South Africa loses out on up to R50 billion worth of opportunities due to bureaucratic backlogs in the local mining sector, while miners are forced to spend almost a third of their operational budgets on compliance.

A major oil spill which killed thousands of birds is still being debated, three decades later.

Jenna Watkins was left on a remote mountain road by her boyfriend, who claimed she died in a crash.

Tom Banton’s 63 not out against Scotland was his breakout innings for England and he says it was down to his increased maturity.

The utility’s latest quarterly report for July-September 2025 reveals an entity in crisis

Many of them buy for control over their own lives and protection rather than prestige. That’s worrying

After an impressive start to his Arsenal career, BBC Sport looks at whether Martin Zubimendi is the Gunners’ most important player.

Less than seven weeks before the end of its financial year, the Transport Education Training Authority (Teta) is mired in a grant funding and procurement scandal — without having trained a single person.

Gerard Deulofeu has not played for more than three years but believes he can make “history” by fighting for a “miracle” comeback.

Following high-profile hits against those who report corruption, the government is to extend its protection programme and make sure they do not suffer financially

Labour Together paid at least £30,000 to “investigate the sourcing, funding and origins” of a story about undeclared donations.

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, tells the BBC’s Lyse Doucet that the ball was “in America’s court to prove that they want to do a deal”.

Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says “people at the extremes” had caused a lot of distress for young people.

Libstar has undergone severe setbacks over the past few years that have seen the company pivot its business strategy, including a devastating fire at its Denny Mushrooms facility in KwaZulu-Natal.

Loyiso Manga went from earning an Honours degree to struggling to find a job and working in a call centre. Now, he’s South Africa’s first successful black olive oil producer.

Politicians from Ramaphosa down are scurrying to address the issue, highlighted by catastrophic problems in the nation’s biggest metro

Politicians from Ramaphosa down are scurrying to address the issue, highlighted by catastrophic problems in the nation’s biggest metro