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Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, after securing a R350m SAPS tender, allegedly sent R38,000 and subsequent payments totaling R338,000 to Brig Rachel Matjeng through a friend’s account. Matjeng, who denied receiving the money, claimed the funds were debts Matlala owed for community services, not gratification

Fifth Bantu Church of Christ Bishop John Bolana dies at 82 in Gqeberha after short illness.

The two have requested to testify virtually citing serious security concerns.

The operation aims to re-establish regulation and professionalism in the scholar transport sector.

The devastated victims, including the elderly, say they depend on donations from locals for food.

Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran’s underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival.

Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000.

Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.

Julia Loktev’s documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

At least 78 bodies have been buried, while it’s feared that more than 170 people were killed altogether.

MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.

Epstein considered approaching Mugabe about a new currency in 2015 – the latest batch of files show.

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

Seventy workers at the Staffordshire site were put on temporary leave last year due to slow demand.

Some 109 jobs will be cut at the company’s headquarters and distribution centre in Scotland.

An international giant has broken ground on a R2 billion investment in South Africa, a new malting facility in the best-run municipality in Gauteng.

The steel structure was lowered into place at the new reservoir in a 72-hour continuous operation.

Kohler-Barnard testified before the Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday.

Brigadier Matjeng’s testimony at Madlanga Commission will resume on Friday.

Kohler-Barnard, who is a member of Parliament, is testifying before the Ad Hoc committee.

Ramaphosa vows tighter security for Madlanga Commission witnesses after Pretorius targeted.

Jack Draper claims an emphatic victory on his long-awaited return from injury to give Great Britain a 1-0 lead over Norway in Davis Cup qualifying.

Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor says “key players missing in key positions” is reason why Blues sit 12 points behind WSL leaders Manchester City.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is an injury doubt for England’s Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday after the wing pulls up in training on Thursday.

Wales are huge underdogs on Saturday against England having not won a Six Nations game since March 2023.

Councils call on ministers to write off special educational needs and disability deficits that are predicted to reach £14bn in 2028

Eight in 10 English local authorities will be in effect bankrupted by rising special educational needs spending unless the government introduces significant reforms to the system, council leaders have said.

Councils have called on ministers to write off special...

The government is due to publish plans to reform the special educational needs system in early 2026.

Is the grass greener on the other side? Here’s a comparison of the minimum wage in South Africa vs countries where most expats live…

The youngest and oldest Kardashian-Jenner sisters mimic the iconic picture of Hollywood stars from yesteryear.

Cape Town may soon get a new appointment-only Home Affairs office in the CBD, offering an alternative to the busy Barrack Street branch.

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The mother pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, assault and child neglect.

A recent report found that carbon emissions caused by the Milano Cortina Olympics could lead to the loss of 5.5 square kilometers of snowpack and millions of metric tons of glacial ice.

The new book The Wall Dancers explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always watching.

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Volkswagen’s once-popular city van, the Vivo Xpress, is returning to our roads.