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South Africa

Probe continues after missing Vosloorus businessman found alive

Today at 14:13 PM, via SAnews

Probe continues after missing Vosloorus businessman found alive

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni say investigations into the kidnapping of Vosloorus spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka are ongoing, despite the victim being found alive after going missing for nearly a month. 

Kubheka, who disappeared on 2 April 2026 after leaving home to...

Sport

Who is snooker’s new superstar Wu?

Today at 15:21 PM, via BBC News

Wu Yize’s dramatic victory over Mark Allen late on Saturday evening means China have a World Championship finalist for the second successive year.

Education

Posting the Ten Commandments in Classrooms

Today at 15:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers discuss a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Also: A job seeker’s tale; long movies.

Lifestyle

Chris Brown welcomes fourth baby

Today at 11:39 AM, via The South African

Chris Brown is a father to three older children from previous relationships.

Science/Tech

Nasa brought crashing down to earth as budget threat follows lunar success

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Artemis II inspired the public but the Trump administration wants to slash the science underpinning human spaceflight

It should have been a victory lap for Jared Isaacman. The Nasa administrator was in Washington DC for what he surely hoped would be a celebration with lawmakers and the US president, little more than two weeks after the successful conclusion of the first human journey around the...

Science/Tech

Smuggled Starlink Terminals are Beating Iran’s Internet Blackout

Today at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC:”If even one extra person is able to access the internet, I think it’s successful and it’s worth it,” says Sahand. The Iranian man is visibly anxious, speaking to the BBC outside Iran, as he carefully explains how he is part of a clandestine network smuggling satellite internet technology — which is illegal in Iran — into the country....

Motoring

Audi’s Formula 1 team off to a tough start

Today at 08:59 AM, via TopAuto

Audi’s F1 boss said entering the sport via a legacy team has proved more difficult than starting with a clean slate, as the German carmaker runs up against more established rivals.

Motoring

Trouble at South African Airways

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The sudden resignation of SAA’s CEO and reports of criminal syndicates stealing aircraft parts have cast doubts over the airline’s viability.