News South Africa

The death of former boxer Ricky Hatton and increasing pressure on Starmer leads many of Monday’s front pages.

Christian Brückner is due to be released from prison in Germany in relation to a separate offence.

Indian captain Yadav and his squad did not indulge in the customary post-match handshakes with Pakistan.

Florida is pushing to end vaccine mandates as RFK Jr, an immunisation sceptic, remakes US vaccine policy.

The trial was postponed a few moths ago, to give time to Floriana to attend to her pregnancy

Inkosi Simphiwe Zuma has denied any involvement in Nhlalayenza Ndlovu’s murder.

Penske Media, owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, sued Google on Friday, alleging its AI-generated summaries use publishers’ journalism without consent and reduce web traffic. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, DC, is the first by a major US publisher against Google over “AI Overviews,” which appear atop search results. Penske said […]

Cape Town has seen a surge in gun violence and gang-related shootings in recent weeks. 

Chlamydia in koalas can cause blindness, infertility and even death.

Israel bombing Qatar brings the war in Gaza to the Gulf, rattling a US ally and upending diplomatic ceasefire efforts.

King Misuzulu was crowned in 2022, after a year-long feud following the death of his father.

New Zealand suffer their biggest defeat in history as they lose 43-10 to South Africa in the Rugby Championship in Wellington.

Seen as a martyr in the struggle against white-minority rule, Steve Biko died in police custody in 1977.

The World Anti-Doping Agency alleges Kenya is non-compliant with its code and will face consequences next month unless certain conditions are met.

Why so many corn belt Americans continue to back Trump, even while feeling economic pressure driven partly by his trade policy

Cargo ships are increasingly coming under cyber attack by criminal gangs and hostile nation states.

Which? advised families to buy approved seats with a clear orange label indicating they are safe.

Criminals are increasingly targeting homes, galleries and institutions for one-of-a-kind valuables in South Africa. 

The Special ANC NEC will focus on strengthening local government

The two-day meeting was called to discuss the state of local government

ANCYL urges President Cyril Ramaphosa to tackle youth unemployment that is currently at over 40%

Inaugural Professor Stan Sangweni Memorial Lecture

Match Of The Day pundit Danny Murphy believes Manchester United do not have the personnel needed to play Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 system, highlighting the performances of Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw in their 3-0 loss to rivals Manchester City.

West Ham may move for Nuno Espirito Santo if they sack Graham Potter, Arsenal among sides interested in Luiz Gustavo Benedetti and Manchester United show interest in Elliot Anderson

Michael van Gerwen secures his first televised title in two years with victory over defending champion Luke Littler in the World Series of Darts final.

Charley Hull holds her nerve to win the Queen City Championship after world number one Jeeno Thitikul four-putts the final hole.

Exclusive: Research finds more than 1,000 schools have suffered cumulative real-terms cuts in excess of £1m each

School leaders in England are having to double up as caretakers and lollipop men and women as funding “hits rock bottom”, teaching unions have said.

Others are having to call on relatives to help fix crumbling buildings and do other odd jobs after years of “inadequate” funding...

Highly educated Kenyans working for essay mills ghostwrite academic work that students pass off as their own

There is a secret industry that generates billions of dollars a year. Its workers are bright, industrious and completely anonymous. Their job is writing essays to order for students – in the UK and elsewhere – to help them get good degrees.

These are “shadow scholars”, highly...

Money is almost always tight as a student, but fitting work around your studies requires a little forethought and planning if you want to avoid a negative impact on those grades

If you’re planning to go to university, you may also be thinking about getting a job while studying. But it can be difficult to know where to look, especially if you’re moving to an unfamiliar city.

The most...

Students may have had a reputation for boozy behaviour, but there are ways to make friends for those who prefer to keep things straight edge

For as long as anyone can remember, drinking has been a key part of the student experience – but this is changing. An increasing number of young people are turning away from drinking, with a 2024 poll by Student Beans finding that half of first-year...

Rapper Da LES – real name Leslie Mampe – has shared an inspiring health update after surviving a stroke last year on his birthday…

After months of being trolled, Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok sent a powerful message to his rugby critics…

Springbok Makazole Mapimpi and his wife Sasha de Sousa celebrated their son’s first birthday with a Disney-themed party…

BTS’ RM created a stir after posting with American rapper Tyler, The Creator in South Korea. The picture stirred collaboration rumours.

Benjamin Jephta’s upcoming album Homecoming Re-visited is expected to be released on Friday, 19 September.

Johannesburg is buzzing with culture, music, and heritage events this weekend.

“I gave everything I had, the mistake from yesterday gave me extra concentration, extra power, extra energy.”

Penultimate round of this year’s series at the Killarney race track promised action and delivered.

The private sector has committed to fund the estimated R2.1bn licensing fee if South Africa gets the green light.

Performance gap between this SUV and RSQ8 much closer than R600k price gap suggests.

Emma Simmonds says she will never return to the hospital, this week rated England’s worst.