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Kuse dethrones mini flyweight world champion Filipino Melvin Jerusalem after 12 hard-fought rounds

The Inter-University Council for East Africa, in collaboration with the East African Science and Technology Commission and international partners, has formally launched the East African Community Artificial Intelligence Alliance, alongside its inaugural flagship initiative — a regional Network on Artificial Intelligence in Education and Research. According to IUCEA, the alliance is designed...

The grandparents will face a charge of child negligence when they appear in court on Monday.

By Johnson Idesoh, Group Chief Information and Technology Officer at Absa For the past three or four years, the world has lived through what is probably the fastest adoption of a general-purpose technology in modern economic history, with systems becoming embedded in ordinary working life so quickly that companies, governments, and regulators have often struggled […]

Severe weather conditions that have ravaged parts of the country have claimed 18 lives.

The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.

Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria’s Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR spent weeks with some of them to understand why they fled China for Syria.

In Ukraine, local officials report eight injured in overnight Russian drone strikes and shelling.

Trump threw his full support behind Julia Letlow in Louisiana’s high-stakes contest, branding the incumbent “disloyal”.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.

Africa’s top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

The Trump administration waives a $15,000 visa bond for fans from five countries who have World Cup tickets, but African fans still face challenges.

At the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Makhtar Diop calls for bold investment, private sector leadership and structural reforms

There are green shoots emerging in South Africa’s richest city despite property data showing signs of negative sales and years of decay.

South African employers are being warned to prepare for increased scrutiny as authorities intensify inspections of businesses employing foreign nationals.

“Dried apricots 12 months ago were £35 for a 12kg box, now they’re £100 a box,” says cheesemonger.

Northumberland journalist Kate Pasola says there is a need to break down socioeconomic barriers.

His life was a testament to a generation of cadres who sacrificed greatly freedom

The Free State municipality is facing severe fiscal distress, with liabilities exceeding R5.8bn and a R871.6 million deficit, says Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke

The DA has requested the President to authorise an SIU investigation immediately.

The IFP has introduced Mabaso as its mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg.

Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh backs manager Danny Rohl and says a “summer of substantial change” will happen at Ibrox after the failings of this season.

The most petty and ill-informed football show on radio.

Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou said he had to protect his players against Durban City on Saturday.

Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps is close to a return to the Women’s Super League, with her exit from Paris St-Germain edging closer.

Businesses are advised against paying – but as the Canvas platform hack shows, many are prepared to deal to protect users’ privacy

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After a week of outages, hundreds of millions of students’ data stolen, delayed assignment due dates, and school login pages being defaced by hackers, US tech firm Instructure – which operates the...

Cannes film festival: Marine Atlan’s debut film follows a group of French high-school kids and their long-suffering teacher on a visit to Pompeii and Naples

Here is cinematographer turned director Marine Atlan’s beautiful debut film about young love, superbly acted and directed. It is a reminder of how fundamentally dishonest and pseudosophisticated it is to laugh dismissively at the...

Janet Jackson makes 60 look effortlessly beautiful and young.

Helen Zille has compared Orlando Pirates’s pursuit of a PSL title win to her bid to govern Johannesburg as the next mayor…

A group of refugees in the US have revealed what they miss about South Africa – can you guess the answers?

A ‘massive pay cut’ awaits Siya Kolisi at the Stormers after he bid the Sharks goodbye over the weekend…

Three people were killed in a head-on collision.

All in all, the Sharks won just 13 matches out of 30 this season – a win rate of just 43%.

Matlala appeared in court earlier this week.

GTI’s switch towards electrification yields more power than the 147 kW produced by the South African-market, current combustion engine Polo GTI.

The Oto Smart Sprinkler makes it easy to keep your lawn watered—as long as it gets three hours a day of direct sun to stay charged.

Experts say slashed funding and growing misinformation are some of the greatest challenges facing public health

The hantavirus outbreak, while unlikely to spark the next big pandemic, is shining a spotlight on the ways public health has deteriorated in the US: its ability to test for rare diseases, its expertise on outbreak prevention and response, its ability to battle misinformation and...

I grilled, smoked, seared, cleaned, and synced digital temp controllers to find the best grill option for every cookout and tailgate.

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

South Africa’s fuel refinery capacity has collapsed since the start of the decade, making the country more susceptible to global oil shocks.

Jetour’s newest SUV is among the top 10 best-selling passenger cars in South Africa, less than a year after its launch.

Digital marketing holds unique power to grow your business and reach new customers.

A patient praises a new test for womb cancer being trialled at hospitals in Suffolk and Norfolk.

Women diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder discuss how it impacts their lives.

Health correspondent James Gallagher absorbs more than the recommended daily limit in just one meal to find out how salt affects our bodies.

Two people ill with meningitis in Reading have been confirmed as pupils at two schools