96 m. ago 230K Canadians demand country revoke Musk’s citizenship; Mogul responds Canada is ‘not a real country’

The South African-born billionaire, who holds both Canadian and U.S. citizenship, retaliated to the 230,000-strong petition

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1 hour ago 230K Canadians demand country revoke Musk’s citizenships; Mogul responds Canada is ‘not a real country’

The South African-born billionaire, who holds both Canadian and U.S. citizenship, retaliated to the 230,000-strong petition

Politics

3 h. ago Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive

South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations

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5 h. ago British Iranian engineer wins £8k damages after South African sales reps mocked him with Indian accent and claimed they couldn't be racist because of their 'multicultural' background

A British Iranian engineer has been awarded over £8k in damages after an employment tribunal ruled that he had been harassed when colleagues imitated an Indian accent in front of him at work.

Economics

27 h. ago Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo

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48 h. ago Scottish golfer relishing South African Open return after top

Connor Syme excited about paying his first visit to Durban following best result so far in 2025

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48 h. ago Teenager in critical condition in hospital and schoolboy injured after e

Both teenagers were taken to hospital, with one in a critical condition

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3 d. ago Damon Hill declares ‘it’s over’ as F1 legend takes latest swipe at Elon Musk

Damon Hill has had a number of run-ins with Elon Musk over the past few months over the South African's ownership of Twitter and his relationship with Donald Trump

Politics

4 d. ago Man is awarded £35,000 after he was held in hellhole South African jail for rape for two months despite not having a penis

The wrongly arrested man, who was 21 at the time, had been kidnapped when he was 12 and brutally attacked and had his left ear, penis, testicles and scrotum cut off.

Events

5 d. ago ‘Politically, it’s important. It’s important for humanity’: the long

A new Raoul Peck documentary showcases the recently rediscovered work of the photographer who drew parallels between apartheid South Africa and America’s battle for equalityA group of Black men stand naked in a line with their arms up, facing the wall, as they undergo a medical examination before being sent to work in the mines. The image is just one of many by the late Ernest Cole depicting the dehumanisation of Black people during apartheid. Writing for Ebony magazine in 1968, the South African photographer explained how he wanted his work to “show the world what the white South African had done to the Black”. Since the late 1950s, he had been chronicling, up close and in detail, the horrors of racial segregation for publications such as Drum and the New York Times and had become arguably the most significant photographer documenting the country’s oppressive regime.“Ernest’s photos are the first ones that gave us an idea of what apartheid was, from the belly of the beast,” says Ha...

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6 d. ago Dragons line up move for South African tighthead after quartet agree deals

The Dragons are working hard to strengthen their pack

Economics

6 d. ago Tyla finally breaks silence on backlash to identifying as ‘colored’

The singer first called herself a ‘colored South African’ in a 2020 TikTok which sparked backlash after resurfacing three years later

Politics

7 d. ago Dragons to sign three Wales internationals and South African fly

The Dragons have made strengthening their pack a priority

Politics

7 d. ago Everything we know about the Delta flight that crashed in Toronto

At least 18 people have been hospitalized, including one child and two adults with critical injuries

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7 d. ago Delta flight flips over at Toronto airport leaving three critically injured, including child: Latest

At least 15 passengers have sustained injuries

Society

7 d. ago Mum's heartbreaking tribute as schoolboy dies after horror car crash

Harrison Reynolds, 13, was left with critical injuries after he was one of six passengers in a Vauxhall Corsa which spun off the road.

Events

8 d. ago MoD in legal battle over evacuation of Afghan special forces commandos to UK

Hundreds of former Afghan soldiers are being brought to the UK as part of ongoing evacuation

Events

8 d. ago Love Island: All Stars cast — who are our finalists and who has left the villa so far?

As Love Island: All Stars draws to a close, who are the finalists and who were the latest shock couple to be dumped from the South African villa?

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