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South Africa

Collapsed Verulam temple had no approved building plans: eThekwini

CSIR Partners With US Firm PromptBio to Advance AI-Driven Precision Medicine in Africa

AfDB Maps $1 Trillion AI Opportunity for Africa in New G20-Backed Report

World

As Trump targets Venezuela, its allies Russia and China show little signs of support

How Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado escaped Venezuela

Old divides in a new Syria

Africa

Six players to watch at Afcon 2025

Ghanaian influencer charged with scamming elderly Americans

About 200 West African soldiers in Benin for ‘clean-up’ after failed coup

Business

Crafters warn of imported ‘tat’ at festive fairs

Honesty box ‘helps us thank our generous community’

GEMS: Your health, your future – Medical cover built for public service employees

Politics

Batohi failed to do her job with due diligence: Ngcukaitobi

KZN Premier Ntuli unfazed by EFF’s support for no-confidence motion

Ekurhuleni HR head placed on precautionary suspension

Sport

World Cup winner Atkin-Davies announces pregnancy

Palace want Johnson from Spurs – Saturday’s gossip

Scotland’s Oliver Burke scores stunner in Union Berlin win over RB Leipzig

Education

Harvard Replaces Leader of Health Center Said to Have Focused on Palestinians

Nigeria: Dangote Unveils N100bn Education Fund for Nigerian Students

Ghana: Ghana Education Service Releases Outstanding Feeding Grants to Schools

Lifestyle

Rugby to farming: Springbok reveals new side hustle

Starlink to SA: Elon Musk inches closer after latest BEE news

Discover the benefits of stargazing this festive season

Entertainment

Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results: Friday, 12 December 2025

PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results: Friday, 12 December 2025

In case you missed it: IR loses matric results bid | 1 dead in KZN temple collapse | Malema gives Ramaphosa his flowers

Science/Tech

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

Russian Hackers Debut Simple Ransomware Service, But Store Keys In Plain Text

Bill Gates’ Daughter Secures $30 Million For AI App Built In Stanford Dorm

Motoring

South Africa’s new international airport closer to completion, good news for diesel prices, and 8-year driver’s licences get the green light

Pick n Pay coming after Checkers Sixty60’s crown in South Africa

Reach 1.5 million South African car buyers in one place

Health

Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers

F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea

Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit