South Africa’s top emigration hotspot bans social media for teens
Raising a family in South Africa’s top emigration hotspot? Expats face a massive digital shift as the UK blocks kids under 16.
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World Cup hydration breaks – who are the winners and losers?
They have become a regular feature at World Cup games – but who are the winners and who are losers of the mandatory hydration breaks?
Award-winning investigative journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83
The New Zealand-born reporter was credited with having invented the doorstep interview technique.
EXPLAINER | What’s on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains G7 summit?
More details on the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains
READER LETTER | We need to stamp out graft
The Madlanga commission inquiry has confirmed that our beautiful country has been taken over by criminals.
FAST STARTS: Ivory Coast show intent while Sweden bare teeth in opening games
Ivory Coast announced its World Cup intentions with a late win against Ecuador, while Sweden made a statement by overpowering Tunisia 5-1 in their opening match.
READER LETTER | Broos to blame for SA woes
Cameroon and Ghana previously reached the quarterfinals in the World Cup because their coaches did not have an inferiority complex and had full confidence in their players.
Bafana goalkeeper Goss disappointed at criticism from ex-player TV analysts
‘For some, they are people who you played with,’ says national team goalkeeper
Canadian lynx one of big cat sightings in Welsh countryside
Fifteen “big cats” were reported to authorities in Wales between January 2020 and July 2025.
At least 28 killed in Ethiopia bus crash, regional media says
The bus plunged into a ravine in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Vilakazi urges Bafana coach Broos to unleash Mofokeng against Czechia
Furious debate continues on how Bafana Bafana must approach their important 2026 Fifa World Cup clash against Czechia on Thursday in Atlanta and former Bafana midfielder Benedict ‘Tso’ Vilakazi has joined the chat.
SIYABULELA MAKUNGA | Best way to honour 1976 generation is to uplift the youth
The youth of 1976 were not asking for favours. They were demanding dignity, access and a fair chance at a better future.
Health workers face challenges containing Ebola in DRC camps
DRC health workers face distrust and poor sanitation amid a deadly Ebola outbreak
Musk says SpaceX could bring $1-trillion in revenue by 2030
Elon Musk said on Sunday his rocket company SpaceX could bring in $1-trillion in revenue by 2030, making the statement two days after the company went public, valuing it at more than $2-trillion
BMW M Concept Neue Klasse previews the future electric M3
It signals how the performance brand intends to blend EV power with motorsport heritage
Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine over tech tax as G7 meets
President Donald Trump on Monday warned the US will “have no choice” but to apply 100% tariffs on French wine unless Paris eliminates its digital tax on American tech giants
Recruited on LinkedIn, set to face Spain – the Dublin-born Cape Verde star
They are one of the smallest countries to play in a World Cup, but Cape Verde are aiming high, with a Dublin-born defender who used to work in a bank among their ranks.
News24 | Traders bet on only one more SA interest rate hike as Iran peace deal is sealed
Traders have scaled back bets on additional South African interest-rate hikes after a US-Iran peace deal sent oil prices tumbling, potentially reducing inflationary pressures.f three
Norway prince’s stepson gets 4 years for rape
Marius Borg Hoiby, stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince, was sentenced to four years for rape
S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Relaxing Labour laws will leave workers at employers’ mercy
The student struggle, in fact the entire liberation Struggle, was first and foremost about human dignity.