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Billionaire Elon Musk, tapped by US President-elect Donald Trump to slash federal government spending, lashed out at modern fighter jets yesterday, saying that drones were the future of air combat. He said on his platform X that manning fighter jets were obsolete as pilots were getting killed.

Nearly a fortnight ago, GM announced it had registered with the FIA to become a Formula One engine manufacturer in 2028, supporting Andretti's bid to join the F1 grid.

A woman from Boipatong in the Vaal Triangle who claimed that her toddler was snatched from her back and kidnapped two weeks ago has been arrested.

Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest ever cricketer to be sold in an IPL auction on Monday.

Eliane Heilbronn, the mother of the secretive owners of the luxury group Chanel, has died aged 99, the company said on Monday.

A 35-year-old man travelling by bus from the Eastern Cape to Gauteng was arrested in Bloemfontein for possession of abalone. Spokesperson Captain Christopher Singo says the bus's security official received information about a passenger on board who had abalone.

Authorities had claimed the watches "may harm... the interests of the nation by promoting, supporting and normalising the LGBTQ+ movement that is not accepted by the general public".

South African police said Monday that 14 people were arrested after resurfacing from an illegal gold mine where hundreds of others are believed to be hiding.

A horrific accident on Saturday claimed the life of a 25-year-old man who crashed his Volkswagen Polo into the back of a truck on the N2 near Witteklip.