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A tragic incident occurred in Hammanskraal when five-year-old Obakeng Minyuku was fatally shot, reportedly by neighbor Tselane Lebogang Mautla. The woman appeared in court on Tuesday facing a charge of murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Amazon AMZN.O on Tuesday appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early.
Jan 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis, should not have been carrying a gun or fully loaded magazines, comments that put him at odds with gun rights groups and some Republicans.
The state-owned fuel company floated a highly suspect scheme to train 5,500 artisans, funded by taxpayers – R1.2-billion would have been diverted to fix PetroSA’s ailing offshore oil rig.
Lawmakers are questioning the crackdown while anger grows over two citizens killed by federal agents.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ “long-awaited” support package for British pubs makes Wednesday’s front pages.
The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led MInnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.
With the league phase of the Champions League almost over, which teams can join Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the top eight?
Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, who was diagnosed with OCD when she was 10, explains when you should seek help.
Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.
Travelling Chelsea fans in Naples for Wednesday’s Champions League game are told to “exercise extreme caution” after two supporters suffer injuries.
He is the first British prime minister to travel to Beijing since Theresa May in 2018.
During the event local “guizers” throw their torches at a replica of a Viking long ship until it is consumed by flames.
Weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds are in place during the third major storm to hit to the UK this month.
The Springboks’ ‘Greatest Rivalry’ series against the All Blacks will examine the depth and endurance of both teams while forcing coaches to juggle their teams.
Many people will never visit Johannesburg’s inner city. For them, the viral clips will continue to stand in for reality. But if you choose to look again – if you walk this precinct, feel the paving underfoot, hear the water, see students moving between buildings, glimpse a soccer game in progress – another city comes into focus.
Johannesburg Development Agency boss and acting Johannesburg Social Housing Company CEO Themba Mathibe was reportedly arrested on Tuesday, raising questions about the leadership of the city’s entities.
Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka says Tiger Woods was the first person he called to discuss a return to the PGA Tour after leaving the LIV Golf circuit.
The head of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal has described how he attended a meeting with organised crime accused Vuzimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and KZN top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in April 2025.
Chelsea have not won the Premier League since Antonio Conte led them to the title in 2017 – and now they face the Italian’s Napoli side in the Champions League.