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Rein Me In sets a new UK chart record for the longest time to reach number one.

SPAR shares fell as much as 8.2% on the news that CEO Angelo Swartz is leaving the retailer, and have plummeted more than 40% in the past year.

Cherish Bean, 15, and Ethan Slater, 17, died at Little Eden Holiday Park on Wednesday, police say.

South Africa’s golden boy! Luca Human-Mare will be one of 104 ball carriers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the US.

The trial involves three people accused of stealing 580 000 US dollars from Ramaphosa’s farm.

He announced this when he outlined the third-quarter crime statistics in Pretoria.

This means that King Misuzulu is the rightful heir to the AmaZulu throne.

The six accused in the trial are facing multiple charges of murder and attempted murder.

The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A charity says it has been inudated with applications to adopt the dog after it was tied to the baggage sizer at a ticket counter.

“Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility”, the City of Catania warns.

In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

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

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

The scheme will seek to take inspiration from Ukraine’s drone manufacturing programme.

US President Donald Trump has faced a severe blow, with his tariff regime deemed illegal by America’s highest court.

The ruling opens the door to potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff refunds.

Kaiser Dladla and Mshangane Ndabandaba submitted their letters of resignation yesterday.

Shadrack Sibiya is today testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the state of municipalities was not encouraging

Brazil’s all-time record goalscorer Neymar says he is considering retiring at the end of the year and admits it will be a “huge challenge” to make his country’s World Cup squad.

Louis Rees-Zammit hopes Wales can enjoy a Six Nations turnaround similar to his beloved Manchester United’s Premier League revival.

All eyes will be on Team GB’s Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie on Saturday (18:05 GMT) when they take on Canada with a gold medal at stake at the Winter Olympics.

BBC Sport lists the best performing batters and bowlers from the Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators

Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.

Students and faculty at the public university say that...

A professional conduct panel says it found Jeremy Gibbs’ apology for his actions superficial.

Elon Musk’s Starlink has labelled claims that it wants special treatment or plans to ‘bypass BEE’ as a ‘myth’…

Several new scams have emerged targeting refugee resettlement programme applicants, predominantly aimed at Afrikaner South Africans.

SASSA has called on social grant beneficiaries to respond promptly to SMS notifications requesting them to undergo grant reviews.

The City of Cape Town has published its latest General Valuation (GV) Roll, setting the basis for property rates from 1 July 2026.

The Lions will have to improve their set-piece showing drastically if they want to beat the Sharks in their URC clash at Ellis Park on Saturday.

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Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract.

In a 6-3 ruling, justices upended the Trump administration’s signature economic policy, potentially putting the US government on the hook for at least $175 billion in tariff refunds.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

South Africans are moving away from the pre-owned car market in search of new models that offer a better deal for a similar price.

The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.

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