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Bafana Bafana legends and South Africans in general were left speechless, perplexed, and some even lashed out after a disappointing display by the national football team in their 2-0 loss to co-hosts Mexico in the World Cup opener in Mexico City on Thursday.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX began its first day as a public company on Wall Street on Friday after the biggest initial public offering in history, with the polarising entrepreneur promising he will take humanity to Mars.

Ukraine will ‌hike military wages and seek to recruit more fighters abroad, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, as the ‌army faces a staffing shortage after four ⁠years of war with Russia.

The US Supreme Court blocked Alabama from executing a death row inmate by using nitrogen gas, in a rare last-minute intervention after a lower court ruled the method was likely unconstitutional.

Stellenbosch-based artist Portchie died on Friday morning at the age of 62.

The rand strengthened by about 2% overnight after US President Donald Trump cancelled planned strikes on Iran, saying that a peace deal could be signed this weekend.

Despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, South Africans are likely to get worthwhile relief when they buy fuel in July.

Desirée, the 45kg, 4.3-metre-long, southern African python, had to be airlifted to the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital last month.

Gambling giant Betway has disclosed that it is facing an investigation by the South African Reserve Bank.

US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Kharg Island, Iran’s oil infrastructure hub.

The symptom of Bafana Bafana’s 2-0 loss to Mexico on Thursday is the individual mistakes that the team made, however, the cause lies in how the team prepared for this World Cup, writes Njabulo Ngidi.

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As the city buckles under financial mismanagement and crumbling infrastructure, should business be stepping in?

Mexico’s 2-0 victory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener was the result of Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos’ loyalty to a fault rather than of what the hosts did on the Azteca Stadium pitch on Thursday, writes Njabulo Ngidi.

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Europe’s leading nations and their G7 allies will seek to narrow differences with Donald Trump at a summit from Monday in France chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron but expected to be dominated by the US leader’s presence.

Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected in parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists that he doesn’t regret the United States of America being granted the rights to co-host the 2026 World Cup, despite everything that has happened.

Africa’s first liver perfusion machine, which preserves donor livers, improves transplant outcomes, and expands the donor pool, lands at Wits.