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Brief flare-up spanned southeastern Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district and Pakistan’s Chaman district.

Football fans celebrated in Qatar as the country’s football team qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup.

Crackdown targets entities and individuals linked to Prince Group network that used trafficked workers for global fraud.

The Inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four continues.

Umalusi briefing on the state of readiness of the public and private assessment bodies.

Edwin Naidu say the technological intervention is essential.

The maps also omitted “important islands”, the source of competing claims between Beijing and its neighbours.

The US Coast Guard rescued two dozen people after their homes floated away from shore during the storm.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government is kicking against the prevailing mood among Western nations.

Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India, family sources tell the BBC.

Ivory Coast and Senegal become the final two African sides to secure automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

The incident raises questions about security at one of Kenya’s most heavily guarded places.

President Andry Rajoelina is said to have fled the country by French military jet on Sunday.

Despite economic activity in South Africa ticking up for a fifth consecutive month, the persistent low-growth environment shows that the country is operating in survival mode.

Karooooo, the owner of Cartrack, continues to see a strong rise in customer numbers and earnings, with the company now valued at $1.74 billion.

South Africa’s reforms are not happening fast enough to hit the growth target needed to create jobs, cut debt, and pull the economy out of more than a decade of stagnation.

Novare’s 25-year journey reflects innovation, transformation, and impact – reshaping Africa’s investment landscape while staying true to its purpose.

Sibiya appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking at concerns of national security.

Rafadi allegedly consistently asked Matlala for money.

Sibiya acknowledged the existence of many criminal syndicates in Gauteng.

Ramaphosa is accused of doing damage control after endorsing Cape Town’s successive clean reports.

The original Springboks ‘Bomb Squad’ has diffused into different paths. Three of them have retired and one has fallen out of favour.

African qualification for FIFA World Cup 2026 is close to its completion with nine out of a possible 10 spots having been filled.

Grant de Jager dreams of a Cape Town Sevens debut as the Blitzboks intensify preparations for their title defence.

Australian rugby league’s governing body says players who join the “counterfeit” breakaway R360 league will be banned for 10 years.

I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author

Hwaet! When I was a Yale undergraduate, I hated being asked what my major was. “Medieval studies? What will you do with that?”, was the inevitable question from non-students. When I went on to Oxford and studied Old and Middle English, the...

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research.

The report on the use of AI in UK schools, commissioned by Oxford University...

A tragic and avoidable owl death at Coca-Cola South Africa’s Midrand bottling plant has sparked calls for a boycott of the drinks company …

Slang words are born every day. Check out the ones that had South Africans scratching their heads and Googling them in 2025.

From their first qualification in 1998 to hosting Africa’s first World Cup in 2010, Bafana Bafana’s journey is a great sporting achievement.

Put Monique Bingham’s distinct voice on a house track, and you are guaranteed a hit. As one of the greatest female house vocalists, she has contributed to major dance records of the last two decades.

The vulnerability let anyone reset a Sanral account password if they knew the registered email address.

OpenAI is hoping to expand its reach with ChatGPT Go – and its plans are now priced in rands for South African users.

In an age when headlines are engineered to shock and algorithms reward sensation, real journalism is more valuable than ever.

OpenAI today announced the roll out of ChatGPT Go across Africa. ChatGPT Go is a new tier of subscription plan designed to give more people access to ChatGPT’s advanced capabilities at a more affordable price.  The launch comes as Africa continues to adopt AI at a rapid pace. ChatGPT Go subscribers gain access to ChatGPT’s […]

You can find an affordable and economical hatchback with low mileage and plenty of life left.

All Tundras will be powered by the self-charging i-Force Max hybrid V6 engine.

An inquest into Maria Morris’s death found it was accidental, but her family still have questions over what happened the night she died.

It uses infrared sensors and cameras to monitor patients alone in their rooms, sending alerts to staff when it detects signs of distress.

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.