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The SANDF has begun a phased withdrawal of troops from the DRC following an SADC directive. Efforts will focus on safely returning personnel and assets after months of conflict and setbacks.

The South African Weather Service has forecast cold conditions for parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape and the North West.

As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to table his third fiscal framework in Parliament on 21 May, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says there is no need to remove the minister.

Donald Trump's national security advisor is to leave his post - the first major departure of the president's new term - after being embroiled in a scandal over a chat group leak, US media reported on Thursday.

Calling for an end to Israeli war with Hamas and drawing attention to the suffering in Gaza is perfectly legitimate, but famous people should not use their fame to distort the truth, spread propaganda and present a one-sided a view of the conflict that results in the demonisation of the Jewish state and then, inevitably, the Jewish people, argues Ilan Preskovsky.

Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid on Wednesday lauded IPL's teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi for his fearless approach and strength, but warned him of life in the spotlight.

A vehicle has been recovered from the Hennops River, near where the bodies of three police officers were pulled out just days ago.

HSBC on Thursday said that chair Mark Tucker will retire before the end of the year, after eight years at the top of Europe's largest bank.

A recent fire that swept through more than 3 000 hectares of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, including large sections of protected areas, has resulted in an "animal welfare crisis", according to Cape of Good Hope SPCA.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Tesla boss Elon Musk could stay working for the White House as long as he wanted but understood the tycoon wanted to get back to his businesses.

Two new ways of giving the HIV medicine Dolutegravir to newborn babies have been found to be safe and effective, according to new research.

The US economy has unexpectedly contracted in the first three months of the year on an import surge triggered by Donald Trump's tariff plans, although the president pinned the blame squarely on his predecessor.

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has strongly criticised the DA for taking legal action against Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth.

The US is the single largest investor in South Africa, and any deterioration in diplomatic relations may have significant spillover effects on SA financial markets, warns Casey Sprake.

The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116, having barely survived infancy and attributing her long life to God, according to her order and two longevity trackers.

Mamphela Ramphele asks how the discriminatory practice of load reduction has become institutionalised, while Eskom boasts about the absence of load shedding over many months in middle-class areas.

Four prison warders have been suspended following the death of an inmate at the Goodwood Correctional Centre in Cape Town. Further disciplinary action may be considered.

If they had to reflect on their 2025 Sevens Series campaign going into the Los Angeles finale this weekend, the Blitzboks would be the first to admit that this season has held equal measures of good, bad and ugly.

The MK Party (MKP) has won another councillor seat, this time in the Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

Forty-four foreign nationals have been rescued from a property in Parkmore, Johannesburg.