tracker says hijackers have a new target in South Africa thanks to the surge in online shopping.

De Lille was speaking while campaigning ahead of the May 29 general elections.

The parties missed the March 8 deadline for the submission of their candidate lists.

Opposition parties to embark on a legal challenge against Electoral Matters Amendment Bill.

The IFP says it is very disappointed that President Ramaphosa signed Bill.

Aston Villa must handle a testing atmosphere against Olympiakos in their “biggest game of the season”, says Unai Emery.

Watch highlights as England’s Isabella Fisher scores a hat-trick as they thrash Sweden 5-1 at the Women’s Under-17 Championship in Sweden.

Rory McIlroy will not be returning to the PGA Tour Policy Board, the four-time major winner said on Wednesday, with Webb Simpson staying on the decision-making panel.

Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson reckons it will be “at least six or seven months” before he resumes training at Bologna as a top award provides a boost following his ACL injury.

South Africans might drink thousands of headache powders each day. But can they be dangerous to you and your family? Here’s more.

Miss SA Natasha Joubert has shown her support to Noelia Voigt who renounced her Miss USA title amid her mental health struggle

Most dogs circle before pooping to align themselves with the Earth’s magnetic field for optimal positioning.

Underwear-wearing Springbok Faf de Klerk has caught strays in the debate about the DA’s burning flag advert…

Drake’s security guard has been ‘seriously injured’ during a shooting at the Canadian rapper’s home on Tuesday.

“I prayed for answers,” Costa Titch’s mother said, describing the 12 months of living without her son as “a long ongoing nightmare”.

“I need the people who accused me to tell me what they mean.”

OpenAI released draft guidelines for how it wants the AI technology inside ChatGPT to behave—and revealed that it’s exploring how to ‘responsibly’ generate explicit content.

Sir Paul Marshall claimed ownership of thousands of silver bars, but finders are not always keepers

The joint owner of GB News has lost a legal battle with the South African government over £34m of silver secretly salvaged from a second world war shipwreck.

Sir Paul Marshall, who is lining up a bid for the Daily Telegraph, had claimed ownership of 2,364 silver bars that his company recovered...

Approved for South Africa towards the end last year, only to be delayed until 2024, Volkswagen has now revealed complete…

Although confirmed for South Africa, an official launch remains outstanding.

A leading NHS boss says firms are deliberately targeting areas where nurses are in short supply.

Omnivat, a renewable energy startup founded by five University of Cape Town graduates, are the runners-up of prestigious energy innovation competition backed by SA billionaire Patrice Motsepe.

Maize output in Zimbabwe will drop by almost three-quarters this year as the nation experiences its worst drought in four decades, according to the government.

Sperm whales, the largest of the toothed whales, communicate using bursts of clicking noises – called codas – sounding a bit like Morse code.

As part of its plans to add 1 000MW of independent power by 2026, the City of Tshwane plans to lease two of its mothballed coal power stations and also has not ruled out nuclear power.