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A Miss Thailand contestant’s veneers fell out on stage this week and, honestly, it made me question everything about the world we’re living in.

Soaring electricity prices caused by years of Eskom mismanagement have eroded South Africa’s former power-cost advantage, forcing smelters to shut down.

Four years ago Elliot Anderson was helping Bristol Rovers to League Two promotion – this summer he could be a key player for England at the World Cup. BBC Sport charts his rise.

Staff tell Panorama the aggression levels of the dangerous dogs they help to seize are rising.

Police say the suspects were found with drugs worth more than R5 million.

The N3TC says traffic on the route was also heavier than usual this past weekend

SAIIA Senior Researcher Steven Gruzd disappeared on Thursday and was found dead on Saturday.

The R-45 has been temporarily closed to traffic near the Elandsfontein Mine.

Violence erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite early Sunday morning as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group.

U.S. marines have arrived in the Middle East. NPR’s Emily Feng has been monitoring the latest developments from the border of Iran and Turkey.

The Italian Competition Authority said luxury goods giant LVMH appears to have adopted “particularly insidious” marketing strategies.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said it was a safety measure following recent Iranian strikes.

Veron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.

The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

A senior member of the Moroccan government says the country was “ready to host” the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations this month despite the decision to delay it until July.

Reports say the US pressured France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation after Trump threatened to boycott the summit.

It comes after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen joined the conflict by striking Israel over the weekend.

Mainland firms are using the territory to test products and as a springboard for global expansion.

More tech leaders are pointing to job cuts caused by AI tools – and a need for more investment cash.

The conference failed to proceed after the EC High Court issued an interim order against it.

LP ANC secretary, Reuben Madadzhe, says the congress has resolved to tackle water shortage

Some members took the party to court, accusing it of flawed processes before the conference.

President Ramaphosa delivers closing address at ANC Limpopo conference

Jannik Sinner creating history by adding the Miami Open title to his Indian Wells win will not be lost on world number one Carlos Alcaraz.

The Premier League’s global appeal is built on packed stadiums and electric atmospheres but as the race for talent intensifies, fans are feeling the pinch.

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The number of people on Dysgu Cymraeg courses has risen by 61% since 2017, as people in Wales rediscover the ‘poetry’ of the language

Elinor Staniforth from Cardiff hated Welsh lessons at her English-medium school – after her GCSEs, she said, she “forgot all about it”. Winning a place at Oxford University, however, made Staniforth reassess her identity and relationship with the language.

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Woolworths’ giant smash Easter egg has taken the internet by storm – but does the price tag justify the hype?

Former Miss South Africa and new mom Natasha Joubert has opened up about her delivery and being in the newborn trenches…

Around 1 400 vehicles per hour travelled southbound towards KZN over the weekend.

Bulls coach Johan Ackermann said his team ticked the ‘biggest box’ against Munster, and would now give it their all in the Champions Cup.

How much diesel are we burning to avoid load shedding? That’s just one example that brings about so many resultant questions…

Greenbelt now littered with shacks, rubbish, insecurity.

Four competing proposals are on the table, with developing nations and rich economies clash over the outcome.

A moonless evening away from streetlights will be the best to track down this celestial feline

It will require some patience to track down this faint northern constellation, but it will put another piece of celestial geography into place.

Lynx is currently well placed for northern hemisphere observers, stretched high across the sky after nightfall. Lynx lies between the familiar pattern of Ursa...

The first lunar mission since 1972 is about to lift off. It may not be as groundbreaking as the Apollo flights, but don’t write off the fascination the moon still exerts

On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong swung open the hatch of his spacecraft and clambered down a short ladder towards the surface of the moon. The Apollo 11 moon mission came only 66 years after Orville Wright made the first...

South Africans storing petrol and diesel at home need to do so safely and legally.

Roughly 50 hijackings take place in South Africa every day.

The Hospice in the Weald in Pembury runs the sessions for people with life-limiting conditions.