Tennis: Serena Williams coy about tennis comeback but indications point to a return
What value would 44-year-old Serena Williams bring to the WTA Tour if she returned after stepping away from tennis four years ago?
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How safe is bare-knuckle boxing as it fights for mainstream appeal?
A new BBC documentary looks at the rise of bare-knuckle boxing as fighter Liam ‘Rocky’ Rees tells BBC Sport why he loves the adrenaline.
News24 | Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy luxury Morocco palace – 10 days before his arrest
Charles Schwab wired about $27.7 million on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein to a realtor in Morocco as the disgraced financier tried to purchase a palace in the 10 days before his 2019 arrest, including one transfer from an account which lacked sufficient funds, files released by the US Department of Justice show.
News24 | Ramaphosa pauses NHI Act to wait for ConCourt decision
President Cyril Ramaphosa has written to the parties opposing the NHI and undertaken not to promulgate the NHI Act until the Constitutional Court has ruled on the public participation process.
Billionaire Bill Gates sells Microsoft shares
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has continued to sell Microsoft shares.
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir point to genocide, UN probe says
Mass killings of non‑Arab communities when the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group captured the Sudanese city of al‑Fashir bear hallmarks that point to genocide, an independent UN probe said in a new report on Thursday.
Services Seta launches new qualification for franchise managers
The Services SETA has introduced a new qualification for franchise managers to address skills gaps and professionalize management in the franchising industry.
‘Best ski season in years’ on Scotland’s snowy hills
Some of Scotland’s mountain resorts say it has been the best winter snowsports season in six years.
Investigation into Andrew could be complex and long
Legal correspondent Dominic Casciani unpicks the complicated allegation Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested over.
Bumper 2026 ahead for Smart Money podcast
In 2026, Smart Money host Alishia Seckam will facilitate discussions with the country’s foremost experts, covering the most pressing topics facing their sectors.
THE READINESS REPORT: Watch – Jesse Jackson’s warning: Democracy decays when we get comfortable
On The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi reflects on the fighting spirit of Jesse Jackson and the warning embedded in his life’s work: democracy weakens when citizens grow tired. With elections looming and institutions under strain, this is a call to courage, participation, and refusing to normalise injustice.
LETTER | Ramaphosa cartoon hits right note
God ordered humans to exercise dominion over animals: if you depict a person as an animal, you’re demeaning them and blaspheming their creator.
The billionaire Rupert family has done more for Graaff-Reinet than anybody else
The Rupert family, particularly Anton Rupert and his son Johann Rupert, has had a profound impact on the preservation and economic revitalization of Graaff-Reinet.
Toto Wolff says F1 engine rivals are ganging up on Mercedes
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has accused rival Formula One manufacturers of ganging up against his team to put pressure on the governing FIA to change the engine rules, but said it would make no difference.
LETTER | YouTube might know more about me
Mark Zuckerberg is in court defending his Meta products, including Facebook and Instagram, from the accusation that they are deliberately addictive.
REDEMPTION OP-ED: Bombing aftermath: Worcester’s apology was real — our reconciliation isn’t
Thirty years after a bombing intended to kill black people, South Africa still struggles to decide who must carry the cost of reconciliation.
Chiefs should not have appointed co-coaches – Gqosha
Amakhosi legend says one of Kaze or Ben Youssef needed to be fully accountable
THEATRE REVIEW: Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis — a visceral plea acknowledging the past to heal the future
The dance-opera, which premiered this week in Cape Town, is as much an audience-pleaser as it is a phantasmagoric multidisciplinary collaboration.
Epstein estate agrees to $35 million settlement in victim class action
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has agreed to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier’s advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls, according to a court filing on Thursday.
Turkey detains 32 suspects in widening betting probe, prosecutor’s office says
Turkish authorities detained 32 suspects, including executives of football clubs, on Friday as part of a widening investigation into alleged match-fixing and illegal betting in the country’s professional leagues, the prosecutor’s office in Istanbul said.