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The City of Cape Town has put up a R100 000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of gunmen who allegedly shot dead two security guards contracted by the City in Philippi.

A former high school teacher accused of killing his ex-wife and dumping her body in a stormwater drain last year will stand trial for her murder in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha.

Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.

A number of horses ran amok in London and several people were injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the British capital said on Wednesday.

Two loose horses were on Wednesday seen running around central London, police said.

The call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?

The World Bank said on Tuesday it has suspended funding for a tourism and conservation project in Tanzania following allegations of human rights abuses.

The Rwandan government says it is safe and ready to receive deportees from Britain, and the passage of the fraught Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is testament to that.

It follows allegations of evictions and other rights abuses during the expansion of a national park.

Despite a slowdown in food inflation, some prices for food items are still seeing massive increases compared to 2023.

PayU, the global online payments service provider wholly owned by Prosus, has received in-principal authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a payments provider after a 15-month wait.

Dali Tambo has urged the party to ensure a decisive victory in the upcoming elections.

The MPC wants to secure socioeconomic development needed to address inequality, hunger and create a more equitable and resilient society.

President Cyril Ramaphosa leads the 20th anniversary celebrations of the EPWP.

The Referendum Party leader Phil Craig has called for a referendum on Cape Independence.

South African skateboarder Brandon Valjalo is free from injury as he looks to engage his competitive nature for the upcoming Paris Olympic qualifications.

Faf du Plessis is understood to be available for the T20 World Cup, but will the Proteas pick him?

It is common knowledge that Kaizer Chiefs will appoint a new coach in the new season with Cavin Johnson making way in May.

Wales and Crystal Palace forward Elise Hughes is facing a significant spell on the sidelines because of a serious knee injury.

President, scheduled to speak at the historically Black campus before the start of the Israel-Gaza war, will give speech on 19 May

Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight at one of the nation’s pre-eminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks re-election against...

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Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, and Mark Ruffalo reunite virtually to celebrate 13 Going On 30’s 20th anniversary.

A tribute concert to honour the life of DJ Peter ‘Mashata’ Mabuse will take place on Thursday following his murder in Soshanguve on Sunday.

Comedian Mpho Popps celebrates his parents’ 21st wedding anniversary and reveals how his stepfather and mom became a couple.

Scotland’s only Taylor Swift asserts that she encounters difficulty finding employment because employers suspect her celebrity name is a prank.

The former co-stars are collaborating on how to appropriately commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Friends finale, which drew in 52.5 million viewers for the event on 6 May 2004.

Ofentse Pitse is the first and youngest black South African woman to conduct and own an all-black orchestra, Anchored Sound.

Talent on-demand platform Outsized has made a series of senior appointments to lead its global growth strategy. This follows a successful Series A funding round led by Knife Capital. Outsized connects top independent professionals with large enterprise clients across Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Currently, almost half of Fortune 500 companies use on-demand talent […]

South Africa’s digital nomad visa plan falls far short in meeting the key needs of the very people it hopes to attract.

MyBroadband recently asked the country’s biggest FNOs how their rollouts and network uptime were impacted by crime.

ASX will remain a local market no-no as its place will indirectly be taken by the Xforce later this year.

Inclusion of the new models ups the T8 range to four models, all powered by the same Volkswagen-derived turbodiesel engine.

Two women describe the life-changing impacts of immunoglobulin in treating their health conditions.

More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.

Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.

Red Rocket, a South African independent power provider, hired Goldman Sachs Group to advise on the next steps for the closely held business — including a possible sale. Shareholders of the Cape Town-based company “have decided to explore strategic options,” for the business.

Maltento, a Cape Town startup has just launched a new laboratory at its facility in Epping to perfect its protein smoothie and other products made of black soldier flies.