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Higher education & training minister Buti Manamela has dissolved the NSFAS board and placed the agency under administration

The township economy is a vital, parallel sector estimated to be worth around R900 billion annually

Jose Mourinho’s Benfica could go an entire season unbeaten – but it will not be enough to deliver the club a 39th Portuguese league title.

Zambian national Willah Mudolo appeared in court along with his wife and four others. 

Police says it has arrested 13 373 suspects in a nationwide crime crackdown.

This follows the the death of three- people, with three- others falling ill- with the virus.

The scheme is facing challenges and including funding delays, administrative failures

President Trump announced that the U.S will “guide” stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz. And, Democrats face an uphill battle to gain Senate control. Here are the key races to watch.

Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, who came third and fourth respectively in the last elections, switch parties.

Rescuers defy warnings as the stranded “Humpback Hope,” also known in German media as Timmy, is carried by barge into the North Sea, racing against time to save her.

Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.

More than 100 gangs are operating nationwide as the growing use of political thugs raises fears of election violence.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says current rules are “on the right side” when it comes to shoe technology, following Sabastian Sawe’s record-breaking time at the London Marathon.

Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.

The unusually forceful intervention highlights concerns about governance in the management of public retirement savings

Paymenow, which was co-founded by Springbok legend Bryan Habana, has merged with fellow fintech PayCurve.

The Department of Health (DoH) has requested that the public stay calm after a rare case of Hantavirus was confirmed in a critically ill British national in South Africa. 

Results from a recent Schools Water Testing Project have revealed major concerns about water quality in South Africa.

Sources close to Kubayi said the approach was not genuine but ‘malicious’ and meant to disrupt her

President Ramaposa has reaffirmed the strong ties between the party and the Bantu Church of Christ.

The IEC says the meeting is part of its stakeholder engagement programme as it prepares for the LGE

ANC delegation is in Gqeberha to assess service delivery progress at NMB…

Mamelodi Sundowns have reached the CAF Champions League final for the second year in a row and will face Morocco’s AS FAR in the two-legged finale.

A court in the Netherlands dismisses a legal challenge by NAC Breda to replay a league fixture because of the ineligibility of an opposition player – avoiding more than 130 Eredivisie matches potentially being scrutinised.

Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates superstar Relebohile Mofokeng has powered to the summit of Africa’s highest valued U23 player at R68.6m.

A fully fit Juarno Augustus remains every bit deserving of a Springbok call-up, and the selectors will know it.

Job ready graduates program will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students with debts exceeding $50,000

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One in four humanities students will take more than 25 years to fully repay their student loans because of Morrison government changes to university fees, newly public Treasury modelling reveals.

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A new ‘hybrid living’ trend is reshaping property buying in South Africa, balancing city life with coastal escapes.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed the schedule for social grant payments for the week of 5 to 7 May.

The DA prides itself on good governance, but two of its ministers are under scrutiny over alleged irregularities in their portfolios.

Every year on Star Wars Day, fans around the world lean into the iconic pun ‘May the Force be with you’, turning it into a full-blown cultural celebration.

See full list of the 2026 winners.

Conflicting reports over a reported missile strike highlight the volatility of the Strait of Hormuz as military tensions intensify.

Using a 1930s trade law, Homeland Security targeted the man—who hasn’t entered the US in more than a decade—following posts on X condemning the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

Exclusive: Sperm re-transplant offers hope that boys left infertile by chemotherapy could have biological children one day

In a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man whose testicular tissue was frozen before he underwent chemotherapy as a child to be re-transplanted 16 years later has been able to produce sperm.

It is the first time a transplant of cryopreserved prepubertal testicular tissue...

Metalenz’s Polar ID face-scanning technology works even when the camera is hidden under the display.

Chery’s newest car brand looks a lot like Land Rover, and there’s a good reason for that.

South African driving licence cards hold a lot of personal information.

Dr Aziza explains why napping could be a sign of a bigger issue

Chris and Xand continue their conversation with physiotherapist and vestibular rehabilitation specialist, Maggie Stacey.