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The pressure is building on Gianni Infantino. Can he survive as Fifa president?

US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that “we’ll be hitting them [Iranians] very hard”.

As Europe faces its worst wildfires in decades, Australia offers lessons in disaster preparedness.

Emergency services were called out to the scene of the crash at around 5o clock on Saturday.

Late on Friday evening a man was shot and killed in Wallacedene.

Costumed participants danced and waved from a colourful flotilla of 80 decorated vessels as they made their way through the city’s waterways.

The deadly blast took place in a venue near the centre of the city, but the cause is currently unclear.

Some 19 major Italian cities – including Rome, Milan and Naples – are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.

Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta “shocking”.

Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution – some called the BBC to tell their stories.

The grandson of former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin has caused controversy at the Commonwealth Games after being disqualified for headbutting his opponent.

The incident has sparked concern in Europe while Spain also faces a challenge in balancing its relations with neighbouring Morocco and Algeria.

Prime Minister ​Sifi ​Ghrieb ⁠has visited the hospital where some of thoe injured ⁠have ​been taken.

The actual presentation of FIFA’s plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.

Provincial Electoral Officer Nkaro Mateta says 75 000 people registered in the province on Saturday.

Makatong is the second MEC to resign in a period of eight months.

Only twenty five people visited one of the voting stations in this area ton Saturday,

After commentators claim England’s Dimeji Shittu was “robbed” in the Commonwealth Games final, is judging helped by artificial intelligence the answer?

Emma Finucane is the first Welsh woman to collect three golds at a single Commonwealth Games.

Uros Medic puts on a statement performance to stop Daniel Rodriguez in just 30 seconds at the UFC’s first event in Belgrade, Serbia.

Southern Brave defeat London Spirit by five wickets to move up to fourth in the Men’s Hundred table.

Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racism

When the superstar academic Jason Arday took to the stage at the British Sociological Association’s 75th anniversary conference earlier this year, he delivered a talk called Wanted Dead or Alive: the Playbook.

The youngest black professor in...

A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future?

What’s more harrowing than sending your child to school? Maybe getting stuck on a city bus that can’t drop below 55 miles per hour or it will explode, but that’s about it. Once your kid hits school age, you have to decide (if you’re lucky) between public and private...

For the love of Mzansi: These All Blacks players have strong ties to South Africa – from birth, to parents to significant others…

With one day of competition remaining in Glasgow, the SA team are in 11th place in the overall standings with 28 medals (seven gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze).

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The president says individuals are too scared to testify at the Madlanga commission.

A total of R10.5 million in jackpots is up for grabs. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for1 August 2026.

As blockchain technology matures, the conversation is shifting away from speculative assets toward real financial infrastructure. At Rare Evo held in Las Vegas this week, Margie Feng, Head of Marketing at Solayer and Margin Trade, outlined why the next stage of digital asset adoption will depend less on marketing narratives and more on whether blockchain […]

Spacious six-seater proves you don’t need an new energy vehicle to save at the pumps.

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Professor Sunita Sar explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.