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President Donald Trump said on ‌Thursday the United States would hit Iran “very hard tonight” and wanted eventually to take ⁠Iran’s oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island, after tit-for-tat strikes in the Gulf that have undermined a shaky ceasefire.

England and Chelsea legend John Terry said he was excited by the prospect of seeing young South African defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi playing at the World Cup, which starts in Mexico on Thursday.

ActionSA says it will “watch this space closely”, as anti-immigrant groups push for a 30 June deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave the country.

Paul the octopus made headlines 16 years ago for his ‘superpower’ in predicting football results. Now, Cherry, the Two Oceans Aquarium’s resident octopus, has made her own prediction for Thursday night’s opening game between Bafana Bafana and Mexico.

Bafana Bafana are back at the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 16 years, and it’s a moment we should embrace like we did in 2010, writes Lloyd Burnard.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino adopted a dismissive posture regarding the visa debacle that has dominated the build-up to the World Cup, telling the football world to “chill” and “relax”.

Teboho Mokoena stepped into the Azteca Stadium and took charge like he has done at a many foreign stadiums in matches of consequence when he is flying South Africa’s flag.

The streets of Mexico City were a hive of activity on the eve of the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s opening match between Bafana Bafana and one of the tournament’s co-hosts, Mexico, on Thursday.

Legendary Bafana Bafana forward Siyabonga Nomvethe said the current players needs to be soldier-like in their performance when they face Mexico in the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening game on Thursday.

Iran warned on Thursday that the shaky ceasefire in the three-month Middle East war was now “practically meaningless” following fresh strikes by the United States that saw Tehran respond with attacks around the region.

The positive outlooks from two of the major rating agencies are an opportunity, not an endpoint, writes Duncan Pieterse, Director-General of the National Treasury.

Ukraine’s police chief has accused Russia of ‌recruiting teenage Ukrainian girls to kill Ukrainian military personnel, following the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected of murdering a serviceman on the instructions of a Russian operative.

South Africans have been hitting up Google with some seriously tricky spelling conundrums. According to search data, they've been collectively scratching their heads over words like "colour," "beautiful," and "favourite," among many others.

DA mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni, Khathu Rasilingwane, says the battle for control of the metro is a two-horse race between her party and the ANC.

Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday moved to cut the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 - a key right-wing push ahead of October elections in which crime is a major voter concern.

Jamal “MJ” Mhlanga, a commis chef at Luke Dale Roberts’ The Test Kitchen Fledgelings in Cape Town, has been selected for a fully funded three-month internship at Le Calabash in France’s Loire Valley through the DREAM Initiative, connecting emerging chefs from under-resourced backgrounds with world-class culinary training.

There are no delays for the impeachment committee, the Secretary to the National Assembly told senior MPs on Thursday morning.

A non-profit organisation that started as a single café and worked its way to becoming an internationally expanding social enterprise is celebrating 10 years of creating meaningful employment opportunities for the deaf community.

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