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Party says judgment stops parliament from fulfilling its constitutional obligation

Beau Greaves wins the Women’s World Matchplay for the third time after coming through a thrilling last-leg decider to beat Fallon Sherrock.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the teen was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver

A North-West University PhD study by Dr Seani Rananga has developed a multilingual AI framework capable of detecting misinformation across English, isiZulu and Sepedi — extending a capability that has largely worked only in English into two of South Africa’s most widely spoken indigenous languages, and setting a template that can be adapted for elections, […]

Nigerian tech skills nonprofit Tech4Dev has opened applications for the Women Techsters Sprint Program in Ghana, a virtual advanced-training initiative aimed at moving women with foundational digital skills into industry-ready careers in data science, cybersecurity or software development. The Sprint Program is a sub-programme of the wider Women Techsters Program, which Tech4Dev describes as...

Egypt has become one of the first countries in the world to launch a nationally contextualized AI competency framework for teachers, developed with UNESCO and tailored to the Egyptian education system’s priorities, needs and constraints. The framework was launched by Egypt’s Minister of Education and Technical Education, Mohamed Abdel Latif, and UNESCO Cairo Office Officer-in-Charge […]

The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tell, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.

A police manhunt is underway after a suspect rammed a car into a crowd at a Pride event in the German capital on Saturday night.

A 21-year-old suspect has been identified by police, but he has not been found.

They have seen a flurry of recent wins, but Michigan will test their ability to win back working-class voters in crucial states.

Leading African para-athletes say the inclusive nature of the Games’ integrated schedule is helping to changes attitudes towards disability on the continent.

As the biggest ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations gets ready for kick-off, BBC Sport Africa picks seven players to keep an eye on in Morocco.

The government is under intense pressure to tackle a slew of armed groups, many of whom attack civilians.

He is among more than 130 people detained over planned protests calling for democratic reforms.

The bonus scheme offers a one-off payment of up to £150 towards school essentials.

Johnson faced a grilling last week as evidence raised questions on IDAC’s credibility.

The DA says it is already challenging section 15A and the minister’s power to prescribe targets.

South Africa goes to the polls in local government elections on November the 4th.

Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration media briefing on government approach to migration

Jos Buttler stars with 90 from 50 balls as Manchester Super Giants ease past Birmingham Phoenix at Old Trafford – winning by 87 runs in the men’s Hundred.

Nadine de Klerk hits an unbeaten 41 to guide London Spirit to a thrilling five-wicket victory over Trent Rockets with three balls to spare. The win at Trent Bridge secures Spirit’s first win of their 2026 women’s Hundred campaign and marks the highest successful run chase in the team’s history.

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Jos Buttler produces a masterful 90 from 50 balls as Manchester Super Giants defeat Birmingham Phoenix to maintain their perfect start to The Hundred.

PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to power

Race, school, gender: the makeup of Andy Burnham’s cabinet – in charts

Like 20 British prime ministers before him, Andy Burnham’s new cabinet minister for AI, Kanishka Narayan, went to Eton. After graduating from the country’s most elite private school, Narayan...

From darling to downward spiral – Has former Springbok and Bulls star Derick Hougaard finally reached rock bottom?

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Here’s what to expect this week.

The season now heads into its summer break before resuming with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on August 23.

Mfundo Vilakazi scored the only goal of the match in the first half.

South Africa’s mobile operators have won 700MHz of prime spectrum, with Wi-Fi is confined to the lower 6GHz band.

Dr Suzanne Bell helps astronauts perform in a high-stress environment. To do that, she wakes up at 5am – without an alarm

Tell us: what impact have GLP-1s had on your relationships?

Dr Suzanne Bell, an organizational psychologist, leads the Behavioral Health and Performance Laboratory at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center.

What’s your morning routine?

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Prof Abbie Garrington reflects on an interview with the physicist Laura Grego about the battle for our skies

Where are the arts and humanities in current debates about space research? The physicist Laura Grego tells us we “have to be aware of what is happening in space”, that we should probe Elon Musk’s potential “appropriation” of space via satellite, and that our spacefaring era...

A No 10 source says it is an attempt by the prime minister to show he is “hitting the ground running”.