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Team GB’s Matt Weston ‘allows the sled to do the work’ and leads in his third run of the men’s skeleton.

The Puerto Rican superstar has achieved a new career best in the UK albums and singles charts.

Reports suggest the former prince shared a Treasury document when he was serving as trade envoy.

Cape Town has issued a tender seeking proposals from electricity traders as it moves to establish a panel of suppliers to help power South Africa’s second-largest city.

A suspect has been arrested and being investigated for the death of Eric Marumo Phenya

WaterCAN is sceptical of Cyril Ramaphosa’s new water crisis committee.

Police arrest female suspect after an e-hailing driver was allegedly killed in Pretoria West.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment during his State of the Nation Address.

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed the atrocities in the city of el-Fasher, says a UN report.

The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.

Emails show the high-flying attorney likened the convicted paedophile to “an older brother” and accepted luxury gifts.

“Our freedom is not guaranteed” in an era of big powers, the German chancellor tells Munich’s security summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.

Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit comes after files showed he appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein.

Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.

Boardwalk Mall is undergoing a large expansion, with the mall set to get padel courts and 5-a-side soccer facility.

Yuko Yamaguchi oversaw the feline character’s rise to to global icon status.

Niehaus cited the ANC’s step aside rule against Gigaba for wanting him to recuse himself.

The Ad Hoc Committee heard conflicting reports on Lazarus Mokgosi’s Naledi appointment.

The families of the victims are seeking constitutional damages for the delays.  

Mbeki seeks an order that President Cyril Ramaphosa terminate Justice Sisi Khampepe’s appointment

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson assesses what we learnt – and what we didn’t – from the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

Why Anthony Elanga is loving his time at Newcastle following his £55m move from Nottingham Forest in the summer.

BBC Sport lists the best performing batters and bowlers from the Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Lindsey Vonn says she is “finally feeling” more like herself but will require at least two more operations on the broken leg she sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

School district says students will return next week after teachers demanded higher wages and more health benefits

San Francisco teachers who have been on strike over wages and family health benefits have reached a tentative agreement with the school district.

The San Francisco unified school district (SFUSD) says schools will reopen to staff on Friday and to students on Wednesday after two...

The long-talked-about 2026 SASSA unemployment grant will finally go ahead, confirms President Ramaphosa at SONA. But how much will it cost?

The Spanish man admitted he knew possessing and transporting the animals was illegal.

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As prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi battle regulators in court, Senate Democrats are urging the CFTC to avoid weighing in, escalating a broader fight over the burgeoning industry.

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These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.