At the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, more than 30 first-year students face dire conditions, sleeping in kitchens and study rooms, highlighting a deepening accommodation crisis that hampers their academic success.

South African farmers are no strangers to hardship, but the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak has brought a different kind of pressure – not just the disease itself, but the confusion, misinformation and miscommunication that have spread alongside it.

The ANC has condemned the “PM27” campaign, urging all involved to stop immediately, citing its divisive nature and violation of national executive committee (NEC) resolutions.

Isolated showers are expected in at least seven provinces while severe thunderstorms with heavy rain are forecast in Limpopo, according to the South African Weather Service.

The United Arab Emirates said it will resume “limited” flights at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports on Monday, cancelled after Iran began striking targets in the Gulf – including the cities’ airports.

Zimbabwe’s advancement into the Super Eight phase of the T20 World Cup signified that the gap between cricket’s established powers and emerging sides is no longer that wide.

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The SA Weather Service joins the growing chorus of forecasts that see rising chances for a return in the spring of the El Niño weather pattern – and potentially the droughts it typically heralds in this region.