12 h. ago A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

A Pentecostal church in South Africa has celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them making polygamous marriages

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45 h. ago Woman who 'raped and killed boyfriend's little girl, 4,' sent him chilling last text

Amber Lee Hughes, 25, has denied the rape and murder of her partner's four-year-old daughter and is standing trial in South Africa. The court heard she sent a chilling final text to the boyfriend

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3 d. ago Nursery teacher 'sexually assaulted and murdered boyfriend's four

Amber Lee Hughes, 25, stands accused of the rape and murder of Nada-Jane Challita and has now gone on trial at the Johannesburg High Court in South Africa .

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3 d. ago Female teacher who 'raped and killed' lover's daughter, 4, sent chilling final text

Amber Lee Hughes, 25, is standing trial over the alleged the rape and murder of Nada-Jane Challita, her lover's four-year-old daughter, at the Johannesburg High Court in South Africa

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3 d. ago F1 chief gives update on African GP – with South Africa and Rwanda bidding to host race

F1 has not raced in Africa since the Kyalami circuit hosted the South African GP in 1993

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3 d. ago Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith hits out at 'ridiculous' eating trend and says it's causing childhood obesity

The beloved Great British Bake Off judge, 85, who originally hails from South Africa, revealed her thoughts on the UK's obesity crisis in an interview with The Sun.

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3 d. ago Helicopter crashes at Melbourne airport moments after takeoff

Two people – the pilot and a passenger – were on board at time of crash

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4 d. ago US missionary kidnapped during church service rescued after shoot

US citizen Josh Sullivan, from Tennessee, has been based in the Motherwell township branch of the Fellowship Baptist church since 2018

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4 d. ago US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout

Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country.Three unidentified suspects were killed during the “high-intensity shootout” on Tuesday in which Joshua Sullivan, a missionary from Tennessee, was rescued, the Hawks, the police unit that deals with serious crime in South Africa, said in a statement. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout

South African law enforcement officials have rescued an American missionary who was abducted by armed and masked men as he was preaching in the Eastern Cape province last week

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4 d. ago Major update on US pastor kidnapped while delivering sermon in South Africa after shootout leaves his three abductors dead

American pastor Josh Sullivan, 34, was kidnapped from the Fellowship Baptist Church Motherwell in the Mandela Bay township of what was once Port Elizabeth by 4 masked gunmen

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5 d. ago Key pieces of evidence recovered in the wake of New York helicopter disaster

Divers have now secured key pieces of evidence following the Hudson River helicopter crash on Thursday

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5 d. ago Wales autumn international 2025 ticket prices slashed for one group as statement made

The WRU have revealed the ticket prices for Wales' autumn fixtures against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa

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5 d. ago The Breakdown | Rugby World Cups aren’t adding up for major unions and there is no easy fix

South Africa no longer see hosting as viable and World Rugby is under pressure to deliver for its membersThe starting gun has been fired on the race to host the 2035 and 2039 Rugby World Cup tournaments. Expressions of interest have been made: Spain’s proposal has piqued interest, Italy’s too, while the Middle East stalks along as the elephant in the room. The idea of going back to Japan within 20 years of a first World Cup in Asia is a popular proposition.News came over the weekend, however, that South Africa has all but ruled out a bid for either edition of the tournament. South Africa threw its hat into the ring in 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 but was overlooked on each occasion and the SA Rugby president, Mark Alexander, was brutally honest when asked about the prospect of doing so again. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Tour company ordered to STOP operations immediately

Agustin Escobar, the CEO of Siemens Spain, and his family were killed after the New York Helicopter chopper plunged from the sky into the Hudson River in New York City

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6 d. ago FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash

Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation

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6 d. ago New York helicopter tour operator behind fatal crash shuts down

FAA said New York Helicopter Tours will be shuttering ‘immediately’ after accident that killed all six on boardThe company that operated the helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday – killing all six people on board – has been shuttered with immediate effect, the US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Sunday.New York Helicopter Tours is “shutting down their operations immediately”, the FAA said in a statement on X. The agency added that it would launch a review of the company’s license and safety records in the meantime. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Chilling new detail in abduction of Tennessee pastor snatched as he was delivering sermon in South Africa

The suspects snatched Tennessee native Josh Sullivan, 45, while he was delivering a sermon in front of around 30 people including his horrified wife and children.

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6 d. ago Tour company in Hudson River helicopter crash shuts down operations, FAA confirms

Six people were killed when the helicopter plunged into the Hudson River last week

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7 d. ago Schumer seeks to halt flights for New York helicopter company after deadly Hudson River crash

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal authorities to revoke the operating permits of the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River

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