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Two men charged in Channel deaths investigation
Five migrants, including a child, were killed in a crush on board a boat crossing the Channel.
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Five migrants, including a child, were killed in a crush on board a boat crossing the Channel.
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Hamas is stressing its four conditions even as 18 countries try to ramp up pressure on the group for a deal.
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Victims’ families say new inquests will not be allowed due to the Troubles Legacy Act deadline.
South Africa
Former athletics boss pays back the money
Former Athletics South Africa Acting CEO, Terrence Magogodela, has paid back ill-gotten gains he unduly gained from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grant funding for a sports facility development.
According to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Magogodela agreed to pay back some R388 733,05 after it was found that he signed a...
South Africa
President Ramaphosa says a standardisation process for transportation is under way.
South Africa
Cogta Minister Thembi Nkadimeng to hand over the Ikageng Light Industrial Park project.
South Africa
SABC News launches its official 30 Years of Democracy project at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg
World
A Ukrainian court ordered on Friday for Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky to be taken into custody over allegations of his involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth about $7 million.
World
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China in an attempt to put relations on an even keel.
World
Sabreen was born by emergency C-section after Israel bombed a house in Rafah, killing her family.
World
A doctor who removed the pin from Varsha Sahu’s lung described it as an “extremely rare” case.
Africa
Three more African countries have joined a rollout of malaria vaccines targeting millions of children in a continent that accounts for 95 percent of malaria deaths, the UN said Thursday.
Africa
Tanzania on Thursday dismissed as “unfounded” allegations of killings, reape rights abuses and the planned evictions of over 20 000 people that led the World Bank to suspend funding for a $150 million conservation project.
Africa
Burkina Faso’s military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Africa
The prime minister warns that El Niño-triggered heavy rains are likely to continue into May.
Business
Business
Sentiment around interest rates in the US and other global markets is slowly shifting, and the possibility of a flip in South Africa—while not likely—can’t be discounted.
Business
South Africa’s first piece of legislation specifically aimed at addressing the effects of Climate Change is one signature away from becoming law.
Business
The Anglo American board has unanimously rejected a takeover proposal from the world’s largerst mining company, BHP.
Politics
The IFP in the North West voiced concerns regarding the removal of its election posters.
Politics
Tracking the progress of South Africa’s 30-year-olds as they navigate education, work, anxiety and hope
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Politics
Zuma says Africans have been oppressed since the dawn of democracy.
Sport
The DStv Premiership’s sleeping giants Kaizer Chiefs are playing football again this weekend. SuperSport United are visiting.
Sport
The pressure is mounting.
Sport
A Kaizer Chiefs teenage sensation looks set to earn himself a bumper of a deal that would catch many by surprise.
Sport
In time to salvage the season?
Education
Teachers say behaviour getting worse as survey also shows parents getting less supportive of school policies
Only two in five children in England say they always feel safe at school, according to a government survey, and teachers from across Britain have told the Guardian they have seen pupils’ behaviour deteriorate over the last two years.
Teachers said violence and abuse aimed at school staff...
Education
Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York
As the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the world’s attention this week was captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities. Pro-Palestine student protesters were...
Education
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has for many years been a strong player in several areas of world-class research. Some of the country’s researchers have made major contributions in areas like the biomedical sciences, palaeontology and astronomy
Education
Worried that a censure vote could result in President Nemat Shafik’s removal at a time of crisis, the official university body plans to vote on a watered-down proposal, some members said.
Lifestyle
Some dog breeds, such as Chihuahuas and Pomeranians, are naturally small due to their genetics and selective breeding.
Lifestyle
Saudi Arabia could have its first Miss Universe contestant this year after a fashion model and influencer claimed she had been selected.
Lifestyle
You won’t believe how much VIP blue-light brigades in South Africa have cost taxpayers over the years. Talk about insult to injury …
Lifestyle
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly thought their wedding gift, Frogmore Cottage will ‘always be there for them’.
Entertainment
Entertainment
The Women King star Chioma Umeala is driven by closing the gap in terms of representation for black women in the world of animé.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Zoom Fibre is making significant strides beyond merely delivering high-speed internet to homes and businesses.
Science/Tech
GoDaddy appears to have halted its investments into South Africa.
Science/Tech
How behavioural science theories remain the key to shaping our cyber security management decisions.
Science/Tech
The best way to test your South African Internet connection is with the MyBroadband Speed Test app.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Accusations and ensuing saga involving F1 boss Christian Horner has reportedly been cited as the reasons for Newey’s rumoured departure.
Motoring
Red Bull KTM star out to regain lost ground in the title race in Spain.
Health
There is no evidence that the milk is unsafe to drink, scientists say. But the survey result strongly hints that the outbreak may be widespread.
Health
As a childbirth educator and maternal advocate, she promoted a profession that provides comfort to women giving birth and offers postpartum care as well.
Health
Facts and common misconceptions about some of America’s most widely used drugs.
Health
Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.
Nature
The South African Weather Service is partnering with French company Meteorage to improve the use of lightning data for the safety of people, animals and infrastructure.
Nature
The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused billions of dollars of damage.
Nature
More than 530 stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings have been admitted to the Cape Town aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre in just two weeks.
Nature
Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall over the weekend. How seriously should your political party take such issues? Here’s what voters think.