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With the 2026 Winter Olympics almost upon us, prepare to hear the names Fear and Gibson plenty over the coming weeks. But are they good enough to win an Olympic medal?

81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni was declared the landslide winner of Uganda’s presidential election on Saturday, extending his rule into a fifth decade.

Measuring poverty accurately is not a technical exercise; it is the sine qua non of social justice, human dignity and sustainable development.

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula wants the police to investigate the outcomes of the party’s Johannesburg regional conference at which his ally, Dada Morero, lost the region’s top leadership position to Loyiso Masuku.

This after heavy rains wrecked havoc across various parts of Jozini in the north of the province

Heavy rains started last week and caused severe floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga killing 31 people

Heavy rain did not dampen a man’s spirits as he decided to take a dive into a flooded Sydney golf course.

“I love the love in Africa. The energy here is crazy,” he says on his maiden tour of the continent.

Twenty-two years before the Swiss ski resort fire, Gina escaped a near-identical disaster. Would you know what to do if it happened to you?

A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, said U.S. Central Command.

Yoweri Museveni has won a record seventh term in elections after promising that the fledgling oil sector will boost the economy.

President Yoweri Museveni wins a seventh term, as his main rival Bobi Wine decries “fake results”.

President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

Abubakar Abdullahi sheltered 262 people after they came under attack from Fulani herders in 2018.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is set to roll out major changes for South Africa’s largest diesel users.

An 84-year-old Blackpool pensioner says she found herself in fuel poverty when her husband died.

A lifeline for some of South Africa’s most important employers is in the pipeline, as the government steps in to help critical smelters that are buckling under current electricity prices.

Mbalula says ANC’s January 8th Statement focused on addressing problems of failing municipalities.

He was speaking at the Veterans’ inaugural conference in Bloemfontein.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Dialogue must be inclusive

PAC threatens to pull out of the GNU and in all its working arrangements with the ANC in Gauteng.

Wales’ Lydia Hall took her fourth WPGA Tour of Australasia title with victory in the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links.

Hosting Celtic in the Scottish Cup on Sunday will be the biggest moment for the villagers of Auchinleck since a 1969 gig by The Who.

Aberdeen sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel urges Scottish football to “not just think about how it was in the past”, after being “a bit surprised” by the reaction to him joining interim manager Peter Leven in the dugout.

Forward Sadio Mane looks to help inspire Senegal to glory against host nation Morocco after the 33-year-old said this will be his “last Afcon final”.

COSATU has voiced strong support for Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s call to amend legislation governing drunken driving.

There is ‘no immediate concern’ and no need for water restrictions in Cape Town this summer, confirms city official …

The mother of Reeva Steenkamp – who was murdered by Oscar Pistorius – has shown positive progress after a devastating diagnosis last year.

The son of the late Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen is turning heads due to his likeness of his rugby hero father…

Wirtz, who has hit form after a slow start to his Anfield career, said the result was frustrating.

The South African Weather Service predicts shattered showers around the Kruger National Park on Monday and Tuesday.

“The better team won,” said Guardiola.

“We dreamt of being here and now we have done it,” Regragui told reporters.

Durban-based solar panel firm ArtSolar has scored an early win in its case against the South African government over alleged non-compliance with local procurement requirements in private power projects.

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Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitude

Dark, hungry and inescapable: black holes are often portrayed as the ultimate cosmic villains.

But now astronomers are preparing to capture a movie of a supermassive black hole in action for the first time, in observations that could help reveal another side to these elusive – and...

The recently concluded festive season was South Africa’s least deadly in years.

A Chinese vacuum cleaner company unveiled its very own supercar at CES 2026.

With back-to-school in full swing, parents have been told to ensure safe commutes.

Chery is gearing up to launch a new car brand in South Africa.

Complex podcast host and chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson joins What’s Up Docs? to talk about how we think about willpower.