Presenter Nick Bright to leave BBC Radio 1Xtra after 15 years
The presenter, who has become a staple on 1Xtra’s airwaves, will host his final show in January.
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Angola ‘still alive’, says coach Beaumelle after opening defeat to Bafana
Palancas Negras boss laments his side could not capitalise when they had first-half dominance.
Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms
The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2025: Women for Change: From a running club to global voice for survivors of gender-based violence
The winner in this category has shone a global spotlight on South Africa’s shockingly high rates of gender-based violence and femicide.
MK Party threatens legal action after KZN legislature suspends 36 members
The MK Party has threatened legal action against KwaZulu-Natal legislature speaker Nontembeko Nothemba Boyce following the suspension of 36 members for disorderly conduct during a chaotic sitting last week.
Watch: AI app apologises over false crime alerts across US
An AI-powered app called CrimeRadar has apologised for the distress caused by false crime alerts issued to local US communities after a BBC Verify investigation.
LISTEN | Real or replica, firing a gun in public raises safety concerns, expert warns
Gun Free South Africa says Bitou’s deputy mayor could face criminal charges regardless of whether a firearm was real or a replica, and praised police for opening an investigation.
Cape Town roads claimed more than 3,000 lives in 4 years, most of them pedestrians: study
Cape Town’s roads claim one death every 11 hours and 40 minutes, with 68% of the deceased being pedestrians, according to the city’s urban mobility directorate.
Bekkersdal tavern owner arrested for ‘operating with fraudulent liquor licence’
KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal, Gauteng, where a mass shooting occurred in the early hours of Sunday, had allegedly been operating with a fraudulent liquor licence.
AFCON: Broosing earful: Coach describes stern talk that fired up Bafana after flat first-half against Angola
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos said he gave his players a severe tongue-lashing following a sluggish first-half in their opening Africa Cup of Nations match against Angola. His words rallied the team to a 2-1 victory in Marrakesh.
SIU freezes late actor Presley’s home in Lottery grant probe
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a court order to freeze a property linked to the late actor Presley Chweneyagae, as part of an investigation into corruption involving the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).
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News24 | SIU targets late Tsotsi star Presley Chweneyagae’s home in R15m NLC fraud case
The Special Tribunal of the state’s corruption-fighting investigating unit has ordered that a Pretoria property belonging to the late Tsotsi actor Presley Chweneyagae be frozen, pending civil proceedings.
Some people have left the church because I am a gay woman, says Archbishop
The Most Rev Cherry Vann says she has received a backlash and some parishioners have left in protest.
VIDEO | Limpopo N1 North closed after tanker, hatchback crash in Limpopo
A serious accident on the N1 North near Witvlag turn-off in Limpopo, involving a tanker and a hatchback, has led to the road’s complete closure and significant traffic congestion in both directions.
News24 | People in Gaza wonder ‘Where can we go?’ as Israel bombardment tightens grip
Many in Gaza fear being forced from their homes, compelled to move west of the Yellow Line.
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2025: The dying empire and its teetering Death Star — and why whoever comes after Trump will be worse
The baddest of bad guys is forever in search of a foe to conquer.
‘We didn’t get it right’ – Key apologises for Ashes performance
Director of England cricket Rob Key says he is “gutted, disappointed and sorry” for England’s dismal performance in the Ashes series, having lost the series with two matches still to play.