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Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams thanked Australian Open organisers on Saturday for giving her a wildcard that will see the 45-year-old American become the oldest woman to compete in the singles main draw.
‘It’s difficult to find bread in the shops. Even mealie meal is running out.’
The defence in the murder case of entertainer Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has asked the Johannesburg magistrate’s court to reopen bail proceedings after CCTV footage released publicly allegedly cast doubt on the state’s version of events.
More than 3,000 people have died in Iran’s nationwide protests, rights activists said on Saturday, while a “slight rise” in internet activity was reported in the country after an eight-day blackout.
Seven people have been killed in a mass shooting in Phillipi, Cape Town, with police investigating links to an extortion racket.
BAT’s Heidelberg plant closure highlights how South Africa’s government policies, high excise taxes, and failure to curb illicit trade are undermining legitimate industries.
The Free State has a notorious reputation for its roads, yet a provincial office tasked with improving its road network is in disarray, and parts of it have been burned down.
Food systems transformation depends less on technology than on power. Durable change requires shifting influence towards those who grow, process and distribute food every day. Women and girls sit at the centre of that reality.
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Four suspected jewellery robbers were killed in a shootout with police in Durban on Friday afternoon.
From the Gulf states to Turkey and Pakistan, Iran’s neighbours know well the risks that US strikes targeting the Islamic Republic would entail, from regional conflagration to waves of migration.
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A massive fire swept through Augrabies Intermediate School in the Northern Cape on Friday afternoon, leaving nine classrooms and the administration block in ruins.
Addis Ababa’s renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from Asmara.
Disruptive rain leading to widespread flooding is expected to continue in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service.
More than 10,000 hectares have been burned in wildfires in the Western Cape this year and there are water supply problems in multiple municipalities. Budgets have been depleted for aerial firefighting efforts. Now, the Western Cape Cabinet will hear an application for a state of disaster.
Uganda’s opposition said its leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, after an election that also saw a member of parliament accuse security forces of killing 10 people at his home.
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Existing ASX owners wanting to upgrade to something newer will find much to get excited about in the Outlander Sport.
South Africa’s rand is on a weekly winning run not seen in more than two decades as elevated precious-metal prices and an improving economic backdrop drive gains.