
REVIEW | Mercedes-Benz GLA 200 Night Edition may inspire some to stretch for three-pointed star
The GLA was first launched in 2013 and is currently in its second generation.
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The GLA was first launched in 2013 and is currently in its second generation.
Amid ongoing litigation in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment proceedings, MPs on Wednesday agreed he would be called to testify. That decision is part of the preparatory work Parliament’s impeachment committee can still do after Ramaphosa obtained an interdict against ‘public impeachment hearings’.

Prof Jason Arday said he had “concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away”.

BBC Sport explores how Jos Buttler became the highest run-getter in men’s T20 cricket.
The true measure of medicine is not only how many lives we save, but how boldly we stand for those whose voices are never heard.
Legislation to manage coalitions won’t be passed before the 4 November local elections, so the prevailing coalition cultures are our best guide to the future of SA’s post-election local governments.
For seven years, the Department of Basic Education has kept long-awaited guidelines on sexual orientation, gender identity, expression and sex characteristics trapped in administrative drafting loops. The Social Inclusion in Education Working Group warns that government delays are driving vulnerable children out of classrooms, and one Western Cape School is already offering a practical...

The 78-year-old has been convicted of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a 2024 uprising.
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola said former presidents and deputy presidents will need to provide full details of their future travel.
The DA, a member of the Government of National Unity (GNU) coalition, has joined AfriForum and the Institute of Race Relations in challenging the Expropriation Act, which would allow the government to expropriate land without compensation in some circumstances.
While Eskom’s success in ending load shedding is a crucial triumph of the Ramaphosa era, many people are now living without electricity for much of the time because they simply cannot afford it. A new billing system is supposed to change all of this. Expect a big fight.
You may be able to electric vehicle your way out of the fuel crisis hitting your daily commute, but those spikes will hit you on your next flight, and in your shopping basket.
Texas biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the bluebuck from extinction. The project’s significance may extend far beyond reviving the long-lost species, said to have sported a blue-grey hide.
The debate surrounding 951 elephant deaths in the Kruger National Park has largely become a discussion about conservation science. It should instead be a discussion about public accountability, the ethical limits of state authority over wildlife, and why every deliberate killing of a wild elephant demands individual justification.

The Cockroach movement was one of the biggest public displays of dissent against India’s prime minister in years.

Newcastle United appoint Matthias Jaissle, 38, as head coach to succeed Eddie Howe – but what will the German bring to the club?

Without Patriot interceptors, Ukraine’s skies are wide open and people are fully exposed to Russia’s missile barrages.

Real Madrid make Vinicius Jr an improved contract offer as they look to keep the Brazil winger at the Bernabeu.
The team plays against hosts Morocco in their quarterfinal game scheduled for Saturday

It follows a backlash against the party’s decision to pick Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate in Somerset.

Plus… what did Andy Burnham’s wife say about his leadership bid?