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Beyond being “That Girl”, with Grammys and global chart dominance, Tyla is proving she is a girl’s girl, putting her money where her music is, with an R83 000 scholarship for aspiring musicians.

An international intelligence hub has been proposed as a tool to fight the organised crime driving drug crime in South Africa and neighbouring countries.

An international intelligence hub has been proposed as a tool to fight the organised crime driving drug crime in South Africa and neighbouring countries.

US President Donald Trump has cancelled the planned livestream of the execution of the former US Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, saying on Thursday that he had overruled his defence chief, who had intended it to be a public spectacle.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban was set to hear an urgent application by eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba, city manager Musa Mbhele and executive director for water and sanitation Ednick Msweli against the DA and its eThekwini mayoral candidate, Haniff Hoosen, but the hearing did not proceed.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban was set to hear an urgent application by eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba, city manager Musa Mbhele and executive director for water and sanitation Ednick Msweli against the DA and its eThekwini mayoral candidate, Haniff Hoosen, but the hearing did not proceed.

The FF Plus has declared a dispute in the coalition clearing house over International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola’s handling of relations with Washington.

The FF Plus has declared a dispute in the coalition clearing house over International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola’s handling of relations with Washington.

Israeli opposition politician Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in upcoming elections, vowed Thursday to end Hamas rule in Gaza if he wins office following the 27 October vote.

Yet another cyclist has been killed after being struck by a motorist on the N2, about 4km from Swellendam towards Heidelberg, on Wednesday.

Yet another cyclist has been killed after being struck by a motorist on the N2, about 4km from Swellendam towards Heidelberg, on Wednesday.

Harry and Meghan appeared together in public for the first time since their surprise return to Britain, revisiting Nottingham where they made their maiden joint engagement in 2017.

Harry and Meghan appeared together in public for the first time since their surprise return to Britain, revisiting Nottingham where they made their maiden joint engagement in 2017.

A sharp selloff in tech stocks sent a chill through some global equity markets and pulled down the dollar on ‌Thursday, as crowded bets on data centres and other key AI plays faced a reckoning from ⁠high and rising interest rates.

The murder trial of AKA and Tibz was postponed after sweltering heat and a broken air conditioning system made conditions in a Durban courtroom unbearable, sparking a clash between the judge and lawyers.

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has wagged the finger at organisers of the Soweto derby, saying that they need to get their act together in terms of crowd management.

The ANC succeeded in the Constitutional Court in having its candidate lists for six municipalities accepted by the Electoral Commission of South Africa.

The ANC succeeded in the Constitutional Court in having its candidate lists for six municipalities accepted by the Electoral Commission of South Africa.

It was the fourth day of excavations at Post Chalmers Farm outside Cradock that led those tasked with gathering evidence into the deaths of the Pebco Three to a breakthrough.