The friends were warned their clothing was “in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values”, a Taliban spokesman told the BBC.

Mike Sandlana, the leader of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church who was arrested for allegedly bribing a judge to rule in his favour in a long-standing church succession dispute, says he will plead not guilty to the 19 corruption and money-laun

There were 25,423 murders recorded during the 2024/25 fiscal year.

The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

A recent court case has confirmed that homeowners and community schemes can bypass CSOS and take disputes directly to court, ending years of uncertainty and strengthening legal options.

The AbaThembu nation has been thrust into an internal dispute after the controversial recent visit of King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to Israel.

The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city.

Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the public and media should not assume that the murder of Marius van der Merwe, who appeared as Witness D at the Madlanga commission, was in any way linked to the inquiry.

Lance Corporal George Hooley was named by Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons during PMQs.

South Africans raised on 12-hour day-night cycles find the Northern Hemisphere’s winter darkness shocking. But there’s a silver lining…

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s plan to vaccinate the national cattle herd against Foot-and-Mouth Disease has drawn criticism from industry stakeholders.

Bryonie Gawith and her children Denisty, Oscar and Aubree Birtle died in their home in Bradford.

Positioned against rivals such as the Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux, Isuzu D-Max and VW Amarok, the Chinese newcomer is said to blend “rugged ability with modern design”.

A wide-ranging investigation into illegal gambling involving figures in Turkish football is underway with hundreds of players, club owners and referees under scrutiny, BBC Sport looks at what’s going on.

A Joburg pharmacy has been shut, and its stock confiscated, after authorities found it was distributing medication illegally and possibly providing some of it to drug addicts.

Do you have what it takes to crack GCHQ’s Christmas codes?

The South African cabinet has approved a revised draft White Paper on citizenship and immigration, mandating refugees seek asylum in the first safe country they pass before reaching SA.