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Nottingham Forest ride their luck to claim their first Premier League win for 23 years with a rollercoaster victory over West Ham.

Two men have been arrested for allegedly killing their elderly mothers in the Free State.

Police say two teenage boys have drowned in the Seshego Dam outside Polokwane in Limpopo.

The Congress of the People (COPE) and residents of Ngcingwane village in the Eastern Cape have commemorated political stalwart and community builder, Nomaka Epainette Mbeki. MaMbeki died at the age of 98 in 2014. She was the founding member of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce. MaMbeki ran projects at Cingwana village to develop […]

This follows media reports about an incident that allegedly occurred in his hotel room while he was receiving a massage at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga.

The discovery was made by community members who then alerted police on Saturday night.

The trip comes just 12 days after a controversial tour by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Kenya’s microfinance banks are the target of fintech firms from abroad seeking to sidestep stringent regulatory perimeters for digital lenders

The policy is to cremate deceased infants but Bulawayo Hospital’s incinerators are not working

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio spoke to in depth to BBC Focus Radio.

With polls closed, find out how the presidential and other candidates are faring.

A small shoe repair shop in the east of England has become a favorite among British celebrities and sports stars who need their shoes repaired.

Africrest Properties, a property company specialising in converting office buildings to apartments, says that its flagship development, The Apollo, is completed and fully let.

Operator Avanti West Coast says it is being introduced “to ensure a reliable service”.

Moroka Modiba explains how to go through your bank statements, save for your children’s future, spot a scammer, and more in this extract from his new book The Wise Investor.

ANC National Executive Committee member deployed in the North West, Obed Bapela, has rubbished allegations of registration rigging at the ninth ANC Provincial conference at Rustenburg, in the North West. This follows a break-in at the registration centre. Bapela says at the time, the credentials of delegates had already been adopted. Despite this, there are […]

Trade union POPCRU has threatened industrial action if their salary increment demands are not met. The union says it will be marching to the Union Buildings and the treasury department in Pretoria on the 20th of September over salary increments. Workers are demanding a 10% increment while the government is offering 2% including a grant […]

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he is aware that a case of alleged sexual harassment has been opened against him in Skukuza, Mpumalanga and has categorically denied the allegation.

The African National Congress (ANC) provincial conference has adjourned until later Sunday morning to allow the elections agency to prepare ballot papers to be used for the elections of the top five positions.

Kaizer Chiefs have fans know Keletso Sifama by now. What is not clear yet is whether he has a future in the first team.

As UK universities close their English literature courses and Rishi Sunak wages war on degrees that ‘don’t increase earning potential’, we celebrate 40 influential graduates and talk to some of them about what English lit meant to them. Introduction by Jeffrey Boakye

I love words. I’ve always loved reading. I’m fascinated by narrative and the shape of stories, and how literature can be used...

The confused anti-woke brigade attack indiscriminately and the arts end up as collateral damage

It’s no secret now that the Tories want to destroy the arts in Britain, penalise their practitioners and discourage those who would dare to dream of studying them, irrespective of the minimal financial reward. And the Tories are doing this either through ignorance, a simple failure to understand...

The Afghan rulers’ ban on female schooling has provoked global anger, but opposition is also growing from within

The Taliban official’s wife apologised for keeping her visit brief. She needed to get her teenage girls ready to fly to Doha, the Qatari capital, where they would shortly be starting a new term, she explained to her host earlier this year.

In Kabul, and across much of Afghanistan,...

Thousands of pupils could miss their expected grades with disadvantaged students, whose learning was disproportionately damaged by the pandemic, most likely to be ‘elbowed out’

Universities are warning that Thursday’s A-level results in England and Wales could be another marking fiasco like the one in 2020, with a “dramatic swing” back to less generous results, and disadvantaged pupils...

Newly crowned Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri shared her acceptance speeach which includes her plans for her reign as the new Miss SA.

A look inside DJ Zinhle and her ‘baby daddy’ Murdah Bongz lobola negotiations which was revealed on her reality show.

Entertainment businesses are slowly recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is positively impacting entrepreneurs who rely on these businesses to thrive.

The latest extension of “The Walking Dead” “universe,” if you can really call it that, “Tales of the Walking Dead” possesses the chance to explore and play with this world-gone-mad scenario, but mostly squanders it. Telling a self-contained story in each hour, think of it as a zombie-fied bonus effort that doesn’t kill much more than time.

By spawning the acclaimed “Better Call Saul,” “Breaking Bad” achieved a bit of spinoff immortality that eluded “Friends” (“Joey”), “MASH” (“AfterMASH”) and “The Golden Girls” (“The Golden Palace”), among others. As the prequel nears its end, it’s worth considering how the original series’ Emmy-winning legacy cooked up one of the best TV offshoots since “Cheers” begat “Frasier.”

The hit TV series “Evil” is more than chills and dark humor. It delivers its audience from three demons dividing America today.

Leeroy Sidambe characterised his split from Mary Jane as a separation and said he fell in love with Mihlali Ndamase while he was ‘single.’

Telkom has been struggling to hold its own against Vodacom and MTN.

These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town.

Subtle change have not been carried over to the transmissions or the 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine.

All-electric Polestar brand inspired styling seemingly confirms no internal combustion engines will feature in what is set to known as the EXC90.

A strong late afternoon wind had its way with a few offs and close calls in a day that produced on-track magic.

Starlet has been a crushing success since its debut in 2020, but now faces stiffer competition, including from its sibling, the Suzuki Baleno.

Some types of mental health medication may make it difficult for the body to regulate temperature.

The recall of nearly 90 Lyons Magnus products over concern for microbial contamination came after “continued collaboration and consultation” with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The new recommendations put the onus on individuals to protect themselves. Here’s how to navigate them.

The detection of the virus in sewage suggests it is circulating in the city, Health Department officials said.

Hot temperatures and strong winds formed a ‘firenado’ in California on Wednesday.

Macro photographer Geraint Radford says insects have a bad reputation, but they’re “funny”.

A volcano erupts near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik spewing lava and smoke.

In the past year the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought.