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There is no better time than now to appreciate and celebrate the work of some of SA’s dedicated and inspirational teachers.

South East Water says some customers in Kent and Sussex may not see supplies return until Friday.

Scott Robertson is sacked as head coach of New Zealand after two years in charge of the All Blacks, following an internal review of the 2025 season.

The Department of Basic Education has debunked the allegations that it snubbed South Africa’s top-performing public school matric student when celebrating the class of 2025.

Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock was killed in December 2025.

Committee investigates KZN police chief Mkhwanazi’s allegations of political and judicial corruption

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro will focus on fixing water infrastructure to mitigate the water crisis

President Trump is dismantling the global system the U.S. built in the 20th century. Foreign policy experts say he wants a world that looks more like the 19th century.

The government in Mogadishu has accused the UAE of undermining its sovereignty.

The election is a rematch between Bobi Wine and Yoweri Museveni, who has been president for 40 years.

This follows comments by a presidential assistant that Bobi Wine would not be declared president, even if he wins.

The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

President Cyril Ramaphosa warned his African National Congress Party to either renew the ANC and the alliance or perish.

Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, announced that he will table a declaration of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak as a state of disaster at the next Cabinet meeting.

Youth-led initiative digitizes township commerce through DebiCheck, offline POS, and secure disbursements, creating jobs while advancing financial inclusion.

Kinson and West Howe Foodbank in Bournemouth now has a larger, free community service.

Phahlane is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee.

Phahlane was speaking at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee hearings in Cape Town.

Mbalula says that the ANC in the province is working hard to address the future of the GPU.

Phahlane says the interefernce began after the ANC Polokwane Conference in 2007.

The Stormers, Bulls and Sharks head into a crucial round in the Champions Cup this weekend, which will determine their playoff fate.

Kayla Harrison is ruled out of her bantamweight title defence against Amanda Nunes at UFC 324 after suffering an injury.

Football’s global governing body FIFA said it had received more than 500 million requests for tickets to this year’s World Cup.

Japan will bid to host the Rugby World Cup again in 2035, 16 years after becoming the first Asian country to stage the event.

Survey by education thinktank finds ‘contradictory’ attitudes towards free speech at UK universities

One-third of students think Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on university campuses, according to a survey of student attitudes towards free speech that organisers described as “contradictory” and confusing.

While 69% of students told the Higher Education Policy Institute...

Celine Dion’s late husband, René Angélil, died 10 years ago, two days before his 74th birthday.

The world’s fastest drone, officially recognised by Guinness World Records, is built and flown by a South African father-son duo …

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has found the key to lose weight and keep it off.

The increased use of e-scooters on Sea Point Promenade is regarded as a growing issue by Cape Town residents. Here’s why…

“We need to make sure we perform well individually and we don’t concede as many goals,” said Rosenior.

Open letter to the taxman hits a nerve, confirming systemic flaws in tax administration.

“I’m not afraid of failure, I can understand that someone would want to call this defeat that,” Arbeloa said.

Flooding in several districts of Limpopo left communities cut off, with authorities on high alert.

One of the quietest ways to read the crypto market isn’t through Twitter threads or YouTube hype, it’s through whale wallets. When big money moves, patterns start to form. And right now, analysts tracking five large on-chain wallets noticed something interesting: Despite thousands of available tokens, these wallets continue to accumulate the same five assets. […]

Luminance, the global leader in Legal-Grade™ AI for the enterprise, today announced the appointment of Jonty Koekemoer as VP, to lead the company’s new regional hub in South Africa and supercharge expansion across the continent amid growing demand. Luminance has selected South Africa as a regional hub due to the country’s mature and sophisticated legal […]

Visa is integrating stablecoins into its payments network, positioning itself as the bridge to global merchant acceptance.

The Automobile Association advises that motorists who own vehicles with poor safety ratings consider transitioning to safer models.

South African motorists looking for affordable SUVs have a variety of options.

The used car industry experienced significant growth in December 2025, generating R12.89 billion in revenue.

Several new car brands rapidly increased their market share in South Africa in 2025, while other manufacturers saw a small dip in sales.