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An opener, spinner & fast bowlers – England’s first Test decisions
Who will make the cut when England name their first Test squad of the summer?
MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026, 17:50

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Who will make the cut when England name their first Test squad of the summer?
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More than 11,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of the exam saying it was “totally unrecognisable” from what they had prepared for.
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With mobile networks needing to play in the phone space and the financial space, the overlap between what we used to know as banks that would facilitate financial transactions, and networks that provided phone calls, is growing dramatically.

South Africa
Visitors are urged to remain cautious around rivers, streams, mountain paths and coastal areas.
South Africa
Parliament to reopen Section 89 process after court ruling
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, has outlined the steps Parliament will take following a landmark Constitutional Court judgment that declared parts of the National Assembly’s impeachment rules unconstitutional and ordered the revival of the Section 89 process linked to the Independent Panel report...

South Africa
Minister Steenhuisen has expressed satisfaction with the FMD vaccination.
South Africa
Call for innovation and partnerships at Africa’s Travel Indaba
The Deputy Minister of Tourism Maggie Sotyu has called for stronger collaboration, innovation and community-driven growth in Africa’s tourism sector.
Sotyu made the call as leaders and stakeholders gathered for the Business Opportunity Networking Day (BONDay), the official precursor to Africa’s Travel Indaba...

World
A fishermen’s leader tells the BBC that 40 people are feared dead – either in the strikes or drowning as they tried to flee.

World
Christian Schmidt had been in the role since 2021, and departs after appearing to lose the backing of the United States.

World
A specialist team helped supply critical medical support to Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.

World
Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal, calling it “totally unacceptable.” And, Congressional Republicans are trying to push for three years of funding for immigration enforcement.

Africa
Ships have rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope since 2023 to avoid conflicts in the Middle East.

Africa
A search is still ongoing for the second US soldier who went missing during a multinational military training exercise in Morocco.

Africa
Announcing his death, President Duma Boko said Mogae was “a distinguished statesman and patriot”.

Africa
The ruling could have huge implications for the political future of Cyril Ramaphosa.

Business
The joint provisional liquidators of Ekapa Minerals and Ekapa Resources (“Ekapa”), which are currently in provisional liquidation, have begun a formal process to sell the Ekapa Diamond Mine.

Business
All existing tariffs will be honoured in full under a planned deal that could create Britain’s largest energy supplier.

Business
Every rand spent on complying with South Africa’s bureaucratic transformation legislation is a rand not spent on service delivery, says Business Leadership South Africa CEO, Busi Mavuso.
Business

Politics
Parliament is still considering two requests for motions of no confidence against Ramaphosa.

Politics
Malema says the EFF will deal with the Phala Phala ruling as an urgent matter.

Politics
Luthuli House is yet to brief the nation on the way forward.

Politics
EFF’s Julius Malema addresses the Central Youth Elections Task Force.

Sport
Orlando Pirates are chasing another league title under Abdeslam Ouaddou but only four coaches have achieved the feat in the PSL era.

Sport
Former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko is set to join exclusive list of players aged over 40 to play in a World Cup.

Sport
Former England hooker Brian Moore will end his broadcast commentary career after working on England’s Women’s Six Nations decider against France on Sunday.

Sport
Chelsea are starting to make contact with prospective managerial candidates as they move towards appointing the club’s next permanent head coach, including Andoni Iraola, Xabi Alonso, Marco Silva, and Oliver Glasner.
Education
[Liberian Observer] Liberia is poised to make history on May 16, 2026, with the hosting of its first-ever Student-Led Chemistry Symposium, an initiative expected to bring together 750 students in a major push to strengthen practical science education.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenya is reforming the education system to ensure that learners keep pace with a fast-changing global labour market, especially in technology, President William Ruto has said.
Education
[Vanguard] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off marks approved by universities across the country for the 2026 admission exercise, with Pan-Atlantic University setting the highest benchmark at 220.
Education
[allAfrica] Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier announced on Monday afternoon that every school in the province would be closed on Tuesday, 12 May, as the severe weather battering the region showed no sign of letting up.
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Entertainment
The singer said he had remained silent “out of respect for the relationship and in the hope of resolving matters privately”.

Entertainment
The year’s second major, the PGA Championship, tees off on Thursday with much of the focus on Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.

Entertainment
Hill-Lewis made it clear that his party would not ‘turn a blind eye’ to any adverse findings against Ramaphosa.

Entertainment
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for Tuesday, 12 May 2026.

Science/Tech
In recent years, the global energy structure has been undergoing rapid adjustments, with renewable energy accounting for an increasingly larger share of power systems and digital infrastructure. Against this backdrop, market attention towards new energy-related companies has gradually shifted from short-term fluctuations to a longer-term industrial development and asset allocation logic. Amid...

Science/Tech
If your goal is to find the top betting websites in 2026, you will notice the sector has grown a lot, with more sites, fresh prize plans, and new ways to enjoy yourself. This guide looks at five sites you should know: Spartans.com, Duel, Stake, Rainbet, and Gamdom. Every site works in its own way, […]
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. Last year, the company said that during pre-release tests involving a fictional company, Claude Opus 4 would often try to blackmail engineers to avoid being replaced by another system. Anthropic later published research suggesting that...
Science/Tech
The tech leaders, with combined net worths exceeding $670 billion, have brought props to court and traded icy stares as their legal dispute reaches a denouement.
Motoring

Motoring
Airports Company South Africa has announced that certain flights may be delayed, diverted or cancelled at two major airports due to the severe weather, which the government has declared a national disaster.

Motoring
The Department of Transport has a medium-term budget of R313 billion to fix South Africa’s crumbling transport infrastructure.
Motoring

Health
The UK, US and EU are asking all citizens returning home from the virus-hit MV Hondius to self-isolate for about six weeks.

Health
UK Anti-Doping have published research into SARMs being sold on social media platforms. The survey found a third of people aged 16-25 see ads for SARMs every week.
Health
A study of a few patients, to be presented this week, showed promise for a type of therapy that has already cured some blood cancers.

Health
Newcastle United Foundation has painted benches in the city’s Leazes Park to highlight mental health and encourage fans to talk to each other.Defender Dan Burn spoke to BBC Sport about the work being done and how important it is to “check in”.