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Tennis: Serena Williams coy about tennis comeback but indications point to a return
What value would 44-year-old Serena Williams bring to the WTA Tour if she returned after stepping away from tennis four years ago?
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What value would 44-year-old Serena Williams bring to the WTA Tour if she returned after stepping away from tennis four years ago?

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has continued to sell Microsoft shares.

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Mass killings of non‑Arab communities when the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group captured the Sudanese city of al‑Fashir bear hallmarks that point to genocide, an independent UN probe said in a new report on Thursday.

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The Services SETA has introduced a new qualification for franchise managers to address skills gaps and professionalize management in the franchising industry.

South Africa
Lungelo Sithole appears before Nelspruit Court where he’s expecting to hear his bail judgement

South Africa
Accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, insists he doesn’t know three of his co-accused in Meyiwa trial

South Africa
Adv Hassim put it to Sibiya that the delay in investigations constituted serious interference

South Africa
Limpopo set to host the Armed Forces Day celebrations on the 21st of February 2026.

World
President Trump hosted the first ever Board of Peace meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., with about 40 countries attending.

World
A second U.S. aircraft carrier moved closer to the Middle East Thursday, President Trump’s Board of Peace held its first meeting, former Prince Andrew released after spending day in police custody.

World
Iranian authorities are cracking down on mourners as they try to memorialize their loved ones who were killed in last month’s protests.

World
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Sara Qudah of the Committee to Protect Journalists about a new report on the abusive treatment that Palestinian journalists endure in Israeli prisons.

Africa
The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

Africa
The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Africa
The gunmen launched simultaneous assaults on multiple communities in a remote border district, officials say.

Africa
Bellarmine Mugabe is in custody after he allegedly shot a security guard at a property in Johannesburg.

Business
Fuel price recoveries have deteriorated in the third week of February, making petrol price cuts in March increasingly less likely.

Business
South Africa’s business decision-makers choose to read BusinessTech thanks to its reputation for reliable news.
Business

Business
DStv owner Multichoice has confirmed that subscribers will not see a price increase in April as is usually expected—but warned that future hikes are not off the table for 2026.

Politics
NW Mokgosi to sign 2 landmark Memorandums of Understanding with Minister Macpherson at Pilanesberg

Politics
Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae presents the 2026 SOPA.

Politics
General Sibiya has been grilled on his role and conduct in the disbandment of the PKTT

Politics
Senior Democratic Alliance officials are backing Western Cape agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer to replace the party leader as agriculture minister after its April federal congress

Sport
One goal in September doesn’t cut it.

Sport
Mayo won’t stick around.

Sport
Khanye believes Pirates are already feeling the absence of Mbokazi, warning that his departure could prove decisive in the league title race.

Sport
Three English teams have reached the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League this season – but has it been as easy as it appears?
Education
[Leadership] Vice-Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), Prof. Hakeem Babatinde Fawehinmi, has said that innovative research remains a critical driver of industrial development and national growth.
Education
George Mitchell, a former Senate majority leader credited with bringing peace to Northern Ireland, is under renewed scrutiny over his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Education
Teachers are required to report cases of possible “educational neglect” to child protective services, but there is a growing movement to change that policy.
Education
[New Dawn] Capitol Hill — Senate Pro-Tempore and Grand Bassa County Senator Nyonblee Kangar-Lawrence has pledged a dedicated budget line for the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia in the National Budget. This commitment aims to support both the law school’s administration and its students.

Lifestyle
This is the remarkable story of a dozen fed-up pensioners in the Eastern Cape, who are taking a stand against shoddy service delivery …

Lifestyle
‘Uthando Nes’thembu’: Mbali MaNgwabe and Thobile MaKhumalo’s friendship embodies all the makings of genuine sisterhood.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
To commemorate World Spay Day, TEARS is launching its “Stop the Cycle. Save Lives” pet sterilisation campaign in Cape Town.

Entertainment
Lions lock Reinhard Nothnagel said victory against the Sharks would ‘start up front’.

Entertainment
He is not the first Spar CEO to jump ship amid uncertainty.

Entertainment
The show will air its final episode in June this year.

Entertainment
This comes as reservoir levels across Gauteng continue to struggle to recover following a series of infrastructure failures in late January.

Science/Tech
But the head of the US delegation at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi says: “We totally reject global governance of AI.”

Science/Tech
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are booming, and so is a fight among regulators, lawmakers, and advocates over their legality.

Science/Tech
If you have multiple email accounts, your Gmail setup may soon need some reorganizing.

Science/Tech
AI and digital platforms are supercharging the exploitation of vulnerable women and children – but authorities are now turning the same tools against the criminals.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Learner’s licence tests are about to become much simpler in one of South Africa’s biggest cities.
Motoring

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

Health
The household cat could hold the key to understanding certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer.
Health
Technical and oversight problems left two astronauts aboard the International Space Station for months longer than had been expected.
Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.