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Melania Trump says rumours linking her to Epstein ‘need to stop’
The first lady has denied any connection to Jeffrey Epstein in a surprise statement, and called on Congress to hear from victims.
THURSDAY, 09 APRIL 2026, 21:23

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The first lady has denied any connection to Jeffrey Epstein in a surprise statement, and called on Congress to hear from victims.
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The City of Joburg’s top 22 managers are paid between R3.38m and R1.3m a year. Seven of them failed to meet their 2023/24 performance targets, while last year’s reviews haven’t been completed yet.

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Golf icon Tom Watson says LIV defectors like Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed should not have been allowed back on the PGA Tour and banned for life.
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Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe will have to account for two luxury SUVs intended for the ANC Women’s League which she allegedly gave to her children instead.

South Africa
The state has argued that five alleged drug mules are a flight risk.

South Africa
Malatji has concluded his testimony and a new witness takes to the stand on Friday.

South Africa
The group was found in possession of gold bearing material and tools used for illicit mining.

South Africa
The company is linked to Tshwane ANC Regional Chairperson Eugene Modise.

World
The U.S. government long saw giving international aid as a way to build goodwill throughout the world. Did it work? And what does the reducing of foreign aid mean for that effort now?

World
Attacks persist across the Middle East despite the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. And, Bill Gates is set to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

World
The new bill will make it easier for provincial governments to allow mining projects in glacier regions.

World
President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Wednesday to discuss the future partnership after Trump disparaged the alliance.

Africa
The foreign minister says the accusations, involving children, were investigated and found to be unsubstantiated.

Africa
The state department has also asked US citizens to “reconsider” travel plans to the West African country.

Africa
Very few people are ever prosecuted following terror attacks with suspects often held without trial.

Africa
The government usually refrains from commenting on the participation of its citizens in the conflict.
Business

Business
Stephan and Petrus Bredell have quickly grown the Plato brand from a container store Centurion into one of South Africa’s largest coffee companies.

Business
The British perfume designer and Zara are being sued by Estée Lauder over a collaboration.

Business
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reiterated his department’s clampdown on non-compliant contractors.

Politics
EFF leader Julius Malema says the state is seeking a 15-year jail term in his case.

Politics
The NFP’s disciplinary action against Shinga could have major implications for the balance of power in the provincial government

Politics
Nkabinde Enquiry Chairperson, has criticised Adv. Riley for unnecessarily delaying the proceedings

Politics
Julius Malema was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Sport
Tristan Perez, the Cape club cricketer accused of murder, has been released on bail of just R5000 to the shock of the victim’s family.

Sport
World number one Scottie Scheffler rolls in his first eagle with an 18-foot putt at the par-five second at Augusta.

Sport
Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor have been named as referees for this summer’s 2026 World Cup.

Sport
Fixtures, kick-off times and how to watch on the BBC as England bid to retain the 2026 Women’s Six Nations title.
Education
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The UNICEF Representative to Uganda, Dr. Robin Nandy, has condemned the violent attacks targeting children across the country.

Education
Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligible
More than 20,000 university students in England who received government maintenance loans and grants worth thousands of pounds have been told they will have to pay them back because their universities wrongly told them they were eligible for the money.
About 22,000 students studying for...
Education
Hugh T. Clements Jr. was a fixture of the Providence Police Department before becoming Brown’s interim chief after the fatal attack in December.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] A community whose livelihoods were affected following the redesignation of the site.

Lifestyle
Broadcaster Masechaba Mposwa surprised viewers after sharing a big career update on Instagram.

Lifestyle
The streets of Paris were never ready for Rocki in her Dior dress while out with famous mom, Rihanna.

Lifestyle
Lungelo KM is exploring his television career on SABC 1’s program, ‘Daily Thetha’, where he will co-host alongside four other people.

Lifestyle
The Department of Home Affairs is being called to verify the status of beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina and a Nigerian ‘king’ residing in SA.

Entertainment
The best-placed South African was former champion Charl Schwartzel.

Entertainment
Tshukudu Malatji confirmed that he has been suspended since July 2025.

Entertainment
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Thursday, 9 April 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data — including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics — from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China. The dataset, which allegedly contains more than 10 petabytes of sensitive information, is...

Science/Tech
New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps, in Uganda, turning on itself
On a June day in 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was quietly observing a small cluster of the Ngogo chimpanzee group in Uganda’s Kibale national park when he noticed something strange. As other members of the chimpanzees’ wider group moved closer through the forest, the chimpanzees...
Science/Tech
After nearly 20 years on the platform, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says it is leaving X. “This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue,” the digital rights group said. “The math hasn’t worked out for a while now.” From the report: We posted to Twitter (now known as X) five to ten times a day in 2018. Those tweets garnered somewhere between 50 and 100 million...

Science/Tech
Black Forest Labs has long punched above its weight in the AI image generation space. Its next move? Powering physical AI.

Motoring
You may soon no longer need a physical passport or boarding pass to travel through airports around the world.
Motoring

Motoring
Japanese auto giant Toyota will be investing heavily in South Africa’s auto sector energy transition.

Motoring
A new model broke into South Africa’s top-selling hatchback list this March.
Health
A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.
Health
President Trump will meet privately at the White House on Thursday with disenchanted leaders of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement.
Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya objected to the study’s methodology, saying it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccine’s benefits.
Health
New research is upending what we thought about the consciousness of patients, leaving families with agonizing choices.