Akani Simbine raised his arm in victory as he won his sixth national 100m crown at the South African championships in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, saying he had renewed his love for the sport by reclaiming his old Mr Cool moniker.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced the ringleader of a tax fraud syndicate that defrauded the SA Revenue Services to an effective 65 years imprisonment.

The Cape Town, OR Tambo and King Shaka international airports have all slid down the Skytrax international ranking in recent years, but remain amongst the 100 best in the world.

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Nottingham Forest’s appeal against their Premier League points deduction will be heard on Wednesday.

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Gold pared gains as demand for safe-haven assets eased after Iranian media seemed to downplay the effect of Israeli strikes, indicating a lowering of geopolitical risk.

Stocks came under renewed pressure as big tech sold off, with traders also refraining from making riskier bets ahead of the weekend amid geopolitical uncertainties.

The ditty is said to have been inspired by events at the site of the property almost 500 years ago.

The influential director has reportedly scrapped the idea for his 10th film and gone back to the drawing board.

Sub-Saharan Africa could produce almost $2 trillion of metals required for the energy transition by 2050, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Shares of JSE-listed packaging and paper producer Mondi jumped more than 10% on Friday when it announced it has decided not to go to battle to acquire industry peer DS Smith, which has another hefty offer.

A senior human resources manager in Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha’s office has been arrested for misrepresenting his qualifications.

A former police administrative clerk was sentenced to an effective eight-year jail term for corruption by the Johannesburg specialised commercial crimes court on Friday

Recent revisions fall short, with the bill failing to strike a balance between empowering state intelligence agencies with the power to act against threats to the nation, and protecting the rights and freedoms of South Africans.

Robert Walker-McDaid, who rang a US terror hotline, is the first UK defendant in such a case.

The historic city, nicknamed “Nesf-e-Jahaan” or half the world, is also a centre for military industry.

African languages come alive to tell the Shakespearean tale anew

Celebrity bodyguard Anwar Khan has been granted R200 000 bail in the Dimbaza Magistrate’s Court, but his co-accused has been denied bail.