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More than 400 people, mostly children, become ill after drinking contaminated water, east of Pretoria.

Will Fatima El Mansouri advance women’s rights amid religious and political barriers?

Will Fatima El Mansouri advance women’s rights amid religious and political barriers?

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was found guilty of 191 murder charges - all but one of them children.

Former army sergeant major Robert Kabera was a popular YouTuber and singer, who had sought asylum in Uganda.

Saido Berahino, who cost Stoke City £12m when they signed him from West Bromwich Albion in January 2017, retires from football at 33.

Saido Berahino, who cost Stoke City £12m when they signed him from West Bromwich Albion in January 2017, retires from football at 33.

Some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.

Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.

Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.

A senior South African cricket official pledges to order a review into the low crowd which attended the first Test against Australia in Durban.

His family has appealed to fans to remember his wife, children and family in prayer during this period of mourning.

The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".

Hosting the World Athletics Championships in Nairobi in 2029 will leave a "legacy of experience and expertise", according to the sport's top official Sebastian Coe.

Hosting the World Athletics Championships in Nairobi in 2029 will leave a "legacy of experience and expertise", according to the sport's top official Sebastian Coe.

It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.

Formula 1 will return to Africa in the early 2030s, but Rwanda's deal to stage a race has prompted accusations of sportswashing against the country.

Formula 1 will return to Africa in the early 2030s, but Rwanda's deal to stage a race has prompted accusations of sportswashing against the country.

A Liverpool fan denies racially aggravated behaviour during a match against Bournemouth in 2025.

A Liverpool fan denies racially aggravated behaviour during a match against Bournemouth in 2025.