Lawson ‘did not see’ Red Bull demotion coming
Liam Lawson says he did not see his demotion by Red Bull coming, after he was dropped by the F1 team after just two races.
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French Grand Prix confirmed on MotoGP calendar until 2031
The French Grand Prix will remain on the MotoGP calendar until 2031 after the contract to race at Le Mans was extended, MotoGP said on Wednesday.
News24 | Social development minister condemns ‘mind-numbing’ rape of 7-year-old Eastern Cape pupil
Social Development Minister Nokuzola Tolashe has strongly condemned the brutal, ‘mind-numbing’ rape of a seven-year-old pupil from an Eastern Cape school, and has demanded justice for her.
Sheen to take on another real-life role as last Welsh-born Prince of Wales
Michael Sheen will star as Owain Glyndwr, the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales, in a new stage play.
Blaming the wrong girl for getting pregnant
What’s wrong about blaming teenage pregnancy on bad girls, bad families and bad men? It ignores the system that got them there in the first place
Video: Al Jazeera reporter on Israel’s expanded Gaza ground attack
Israel’s military has announced a major expansion of its ground assault on Gaza.
Picture released of girl missing in River Thames
A recovery mission continues to look for 11-year-old Kaliyah Coa along the Thames, Met Police said.
NPA to decide on legal path to take after pastor Omotoso’s acquittal
The National Prosecuting Authority says the judge who acquitted Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused did so on a technicality and it is for this reason that the state will study the judgment and decide which legal avenues to explore.
‘Desperate conditions’ at hospital near Myanmar’s quake epicentre
Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng has been at a hospital near the epicentre of Myanmar’s earthquake.
Commonwealth should lead the discussion on slavery reparations
The organisation is often dismissed as a talking shop. Reparations are one issue where talking is exactly what’s needed.
AfriForum calls for international sanctions against Malema over ‘kill the Boer’ chant
AfriForum has called on international governments to impose sanctions against EFF leader Julius Malema over the “kill the Boer” chant, as well as others who are “guilty of gross human rights violations through their public calls for violence against Afrikaners and farmers”.
Rolls-Royce Phantom Cherry Blossom celebrates Sakura season
Rolls-Royce has unveiled the spectacular new Phantom Cherry Blossom, a custom-built Phantom Extended commissioned by a discerning Japanese client.
News24 | Diamond dealer Liebenberg blames latest delay in bail bid on strict prison conditions
Diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg has asked for his bail application to be postponed yet again, blaming the latest delay on his incarceration in the maximum-security section of a Pretoria prison.
Trump to impose sweeping tariffs, escalating global trade tensions
US President Donald Trump was set to impose sweeping new tariffs on Wednesday as he proclaimed “Liberation Day” in the country, escalating a trade war with global partners, risking cost increases and upending a decades-old trade order.
News24 | Matatiele child rape: School says deregistration used to force principal to give DNA sample
Bergview College contends the Eastern Cape Education MEC’s attempt to deregister it, following the rape of a 7-year-old pupil, is driven by an “ulterior purpose”: an attempt to force it to pressure the school’s principal to provide a DNA sample to police.