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Police in Moletlane, Capricorn District, have launched a manhunt after a deadly armed robbery at a restaurant in Mahlarolle, Moletlane on Saturday night. The South African Police Service said that at around 10pm, about 10 robbers wearing balaclavas stormed the restaurant, where about 20 patrons…
OpenAI will not go public in 2026, CEO Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render “unacceptable” even a 10% risk that AI could cause human extinction by decade’s end. The comments come as more US lawmakers urge new rules to…
Yemen’s Houthi group freed 210 of its members held by government forces after seizing a prison during its rapid advance along the country’s Red Sea coast, a Houthi military official said on Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Houthi forces stormed a government-run prison…
A passenger ship that had lost contact in Indonesia’s Java Sea has sunk, with around 130 people unaccounted for, the country’s National Search and Rescue Agency said on Sunday. Around 110 people have been rescued and at least one person has died, according to the latest available figures. The…
After the recent discovery of four women’s bodies in Kempton Park, Acting Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana has confirmed that the South African Police Service has mobilised a multidisciplinary investigation team to probe the killings. Kekana emphasised that gender-based…
A dedicated investigation has been initiated after four men were found shot dead in G‑West, Walmer, Gqeberha, in the Western Cape on Saturday evening, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said on Sunday. The victims, aged between 20 and 30 years, were discovered at around 8.30pm on September…
Goma: An Ebola case has been detected in a province in the north-western corner of Democratic Republic of Congo, far from the epicentre of the country’s most lethal outbreak on record, an official says. • The case involves a man who died on Tuesday in the town of Gwaka, in South Ubangi province…
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the BRICS group of nations met on Saturday in the Indian capital of New Delhi for their annual summit, amid mounting geopolitical tension, disruptions in energy markets, shipping and global trade. Here is a look at the bloc’s history and the challenges it faces today: What is…
The Tshwane Metro Police Department has raised alarm after more than 30 pedestrians were arrested last week for illegally walking or hitchhiking along the N1 and N4 highways. Authorities say the arrests highlight a growing and dangerous trend of individuals attempting to cross or walk along…
KAMPALA: Ugandan king Oyo Nyimba, long the world’s youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday among the tombs of his royal forebears as his Tooro Kingdom looked to put a bitter succession battle behind it. Oyo’s appointed successor, the news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, cast nine coffee berries…
Eight people, including two children, were killed in a devastating head‑on collision between a Toyota sedan and a Volkswagen sedan on the N17 toll road near the Ermelo Toll Plaza early Sunday morning. The accident occurred at around 1.30am. Seven of the victims were occupants of the Volkswagen…
Police in KwaZulu-Natal are offering a R50 000 reward for information that could help locate seven-year-old Lathitha Mtolo, who has been missing since February. Lathitha was last seen by her friends in the Marikana area of Kokstad on February 26, 2026. Since then, her whereabouts have remained…
South Africa’s latest electoral dispute has quickly become an ANC story. That is understandable. The ANC remains the country’s largest political party and what happens inside the party attracts intense public and media scrutiny. But if we look beyond the political contest and consider the figures…
South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by US authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering…
“The strange career of a troublesome word”, is the subtitle of African-American legal scholar Randall Kennedy’s 2002 book on the N-word, regarded as “the nuclear bomb of racial epithets” and “arguably the most consequential social insult in American history”. This past week, a major South Africa…
Steenberg police in Cape Town have arrested five suspects after rescuing a 25‑year‑old e‑hailing driver who was kidnapped, raped and held for ransom in Heathfield. Police said the victim had met one of the female suspects through his e‑hailing business last week. After exchanging numbers and…
Wholesale and retail trade added 92 000 jobs in the year to the first quarter of 2026, accounting for nearly a quarter of employed youth. With youth unemployment hovering around 46%, retail remains one of the country’s most accessible pathways into work. Major retailers are investing heavily in…
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Sunday that they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee. The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched an urgent investigation after the discovery of four women’s bodies in the Kempton Park area over the past two months. Disturbing pattern emerges The latest body was found on Saturday evening in Rhodesfield. Detectives have noted troubling…
Pitso Mosimane’s official game on his sensational return as Bafana Bafana coach is getting closer but first he must fine-tune his technical team after announcing Morena Ramoreboli last week. According to several reports, Mosimane is searching for a second assistant, with AmaZulu FC coach Arthur…
Head coach Rivash Gobind admits that when he reflects on the Momentum Multiply Titans’ success in the 2025/26 domestic cricket season, there was a lot of hard work — on and, especially, off the field — that gave rise to his side’s improved performances, which ultimately led to their lifting a…
The first Manchester derby of the season this afternoon will provide the two clubs’ coaches with a massive test, the result of which will go a long way in convincing the fans that they are the real deal. Kick-off is at 5.30pm. LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 28: Enzo Maresca, Manager of Manchester City…
The orderly and decorous manner in which the sold-out Springboks versus All Blacks Test match at FNB Stadium was organised has left some of us, bona fide diski followers and reporters, a little embarrassed. It has left us asking ourselves why the same cannot happen when the 90 000 or so fans come…
The Spar Proteas will return to court for the first time in almost a month after their bittersweet moment at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Their first task will be defending their African Netball Cup crown next week in Kenya, Nairobi. Coach Jenny van Dyk has opted for a young and exciting…
