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Two men planned an attack in Greater Manchester and a third man failed to report the plan.

Antoine Semenyo starts the process of deciding his future as Chelsea become the latest club to register an interest in the Bournemouth attacker.

Hundreds queue at the border, waiting to be processed so they can travel home for festive holidays.

The Wemmershoek fire in Drakenstein continued to burn fiercely late yesterday.

Over the past three years, generative artificial intelligence has reshaped society, with one of its most visible effects seen in human writing. Large language models that power tools such as ChatGPT are trained on vast collections of text and are now capable of producing fluent, complex written content. The rapid adoption of these tools has […]

Ericsson, long known as a European telecommunications technology leader, has played a foundational role in Africa’s connectivity for more than a century and is now driving the continent’s next phase of digital transformation through artificial intelligence, 5G and energy-efficient networks. The company installed some of South Africa’s earliest telephone exchanges in 1896 and has since […]

President Trump has announced the Navy will begin building a new fleet of warships. And, a federal judge has ruled the deportations of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador were illegal.

A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat.

AFP’s Dylan Collins was among journalists injured in an Israeli attack on Lebanon in 2023. The attack killed Reuters’ Issam Abdallah. Collins was in Washington this month to press for accountability.

Jane Ansah is going in a private capacity but reports about the cost and entourage have riled people up.

Those particularly affected are children and pregnant women – some going without food for days.

The Kenyan marathoner has all the running accolades he needs but is now focusing on new goals.

The victims, who include men, women and children, were ambushed on Sunday night as they travelled between villages.

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be a disaster for taxpayers and the national fiscus.

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be a disaster for taxpayers and the national fiscus.

Over the course of 2025, several new car brands have launched in South Africa, all coming from Asia. 

The Bitou Deputy Mayor was seen in a widely circulated video at the weekend, firing a gun.

Boyce suspended 31 MK and one EFF member, accusing them of an assault on the House’s dignity.

Parliament’s Spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says 40 public hearings were held all over the country.

Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken, who had been hoping to compete at the Winter Olympics in February, dies aged 27.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) say there will be no resolution before the end of 2025 on how to cut a professional men’s side.

Paris St-Germain were told they must hand over a £1.3m “ethics bonus” to Kylian Mbappe as part of his court battle win – what are these payments?

Real Madrid and Brazil forward Endrick agrees to join French side Lyon on loan until the end of the season.

Minnie Dlamini has issued a scathing statement in the aftermath of the SIU investigation into irregular funding by the NLC, for which she says she was publicly and unfairly ‘singled out’.

‘Call of Duty’ co-creator Vince Zampella and another person have died after car crash.

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Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork” at The New York Times, spoke with Andrew Marley, executive director for Effective Altruism DC, about how much water A.I. data centers use.

On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss a new law in Australia barring kids under 16 from social media.

The “Hard Fork” co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton sing an original, tech-inspired rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

TopAuto connects automotive brands with 1.5 million active vehicle researchers every month.

There are only six cars left in South Africa with an automatic gearbox that can be bought for less than R250,000.

Bertie Melly was in hospital for 18 months after his premature birth in May 2024.

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