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Met Police officers working for Andrew told to guard Epstein’s home, emails show
The Met says it has not identified any wrongdoing by its protection officers “at this time”.
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The Met says it has not identified any wrongdoing by its protection officers “at this time”.

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They have been named locally as Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, from Norfolk.
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Murder-convicted guesthouse owner Kevin Pretorius was sentenced to an effective 10 years behind bars in Gqeberha for the death of engaged couple Mari Hoon and Jean Vosloo, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at the Kliphuis Guesthouse on his Kareedouw farm.

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The England and Wales Cricket Board writes to the eight Hundred franchises reminding them of their responsibilities around discrimination.

South Africa
Eskom is implementing load reduction daily in some areas.

South Africa
Recently 900 people lost their jobs in the automotive sector, following the closure of Good Year

South Africa
Research warns that chemicals in sanitary towels pose long-term health risks

South Africa
N’wamitwa died in a hospital in Johannesburg at the age of 85

World
Twenty-five people were injured by explosions overnight in what officials are calling a terror attack.

World
Mike Huckabee suggested Israel would be justified in taking much of the Middle East on Biblical grounds.

World
Denmark’s military says its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment.

World
Pakistan says the strikes were retaliation for recent suicide bombings in the country.

Africa
A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.

Africa
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Africa
Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa
The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

Business
Citizens Advice’s Warm and Well scheme in North Yorkshire will receive the money over three years.

Business
South Africa’s 130-year-old retailer, CNA, has virtually ceased to exist after being placed into business rescue in 2021.

Business
Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers will takeover as the chairperson of the board for Boxer, switching roles with current chairperson James Formby.
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Politics
Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the funeral service of Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II in Limpopo.

Politics
Kenny Kunene has criticised Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba’s mayoral capabilities

Politics
The Democratic Alliance’s Solly Msimanga says he wants to hear solutions at this year’s SOPA

Politics
Dlamini served as an ANC branch convener in ward 67 as a councillor who showed commitment

Sport
Test your knowledge – how well do you remember Great Britain’s medal-winning moments at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

Sport
Sweden beat Switzerland 6-5 with their final stone to win gold in the women’s curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Sport
Eight points separate the Soweto giants, but with Pirates wobbling and Chiefs flying, Saturday’s derby could flip the title race on its head.

Sport
Cristiano Ronaldo says he is happy at Al-Nassr following doubts over his future at the Saudi Arabian club.

Education
Education secretary suggests Labour’s priority is maintenance grants for poorer students rather than cutting interest
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives would scrap the “unfair debt trap” of high interest rates on student loans, piling pressure on Labour ministers to tackle the growing outrage over the high costs.
The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, admitted the system of plan...

Education
Exclusive: NLT report says time for books is being crowded out by schoolwork, screens and sports
Fewer than one in 10 boys aged 14 to 16 read daily, according to research, which found reading for pleasure was being crowded out of teenage lives by schoolwork, screens and sports.
While reading declines for both boys and girls in early adolescence, there are “signs of recovery” among girls in...
Education
The human capacity for hope is an essential quality. But hope can also turn into delusion.

Education
Bridget Phillipson says government is ‘not taking away support’ as she prepares to announce changes
UK politics live – latest updates
Bridget Phillipson has pledged that under the government’s overhaul of the special educational needs system it will take weeks for children to get access to support, not months or years – as she prepares to announce the controversial changes.
Speaking before...

Lifestyle
Woolies has begun piloting South Africa’s first self-service checkout tills. Are local shoppers ready to embrace retail automation?

Lifestyle
Ex-Prince Andrew was reportedly treated as a ‘common criminal’ when he was arrested for 11 hours on his 66th birthday on Thursday.

Lifestyle
Ex-Prince Andrew was reportedly treated as a ‘common criminal’ when he was arrested for 11 hours on his 66th birthday on Thursday.

Lifestyle
Do you agree? Durban is one of only two African cities to feature on Time Out Magazine’s ‘Best place to travel’ list this year…

Entertainment
Maart is currently on loan at the Stormers from Griquas as part of a development agreement between the two unions.

Entertainment
Omoda & Jaecoo are redefining the future of hybrid mobility with their industry-leading SHS (Super Hybrid System) technology.

Entertainment
It follows an investigation, reportedly started in 2018, into tenders awarded by the Department of Education.

Entertainment
The first female traditional leader among the Vatsonga-Machangana passed away earlier this month, aged 85, after an illness.

Science/Tech
It’s easier than ever to test for sexually transmitted infections at home. We break down whether or not you should.
Science/Tech
Programmer/entrepreneur Paul Ford is the co-founder of AI-driven business software platform Aboard. This week he wrote a guest essay for the New York Times titled “The AI Disruption Has Arrived, and It Sure Is Fun,” arguing that Anthropic’s Claude Code “was always a helpful coding assistant, but in November it suddenly got much better, and ever since I’ve been knocking off side projects that...
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Science/Tech
Whether you’re looking for extra-warm jackets or bedding, you’ve probably seen this term. Let us, er, fill you in.

Science/Tech
You can avoid Google’s AI summaries in your search results by simply adjusting your query. Or just switch search engines altogether.
Motoring

Motoring
South Africa’s cheapest automatic car won’t cost you more than R200,000.

Motoring
Nissan welcomes Chinese automakers’ push into various countries, saying the competition will only make the industry stronger and benefit the car-buying public.

Motoring
Car theft protection has evolved beyond physical barriers and mechanisms.
Health
The next moon mission, carrying four astronauts, could launch as soon as early March.

Health
The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.
Health
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.

Health
Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.