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Cape Town has issued a tender seeking proposals from electricity traders as it moves to establish a panel of suppliers to help power South Africa’s second-largest city.

Lord Mandelson has previously expressed his regret for his continued association with Jeffrey Epstein.

The Britons had been part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor, skiing off-piste in Val d’Isère.

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri visited Sheikh Hasina’s former residence which is now a memorial for the student protesters killed in the 2024 uprising.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment during his State of the Nation Address.

The Gauteng Health Department says, in 2025 over 888000 men were screened for STIs.

The IPID assistant director Thulani Magagula was testifying before the Madlanga Commission.

The IPID assistant director Thulani Magagula was testifying before the Madlanga Commission.

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed the atrocities in the city of el-Fasher, says a UN report.

The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.

Emails show the high-flying attorney likened the convicted paedophile to “an older brother” and accepted luxury gifts.

“Our freedom is not guaranteed” in an era of big powers, the German chancellor tells Munich’s security summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.

Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children.

Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit comes after files showed he appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein.

Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.

Boardwalk Mall is undergoing a large expansion, with the mall set to get padel courts and 5-a-side soccer facility.

Yuko Yamaguchi oversaw the feline character’s rise to to global icon status.

The Ad Hoc Committee heard conflicting reports on Lazarus Mokgosi’s Naledi appointment.

The families of the victims are seeking constitutional damages for the delays.  

Mbeki seeks an order that President Cyril Ramaphosa terminate Justice Sisi Khampepe’s appointment

For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address

Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country.

Scotland have a split personality. Which side of their character will we see most on Saturday? There’s no telling, writes Tom English.

England’s Charley Hull shoots a five-under 67 to move into contention as overnight leader Mimi Rhodes drops off the pace going into the final round of the PIF Saudi Ladies International.

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers praises the versatility of forward Olivia Smith before Sunday’s trip to Brighton in the Women’s Super League.

School district says students will return next week after teachers demanded higher wages and more health benefits

San Francisco teachers who have been on strike over wages and family health benefits have reached a tentative agreement with the school district.

The San Francisco unified school district (SFUSD) says schools will reopen to staff on Friday and to students on Wednesday after two...

The long-talked-about 2026 SASSA unemployment grant will finally go ahead, confirms President Ramaphosa at SONA. But how much will it cost?

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The Proteas captain says not good enough to conceded so many extras.

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Snowpack levels across a wide swath of Western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.

The breakout hockey romance has sparked legions of enthralled fans, along with obsessive, parasocial behavior that’s starting to get called out.

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

A high number of elderly people on wards and respiratory cases in A&E prompt warnings from staff.