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The government is consulting on whether the UK should follow Australia by introducing a ban.

Cleaning her home for the festival, one Iranian told us: “Perhaps this dark night will finally give way to dawn.”

Manchester United fan Pernille Harder scored twice against her childhood club at Old Trafford as Bayern Munich gained a precious first-leg advantage in their Champions League quarter-final tie.

Bell’s journalistic career began in the 1960s, working for several publications

The cause of the accident is yet to be determined

The fire ignited on Tuesday in Hout Bay and reached the mountain ridge overnight

The NPA has not clarified what charges Masemola is facing.

The U.S. and Israel say they’ve depleted most of Iran’s missile arsenal, but its weapons — including controversial cluster munitions — are challenging even the most advanced air-defense systems.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden’s chief of defense, Gen. Michael Claesson, about NATO, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and Europe’s relationship with the United States.

Iranians escaping hardship and war are shaking it off to Persian, Arabic and Turkish tunes in this disco in eastern Turkey.

South African authorities declined to disclose the charges he will face when he stands in the dock.

Some of the 32 bodies, including 25 children, are believed to have come from local hospitals and mortuaries.

Ghana is the first African country to make such a deal with the EU, the Ghanaian vice-president says.

Namibia’s regulator noted that Starlink’s subsidiary is not locally owned.

Six weeks from the Holyrood election, the BBC takes the temperature in one central Scotland constituency.

Low-income families are being offered help with the cost of food during the Easter holidays.

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe has warned petrol stations that withholding fuel ahead of massive price increases anticipated next month.

Applicants believe the conference can’t go ahead without their disputes being resolved by the party.

The MK Party approached the Pretoria High Court in a bid to block Advocate Batohi’s pension payout.

This came out at the end of the party’s two day meeting of its High Command held in Durban

ANC says the dossier is a move aimed at discrediting Mbalula and the party’s leadership.

Wales head coach Sean Lynn eyes a clean slate going into this year’s Women’s Six Nations.

Al-Ittihad rekindle their efforts to sign Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye is among the players being considered by Manchester United.

Elena Rybakina beats Jessica Pegula for a fifth straight time to move into the semi-finals of the Miami Open.

Constitution Hill wins under the floodlights at Kempton Park to make it two wins from two on the Flat after moving from National Hunt racing.

Pageants to motherhood! Former Miss South Africa Natasha Joubert- Vermaak is now a baby to a bouncing baby girl…

Thabo Bester’s bid to testify before the Ad Hoc Committee, about ‘certain executives’ has been rejected…

AKA’s father criticises commission for showing video of his son’s murder, calling it insensitive

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in parliament in a video that has gone viral…

A young child’s bravery played a crucial role in identifying the attacker and securing a conviction.

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South Africa may be at risk of fuel shortages because of a corruption scandal that sold off a huge portion of the country’s strategic reserves.

Stellantis recently confirmed that its plans to build a bakkie factory in the Eastern Cape have been put on hold.

The City of Johannesburg has unveiled its first electric car charging station.

A cartel of South African number plate companies has been referred to the Competition Tribunal for alleged price-fixing and exploitation.

Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.