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US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III said the United States aims to double the number of American companies and create another 250,000 jobs in South Africa while working to repair strained relations.

Neil Simpson wins Great Britain’s first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with silver in the alpine combined.

The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services says one person has died in a shack fire.

Early reports indicate that an automobile parts building is engulfed in flames.

It comes as Norwegian police investigate an explosion that occurred outside the US embassy in Oslo on Sunday.

President Aoun outlines a path towards “permanent security and stability”, as Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah continue.

President Trump provided conflicting messages about when the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran will end. And, NPR investigates how late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein leveraged ties with scientists.

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.

US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, says Washington is running out of patience with Pretoria’s lack of action on a ‘list of five asks’ delivered a year ago.

The United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, revealed the most important thing President Donald Trump wants from the country.

A mansion in Hermanus that was owned by the Ruperts and Markus Jooste has been sold in a deal worth R105 million.

North West businessman Suliman Carrim is testifying before the Madlanga Commission.

The IEC briefs the nation on its state of readiness for elections and the latest developments.

NCC’s Fadiel Adams returns to Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltrations.

Another memorial service will take place in Bloemfontein on Thursday.

Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr has given Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze an ‘impossible mandate’.

Former South African Rugby Union and Eastern Province loose forward Charles Peter Kleinbooi has sadly passed away at the age of 70.

Jayden Nell will join the Blitzboks squad in the USA on Tuesday for the sixth and final tournament of the regular season in New York this weekend.

Former Kaizer Chiefs player Junior Khanye says the club made the wrong decisions a decade ago when they hired certain coaches.

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...

When outdoor activities turn dangerous for one partner at the hands of the other.

With construction activity now active across multiple sites simultaneously, the department is urging road users to adjust their behaviour accordingly.

Iran warns no oil will leave the Gulf during war, deepening global fears over supply disruptions and volatile energy markets.

DBE minister explained that while the government encourages young people to enter teaching, a bursary does not guarantee employment.

Global shipping companies such as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd were among the first to reroute their vessels for safety.

Signal says its systems are secure but it is taking reports of targeted attempts to hack some officials “very seriously”.

Google has injected Docs, Drive, Sheets, and Slides with its Gemini assistant, adding new features that can pull information from your emails and the web to help you draft content. I gave it a whirl.

At $599, the MacBook Neo is Apple’s first budget laptop. For the most part, Apple cut corners in the right places and made a MacBook its intended buyers will adore.

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.

Petrol station owners have warned of a potential fuel shortage in South Africa.

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

Susan McLarnon is travelling to Downing Street later to call for “urgent action” to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.