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Residents of the Sporong informal settlement in Randfontein are living in fear due to violence from illegal miners, despite a heavy police presence. Many have relocated or are sleeping elsewhere for safety, while some families have been allocated new homes, with the hope of further government intervention and the deployment of soldiers to ensure their security.

The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers said. Trump was in Washington DC at the time.

A study by the institution found that 23 sanitary pad brands contained at least two such chemicals.

A truck crashed on a mountainous section of the highway near the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel.

The residents lamented this ahead of Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech on Wednesday.

SAWS says a cut off low pressure system is expected to move into the area on Sunday and Monday.

Along with a growing number of war-wounded amputees, Mykhailo Varvarych and Iryna Botvynska are navigating an altered destiny after Varvarych lost both his legs during the Russian invasion.

Iran’s state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday.

The remains of Italy’s patron saint have only been seen in public once before – for one day in 1978.

Greenland’s PM reminded Trump of its free healthcare, after Trump said he was sending a boat to aid people who were allegedly “not being taken care of”.

Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.

In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Businesses say questions remain after US President Donald Trump announced he will impose global tariffs of 15%.

One of South Africa’s best-performing private schools has officially closed its doors.

South Africa’s citrus industry achieved a record-breaking 2025 export season, shipping over 200 million 15kg cartons worldwide.

Citizens Advice’s Warm and Well scheme in North Yorkshire will receive the money over three years.

Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the funeral service of Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II in Limpopo.

Kenny Kunene has criticised Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba’s mayoral capabilities

The Democratic Alliance’s Solly Msimanga says he wants to hear solutions at this year’s SOPA

Dlamini served as an ANC branch convener in ward 67 as a councillor who showed commitment 

Donegal remain clear at the top of Division One with victory over Armagh, while Cavan, Down and Antrim score wins but Monaghan, Tyrone and Fermanagh suffer defeat.

South Africa recover from 20-3 to beat hosts India by 76 runs in their opening game of the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup.

Andy Birkett became the first person in the 75-year history of the Dusi Canoe Marathon to win the men’s race 16 times.

South Africa ended India’s 12-match winning streak at the T20 World Cup with a crushing victory in their opening Group 1 Super Eights match.

Labour expected to outline sweeping changes to special educational needs provision with council debt surging

Labour is due to reveal its plans to overhaul the special educational needs and disability (Send) system on Monday. But why are changes needed? And what changes are ministers likely to propose?

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Already struggling to get help, families with children with special needs are concerned changes could make things worse

At the age of 12, May Race’s son Joseph spends almost all of his time in his bedroom, too anxious, burnt out and – she says – traumatised even to join his parents and older brother downstairs most days. Joseph no longer leaves the house at all.

He is autistic and has dyslexia...

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Education secretary suggests Labour’s priority is maintenance grants for poorer students rather than cutting interest

Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives would scrap the “unfair debt trap” of high interest rates on student loans, piling pressure on Labour ministers to tackle the growing outrage over the high costs.

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Minister Gayton McKenzie has responded to critics who’ve claimed he has ‘forgotten’ about his vow to find missing Joslin Smith…

Woolies has begun piloting South Africa’s first self-service checkout tills. Are local shoppers ready to embrace retail automation?

“It was tough going, we managed to win the arm-wrestle, and the team managed to find the energy to break through the Italians and take the bonus point at the end of the match.”

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Sune Luus was the star of the show, while Sinalo Jafta put in a superb performance in her landmark game to help the Proteas beat Pakistan.

A big first half set the team up for the victory.

Africa Analysis MD Andre Wills says MTN’s R35-billion tower buyback is a one-off, not a trend reversal.

Microsoft has announced that gaming head Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years, in a major leadership shake-up.

South Africa’s cheapest automatic car won’t cost you more than R200,000.

Nissan welcomes Chinese automakers’ push into various countries, saying the competition will only make the industry stronger and benefit the car-buying public.

Car theft protection has evolved beyond physical barriers and mechanisms.

The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.

Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.