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Mimi Coertze, South Africa’s opera legend, dies at 93 after a global career, major honours, and decades shaping young local talent.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is continuing in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.

A plane crashed southwest of South Sudan’s capital Juba on Monday, killing all 14 people on board, the country’s civil aviation authority said.

Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and city manager Kagiso Lerutla‘s bail application continues in the Boksburg magistrate’s court on Tuesday.

Maile briefs the media on measures being implemented to address overcrowding in Gauteng schools.

The Gauteng Health Department has urged parents to keep vaccinations on schedule.

A businessman and his wife were killed in Mahikeng on Friday.

Fifteen South American migrants and asylum seekers were recently deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an African country they have no ties to.

Ceasefire in south Lebanon fraying as US-Iran talks stall

A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia’s southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election.

BBC reports from Washington DC, where Cole Tomas Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.

The four men pleaded not guilty to targeting an American in an alleged attack at a holiday apartment.

The artefacts will be returned and displayed in an exhibition in Serowe opening on 27 May.

Clashes resumed in Kidal following coordinated attacks across Mali by armed groups on Saturday.

The activist has condemned France’s influence in West Africa and been accused of being a “Russian mouthpiece”.

South African businesses and households are facing higher insurance premiums and stricter cover conditions.

South Africa’s reforms are taking shape and making significant progress, but failures and collapse at the municipal level are holding the country back.

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has revoked the licence of a small airport in Gauteng.

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal went to Ohlange as it sought to draw inspiration from it late leaders

Hlabisa was speaking in Westonaria, Gauteng where the party commemorated Freedom Day

Ohlange is where the founding president of the ANC, John Langalibalele Dube, is buried

Speaking at Freedom Day commemorations, Ramaphosa called on citizens to respect the rule of law.

A crucial showdown with Mamelodi Sundowns looms, but Kaizer Chiefs may be without some of their most influential players.

Newcastle United’s owners and executives are convening this week to plot the club’s future.

Cardiff City are in talks to make Nathan Trott a permanent signing following the goalkeeper’s promotion-winning season on loan from Copenhagen.

Ben Youssef believes ‘it’s time’ for Kaizer Chiefs players to earn Bafana recognition again. He named a few players who deserved a call-up.

Social mobility groups say post-16 funding gap risks young people falling out of education, work and training

A coalition of 14 social mobility organisations is urging the government to fund a “student premium” to support disadvantaged young people post-16 and prevent them from “falling through the cracks” into joblessness.

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NAHT survey says widespread disrepair forcing closure of playgrounds and classrooms, with Send facilities also hit

Half of headteachers say parts of their school are either out of use or unfit for purpose due to leaks, damp, mould, asbestos, ageing boilers and malfunctioning fire doors, according to a new survey by the National Association of Head Teachers(NAHT).

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Despite full-time employment, a Western Cape resident supporting multiple dependants finds that government assistance barely touches the surface of daily expenses.

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Julius Mkhwanazi and Kagiso Lerutla will return to court on 13 May.

While load reduction continues to affect parts of Gauteng, Eskom’s overall system performance has shown marked improvement.

In a bold campaign designed to dramatise service delivery failures, Zille has taken to the streets in a series of antics.

The SA team will play in the same group as India at the global showpiece.

WIRED spoke with Bloomberg’s chief technology officer about the big, chatbot-style changes coming to the iconic platform for traders.

Sandra Lehmann, chief actuary at Discovery Vitality, warns that relying entirely on AI risks abdicating human decision-making.

Praekelt-founded platform Turn.io has named Anthropic and ElevenLabs as partners for its 2026 health accelerator.

Weighing 97 grams with a stiff carbon-fiber plate in the sole, Adidas’ new shoes helped Sabastian Sawe beat the two-hour mark in the London Marathon, a time barrier once considered insurmountable.

FlySafair has reduced its temporary fuel surcharges for a second consecutive week.

Porsche has decided to sell its stake in Bugatti as interest in luxury cars declines.

The Honda Amaze offers unrivalled value in the sub-R300,000 segment, offering performance and features far in excess of its price tag.