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Thousands of Brits have travelled to Costa Blanca to enjoy Cheltenham Festival, the pinnacle event of the jump-racing calendar.

Trade at the Middle East’s biggest port has been hit hard since Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says they are aware of the concerns raised.

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has launched a two day anti-corruption campaign.

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world’s energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.

The purchase is part of wider plans to prevent major artworks from being bought by private collectors.

Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.

Cellou Dalein Diallo accuses the junta-leader-turned-president of erasing political threats.

Four soldiers were injured but all are now in a stable condition, Ghana’s army says.

Flights in and out of Nairobi Airport have been disrupted while some roads in the capital are submerged.

Civil rights organisation AfriForum has urged the government to provide relief to motorists and the broader economy as South Africa braces for a sharp increase in fuel prices next month.

“I believe that they were executed, and I believe that they used maximum force to shoot to kill.”

Lekota, who once served as ANC national chairperson, later left the ANC to form his own party.

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

Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.

Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Jabu Mahlangu believes the club’s expectations for the current coaching team may be too ambitious for this stage of the rebuild.

Lossiemouth is labelled the “Queen of Cheltenham” with a dominant victory in the Champion Hurdle in day one of the 2026 Cheltenham Festival.

Assistant coach Andrew Goodman says Ireland are enjoying an “edge” to the build-up to Saturday’s Six Nations Triple Crown shootout with Scotland.

Assistant coach Andrew Goodman says Ireland are enjoying an “edge” to the build-up to Saturday’s Six Nations Triple Crown shootout with Scotland.

As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large

Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems, perform at recitation events, look at art in the real world.

It’s an effort to reconnect them to the bodily experience...

Fans of the Mselekus know that Abongwe has always been touted as the one family member who bears the closest resemblance to Gog’ Flo.

A well-known Hermanus estate linked to Markus Jooste and the Rupert family has been sold in a major property deal.

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Tiffany Nicole Meek’s case is postponed to 25 March as she signals possible guilty plea in son Jayden-Lee’s death.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 FE are a great pairing for anyone with a Galaxy phone.

Epic Games said it had to increase the price as the cost of running the game had “gone up a lot”

Toyota is South Africa’s favourite car brand, but its product lineup has shifted upmarket over the last few years, with 75% of its cars now costing over half a million rand.

Three Chinese car brands saw incredible sales growth in the used market last year.

Flights from Joburg to Durban are relatively cheap at the moment, but prices are set to go up considerably towards the end of the month.

South Africa has some of the worst traffic in the world, with motorists spending an average of 10 days staring at the car in front of them.

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Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.