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BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty picks his 26-man England World Cup squad.

Concerns over fiduciary duties and failure to protect athletes damaging the body’s reputation.

Participants will seek to advocate for patients’ rights and hand a memorandum to the City Mayor.

The Inter-University Council for East Africa has launched a regional network to strengthen artificial intelligence capacity across universities in East Africa, in collaboration with the East African Science and Technology Commission and German development agency GIZ. The Regional Network on Artificial Intelligence in Education and Research was unveiled March 30 during the fourth East African […]

U.S.-listed digital infrastructure firm Equinix plans to build additional data centers in Johannesburg and Cape Town, adding approximately 160 megawatts of capacity as global infrastructure firms position for Africa’s growing digital economy. Equinix opened its first South African data center in Johannesburg in 2024 and has since acquired additional land in both cities. Sandile Dube, […]

As artificial intelligence reshapes economies and power structures across Africa, women’s representation in leadership must translate into genuine influence over how the technology is designed and governed — not merely symbolic inclusion, senior leaders and young African women warned at a recent intergenerational dialogue convened by MTN Group. The forum brought together Sanda Ojiambo,...

President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing “an important update,” without providing further details.

Russian authorities say a technical malfunction caused the An-26 to crash into a cliff.

After spending most of the full-scale war in Russian captivity, the former mayor of a frontline Ukrainian city recalls his ordeal as he returns to a hometown deeply transformed by modern warfare.

Iranians coming across the border into Turkey are less hopeful than they were at the beginning of the war.

The new law imposes a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and criminalises the “promotion” of same-sex relations.

DR Congo qualify for their first World Cup since 1974 as Axel Tuanzebe’s strike gives the Leopards a 1-0 win over Jamaica in their play-off.

Eritrea are one of six nations to reach the group stage of qualification for Afcon 2027, having played their first games in the competition since 2007.

Solomon Ogbonna Eziko’s installation as an Igbo leader in East London has sparked tensions.

Following the launch of four new Smart ID branches in March, Standard Bank has now expanded the service to 30 branches nationwide.

Topps Tiles says eight stores have already closed – with the rest to shut over the next six months.

Waterfall School of Business (WSB) has entered into a partnership with CompTIA in a development that is particularly significant for South African students seeking internationally recognised credentials.

The first voter registration weekend will take place in June.

The party had previously called for a relief of R3 in the fuel levy.

508 political parties have shown an interest in participating in the forthcoming polls.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs says operations for 2026 Easter will be mainly intelligence driven

Stuart McCloskey says he hopes Zebre’s Simone Gesi “doesn’t get banned for any length of time” following his red card in Ulster’s 28-12 United Rugby Championship win over the Italian club.

The 2026 County Championship season begins on Friday amid hopes of a reconnection between the ECB and the county game.

Bafana Bafana’s worrying dip in form continues, with defensive instability and a lack of attacking sharpness raising serious concerns.

Stellenberg produced one of the shock schoolboy results of the season when they defeated Grey College at the North-South tournament.

Why has the UK introduced a ban on student visas for four countries? Today in Focus talks to affected students in Sudan and Afghanistan, as well as our home affairs editor, Rajeev Syal

In early March, with little warning, the UK announced a ban on student visas for four countries: Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon.

It came as devastating news to Afra Elmahdi (pictured), an exceptional...

Jessica Nkosi shares excitement after announcing a new brand ambassador partnership.

A fire destroyed the Malachite Bird Hide on the evening of 26 March in the Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park.

New sub-R400k compact crossover SUV slots in between the C3 and C3 Aircross.

While fatalities often dominate headlines, thousands of South Africans survive road accidents every year.

As of 24 March 2026, 28 financial misconduct cases and 23 non-financial cases had been finalised.

Broos also did not rule out other players coming into the mix before he names his final World Cup squad on May 18.

Almost 30 years after scientists mapped the nerves in the penis, they’ve done the same for the clitoris. At least men have stopped denying it exists

There’s no excuse for being icliterate any more. It was a long time coming, but, almost 30 years after the web of nerves inside the penis was charted, we’ve finally got a similar 3D map of the nerves within the glans of the clitoris. You...

Within the lunar dirt is a type of helium so rare on Earth that a palm-sized container is estimated to be worth millions

In the silent vacuum of space, five autonomous robots churn through the lunar surface, digging up a loose layer of rock and dust and leaving rows of uniform tracks in their wake.

Stopping only to recharge at a central solar power station, the car-sized machines process the...

The Artemis II mission crew includes the first woman, the first Black person, and the first non-American astronaut to travel to the lunar environment.

The extremely online journalist and content creator doesn’t believe in tech hygiene and yearns for a world where “inbox infinity” is celebrated.

South Africa’s largest trade union federation stated that more needs to be done to protect consumers from high petrol and diesel prices.

Chery has officially confirmed that it will establish a vehicle production facility in South Africa, making the transition from an importer to a local manufacturer.

The global oil price recovered after Iran and the US signalled they were prepared to end the war.