Unlocked devices key to Alban murder

The prosecution may have finally unlocked two iPhones and an iPad which could shed more light into the murder of American tourist Gabriela Kabrins Alban.

• Modimolle initiate’s death to be investigated
• Much-needed aid for Plastic View fire victims
• Eid greetings from President Zuma
• Paul O’Sullivan a flight risk, says Hawks

Madonna moved to tears by case of child rape

Madonna was reduced to tears during a trip to Kenya as she listened to a man describe how his five-year-old daughter had been raped.

• Zim shutdown: Mujuru calls for new election
• Children born of Boko Haram rape persecuted
• Uganda’s Museveni in Palestine gaffe
• Netanyahu eyes trade opportunities in Africa

Obama ready to 'pass baton' to Clinton

Barack Obama tells North Carolina crowd that there’s never been a candidate as prepared to be president as Hillary Clinton.

• Top Iraqi minister quits after bombings
• ‘Careless’ Clinton rebuked by FBI
• Race for Britain’s top job intensifies
• Saudi king vows to tackle extremists

All Blacks coach to decide on his future

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will make a decision on his future with the side before this year's Rugby Championship begins in August.

• Serena joins Venus in Wimbledon semis
• Argentina coach Martino quits
• 'France do not have 120 minutes in their bones'
• 'Super bacteria' found in Rio waters

A beginner’s guide to Eid ul-Fitr

Your colleague has been fasting all month, and has taken the day off for Eid. But what exactly is Eid? Capetonian Yasmine Jacobs gives us the lowdown.

• Can Baby Boxes reduce cot deaths?
• Win 1 of 5 Vital Protection hampers worth R1024
• You can now clone your pet
• FOMO about #SAMW? Read this

The businessman, escort agency and SA supermodel

A Chinese businessman has filed a R40m lawsuit against an escort agency for failing to organise him a sexual rendezvous with stars - including Candice Swanepoel.

• Video: Man marries his cellphone in Vegas
• Now no one owns Happy Birthday
• Tony Robbins’ hot coal walk burns more than 30
• Police swoop in on charity rubber duck race

June PMI points to slump in private-sector conditions

SA’s private sector slipped back into contraction in June after expanding for the first time in a year in May, as output fell and companies cut jobs.

• Eastplats to buy out minority shareholders
• BMW uses SA as base for rest of Africa
• Eskom boss defends the Guptas
• Above-inflation price hikes on Eskom’s wish list

SA writer Mqombothi wins £10 000 Caine Prize

Writer, filmmaker and photographer Lidudumalingani Mqombothi has won Africa’s leading literary award.

• Somizi to host opening of new club Booth
• #SABC: 80% local to be 100% hit?
• Kim’s ex wants to sue Kanye over video
• Jessica Nkosi: Not about the drama

BlackBerry ditches its Classic model

Latest move by BlackBerry raises further doubts about the future of the smartphone pioneer’s handset business.

• Time running out for world’s leopards
• Can’t parallel park? Let the robot do it
• Kermit Sutra: The secret sex lives of frogs
• Zoo where keeper was killed by tiger faces closure

GR8est Audi ever: New R8 supercar hits SA

It's the fastest and most powerful production car the Fellowship of the Four Rings has ever unleashed.

• X marks the Isuzu KB250 special edition
• C-Class Cabrio: SA prices announced
• Watch Kawasaki H2R hit 400km/h!
• Top Gear at a crossroad as Evans exits

48 hours in cultural Aix, France

Aix-en-Provence is 17 miles north of Marseille, where the southwest extremes of the Alpine foothills subside towards the Rhône delta.

• Finding space and solitude in Scotland
• Visiting the Americas just got easier
• A lowveld mix of luxury and leisure
• Explore this Chinese city from your driverless car