RFU backs Borthwick but flags multiple Six Nations failings
The Rugby Football Union demands improvement from England head coach Steve Borthwick after their worst-ever Six Nations campaign.
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News24 | Ex-French model details ‘a few stages’ that led her to Jeffrey Epstein bedroom
Former French model Juliette G says it took her years to make sense of how she ended up in a New York bedroom with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
News24 | National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams hands himself over to police
National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams has handed himself over to police after authorities issued a warrant for his arrest on Tuesday.
Pussycat Dolls cancel US leg of reunion tour after poor ticket sales
The Dolls say the decision was “heartbreaking” but add that the European shows will go ahead as planned.
Fire at disused synagogue treated as arson
The fire broke out at the former East London Central Synagogue on Tuesday morning.
Seven cases of deadly hantavirus confirmed or suspected on stranded cruise ship
Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five more are suspectedamong people who were on a luxury cruise ship now held in the Atlantic near Cape Verde, the World Health Organization said in its most detailed update on the outbreak.
Russian attack kills five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas production facilities, officials say
A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on gas production facilities in Ukraine’s Poltava and Kharkiv regions killed five people, including two rescue workers, while cutting gas supplies to thousands, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.
Thailand scraps 25-year-old agreement with Cambodia on joint energy exploration
Thailand on Tuesday unilaterally terminated a longstanding agreement with Cambodia to work towards joint offshore energy exploration, defying calls from its neighbour to stay the course on the 25-year-old pact.
Taiwan won’t give in to pressure, president says of Africa trip China denounced
President Lai Ching-te arrived home on Tuesday from Eswatini saying Taiwan would not give in to pressure, having taken a circuitous route over the southern part of the Indian Ocean to skirt airspace controlled by close friends of China.
Decades after asbestos ban, former miners continue to suffer deadly health effects
A new University of Cape Town study has found elevated mortality among former asbestos miners in South Africa, highlighting the long-term health consequences of asbestos exposure decades after mining ended
Last man pitching: Tayler Scott flies the South African flag in US baseball
Tayler Scott is the only active South African-born player in US professional baseball, proudly keeping the nation’s MLB dreams alive.
OUR CITY NEWS: Five years later, Ennerdale library reopening in doubt as inspection reveals poor workmanship
An oversight inspection led by the Friends of the Louisa Prince Library uncovered a range of critical issues, pointing to what they described as incomplete and substandard work.
Foden reaches agreement over new Man City deal
England midfielder Phil Foden reaches an agreement in principle over a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
News24 | EXPLAINER | What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?
Thomas Jeffries explains what the virus is and why it can be do deadly.
Man, 25, dies after Brixton drive-by shooting
Keanu Taylor, 25, dies in hospital after shots were fired on Coldharbour Lane on Saturday.
News24 | WHO tracing contacts of hantavirus cruise ship passenger who was on Johannesburg flight
The World Health Organisation is trying to trace people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg taken by a cruise ship passenger who died of hantavirus.
News24 | Sipping through Cape Town: A first-hand taste of the Pick n Pay Food & Wine Festival
This past weekend saw the return of the Pick n Pay Food & Wine Festival in Cape Town, a dream for any wine lover.
PROTECTED DISCLOSURES OP-ED: Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain
While the Protected Disclosures Bill is a step forward, civil society warns it must address significant gaps to offer real protection for those who expose corruption and wrongdoing.
News24 | Police ask National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams to hand himself over
Police have called on National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams to hand himself over at his nearest police station in connection with a case of fraud and defeating or obstructing the course of justice.
IN PICTURES: Fashion is spectacle at the 2026 Met Gala
At the 2026 Met Gala, guests interpreted “Costume Art” through highly theatrical, elaborate looks and performances. The night raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and remains a central event in fashion.