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Erasmus scheme to return for UK students

EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban as global EV shift faces reset

Trump sues the BBC for $10 billion over speech edit

South Africa

Major smuggling activities disrupted at Beitbridge Border: BMA

North West traditional leaders back new, innovative voting ways

Members of Parliament rally behind Bafana as they head to Morocco

Africa

Defenders ‘scared’ of Nigeria’s Osimhen – Onyeka

Sudan’s RSF trying to cover up mass killings in el-Fasher, researchers say

French court sentences ex-DR Congo rebel and politician to 30 years in jail

Business

Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI

EU waters down plans to end petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Employment Rights Bill clears last parliamentary hurdle

Politics

New ANCYL leadership urged to prioritise jobs and skills

Mixed political views mark Reconciliation Day

Reconciliation must be a continuous commitment: UDM

Sport

Saints contract hopes ‘looking pretty good’ for Smyth

Substitutes in rugby ‘absolute nonsense’ – McBride

Hamilton docked nine more points after rule breach

Education

UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme

Sudan: UNDP Completes Training Program for Small Business Owners in Al-Gadarif

‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DoJ changes priorities

Lifestyle

Warras’s tweets about Cat Matlala resurface: ‘Tryna get me killed’

Tributes pour in for DJ Warras

Rob Reiner’s son to be formally charged with parents’ murder

Entertainment

Broos not happy despite Bafana victory

PICTURES: This is where DJ Warras was murdered

PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results: Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Science/Tech

The Best Streaming Bundles and Streaming Deals of December 2025

MI6 Chief: We’ll Be as Fluent in Python As We Are in Russian

The 40 Best Shows on Apple TV, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)

Motoring

Major airport in ruins in South Africa

Best-selling cars under R300,000 in South Africa

Know your rights when travelling on South Africa’s roads this December

Health

Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You

One way to deal with OCD and intrusive thoughts

Plans to fix NHS dental care and save some patients hundreds of pounds