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11.09.2025 21:00 Thabo Bester, who allegedly faked his death in prison and escaped, says the documentary is defamatory.

11.09.2025 21:00 Photos of new year celebrations in a country with a calendar seven years behind that followed in the West.

11.09.2025 21:00 Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, World Indoor 800m winner Prudence Sekgodiso and 5000m world record holder Beatrice Chebet are among those hoping to make their mark in Tokyo.

11.09.2025 16:42 The highest court rules that a law barring men from taking the surnames of their wives is a "colonial import".

11.09.2025 16:42 Zambia's Vice-President Mutale Nalumango says the compensation offered to communities "may not be all".

11.09.2025 16:42 This summer has been an unforgettable time for Brighton's new goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who discusses how her recognition will have an impact on African football.

11.09.2025 16:42 Equatorial Guinea fail in an appeal against a decision by world governing body Fifa to impose two 3-0 forfeits for fielding an ineligible player in World Cup qualifying.

11.09.2025 16:42 South Africa win a chaotic, rain-affected opening T20 in Cardiff by 14 runs as England fail to chase 69 in five overs.

11.09.2025 11:31 Fourteen deportees including nationals of Nigeria and The Gambia have already arrived, President Mahama says.

11.09.2025 06:01 Survivors of the flood tell the BBC they are still in need of government support.

10.09.2025 15:21 A raid on a Johannesburg factory found 91 Malawians, including 37 children, living in appalling conditions.

10.09.2025 15:21 Worshippers have been gunned down in mosques and homes have been torched in escalating violence, Human Rights Watch says.

10.09.2025 11:01 Kyalo Mbobu was driving home when a gunman on a motorbike shot him dead on a busy street in the capital.

10.09.2025 11:01 The UN says the number of obese teenagers has nearly tripled globally in the last two decades.

10.09.2025 01:00 Cape Verde are one win away from qualifying for the Fifa World Cup for the first time but Cameroon and Nigeria could miss out on the finals.