This comes after the US snubbed South Africa for next year’s G20 summit.

More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.

BBC Sport hears from inside the England setup about how artificial intelligence is powering plans for next summer’s World Cup.

Mpho Kotlolo, a PhD candidate at Tshwane University of Technology, innovated a child-friendly ARV pill inspired by her own challenges with medication. Her project won the TUT Female Student Innovation Award.

Here are some of the key developments in South Africa today, 5 December 2025.

Dis-Chem founder Ivan Saltzman has announced plans to retire from his executive director role in mid-2026.

Upon landing at OR Tambo Airport, Matthew Gruter lashed out at the media, claiming the reporting was endangering his family’s safety.

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga says he gets the sense that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu was in a terrible rush to disband the political killings task team (PKTT).

The company has struggled to convince investors of the viability of the metaverse, a nascent technology.

State says Zuma defence has been riding the appeal merry-go-round for 18 years

Pick n Pay has invested heavily in revamping its asap! delivery service, which is starting to bear fruit as South Africa’s on-demand grocery delivery market is becoming increasingly more competitive.

The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national “enforcement blitz”.

Marnus Labuschagne dives at full stretch to take a brilliant catch in the deep from Jofra Archer, as England are bowled out for 334 runs on day two of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Orlando Pirates are set to give Mbekezeli ‘TLB’ Mbokazi a memorable send-off in the Carling Knockout final against Marumo Gallants, marking his last game before transferring to Chicago Fire in the MLS.

Ekurhuleni metro police deputy top cop Julius Mkhwanazi has admitted to receiving R70,000 from tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala in three payments over seven months in 2022, saying the money was to pay for his siblings’ funerals.

In Gauteng, taxi-related violence has claimed 85 lives since April, with numerous suspects arrested but many released on bail, causing public criticism of police effectiveness.

Politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have voted to overturn legislation which banned abortion in most cases.

The City of Johannesburg owes contractors more than R72 million for water infrastructure projects that are currently being stalled.