Collapse of 134-year-old company puts thousands of South African jobs at risk
Tongaat Hulett’s potential liquidation threatens South Africa’s entire sugar value chain, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
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Sister of April Jones ‘still waiting to wake up from nightmare’ of her murder
April’s disappearance in 2012 sparked the biggest missing person search in UK police history.
England’s brave new era runs up against Murrayfield ghosts
England come in with all the momentum. Scotland arrive chastened. But the recent history of Test rugby’s oldest fixture will take some escaping.
A ‘very special’ FA Cup win and why managing Ronaldo is ‘easy’
Portugal manager Roberto Martinez sits down with Kelly Somers to talk about his life in football.
Queen’s letter of support left Pelicot ‘overwhelmed’
The Queen’s note said Gisèle Pelicot’s courage had “created a powerful legacy that will change the narrative around shame, forever”.
Watch: ‘I am a survivor’ Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight in an in-depth interview
Ms Pelicot reveals it is “inconceivable” that the man she shared her life with “could have committed these horrors”.
Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC: I felt crushed by horror – but I don’t feel anger
In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France’s biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, healing and choosing the right path.
Historic library at South Africa’s best university left as a burnt out shell
UCT’s historic Jagger Library is still boarded up over five years after the 2021 fire, with no concrete restoration or redevelopment yet underway.
Man shoots wife before turning gun on himself
The Limpopo police are investigating cases of murder and inquest after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife in broad daylight, before taking his own life on 8 February 2026.
THE WEEKEND WRAP: Civil society’s sobering Sona scorecard, and how the ‘Codesa Compromise’ spat out Steenhuisen
Civil society criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sona promises, highlighting a lack of funding and reform crucial to uplifting South Africa’s vulnerable communities.
UCL and students settle dispute over Covid teaching
A confidential settlement has been reached after legal action over online and cancelled teaching.
Jewish attack victim ‘no longer feels safe in UK’
Yoni Finlay, who was injured in the synagogue attack, could have been caught up in an earlier plot.
Officials investigating DNA found in Nancy Guthrie’s home
The sheriff’s department says it is working to identify who the DNA belongs to, but would not disclose where it was found.
Cape Town takes another step to dump Eskom
Cape Town has issued a tender seeking proposals from electricity traders as it moves to establish a panel of suppliers to help power South Africa’s second-largest city.
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News24 | Female suspect arrested after e-hailing driver’s gruesome murder in Pretoria West
The police have arrested a female suspect after an e-hailing driver was killed, allegedly while inside his car, in Pretoria West on Wednesday.
WASHED UP: Floating fish — two beaches closed, mass deaths on KZN North Coast
KwaZulu-Natal coastal residents were horrified to find hundreds of dead fish floating near the mouth of the Umhlali River this week, with survivors gasping for air or stranded next to the water line.