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Chris Mason: Mandelson saga is a messy palaver – and the questions continue to swirl
Sir Keir and the top official at the Foreign Office at the time are expected to face questions from MPs next week.
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Sir Keir and the top official at the Foreign Office at the time are expected to face questions from MPs next week.

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Coventry City are back in the Premier League after 25 years. Here’s how they achieved promotion under the guidance of Frank Lampard.

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In 2001, Ronnie O’Sullivan won his first World Snooker Championship. Now, a quarter of a century later, the Rocket is aiming for a record-breaking eighth title.
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South Africa
He says the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have a high number of complaints

South Africa
Police say the bullying victim attempted suicide at his home and was rescued by his parents.

South Africa
The forensic laboratory is expected to help deal with backlog of cases.

South Africa
The bail application of eight accused in the insurance-related killings case has been adjourned.

World
Insurance for cargo and oil vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz has skyrocketed. How can insurers help us understand the realities of the war with Iran?

World
Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is now open to all commercial traffic. We examine the possible global economic repercussions should oil and gas shipments start flowing again in significant numbers.

World
The suspect was accused of purse-snatching and has been charged with larceny and providing false information.

World
Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That’s assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

Africa
Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

Africa
The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Africa
Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Africa
Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Business
The Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary this week unveiled a £500m fund to boost British AI firms.

Business
Martin was shocked to learn how many people didn’t know if they were on an energy price cap.
Business

Business
A small town in the Karoo is going under the hammer next month, offering the change to own an historic authentic Karoo villages

Politics
Mnisi has been accused of tender rigging in the City of Tshwane.

Politics
Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says threats against prosecutors must be taken seriously.

Politics
The EFF says it is deeply concerned with the prolonged delay in concluding investigation.
Politics
KwaZulu-Natal DA leader Francois Rodgers wants to dedicate more time to his role as MEC of Finance, and – once his term in the provincial government of unity (PGU) ends – he will return to running his businesses in Kokstad.

Sport
Liverpool are set to compete with Manchester United for Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, Tottenham have agreement to sign Bournemouth’s Marcos Senesi, Newcastle United are prepared to sell Yoane Wissa, plus more.

Sport
Leinster survive a stirring second-half comeback from Ulster to win a thrilling Irish derby in Belfast and move above their rivals in the United Rugby Championship standings.

Sport
Nottingham Forest head coach Chelsea Pitman says her side have not yet hit top form in Netball Super League following an emphatic 70-54 win over Birmingham Panthers.

Sport
Play-off hopefuls Bulls climb to fifth in the United Rugby Championship by beating Dragons 47-7 in Newport.
Education
Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained for weeks by the Trump administration after co-writing a pro-Palestinian opinion essay, has graduated and returned home.
Education
[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that no candidate is prohibited from wearing the hijab during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Deputy Minister Dr Reginah Mhaule is today leading a government and stakeholder-wide Career Expo Day to commemorate Freedom Month and Schools Democracy Month.
Education
[Premium Times] JAMB said the incident did not reflect its official policy or approved procedures, insisting it was the action of an individual staff member.

Lifestyle
After pleading with the public to fund her trip to the FIFA World Cup, Mama Joy has announced a brand deal that has secured her tickets.

Lifestyle
David Beckham celebrates his wife of 26 years, Victoria, with a gallery of pictures and a sweet message.

Lifestyle
Tristan Tate – the brother of Andrew Tate – claims he has been targeted over his controversial comments about South Africa…

Lifestyle
D4vd’s arrest sees the 21-year-old’s record label pulling his page off their website.

Entertainment
Ayabonga Khaka was excellent with the ball for the home side while Laura Wolvaardt also scored runs.

Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Entertainment
The abuse occurred from 2022 to 2024 in Osizweni Newcastle. The court added five years for exposing a minor to pornographic material.

Entertainment
Former Springbok coach Jake White has resolved his differences with Selborne College and will continue to work with their rugby teams.
Science/Tech
BrianFagioli writes: Mozilla’s email subsidiary MZLA Technologies just introduced Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client aimed at organizations that want to run AI on their own infrastructure instead of relying entirely on cloud services. The idea is to give companies full control over their data, models, and workflows while still offering things like chat, research tools, automation, and...

Science/Tech
The former Instagram executive is departing the ChatGPT-maker, and the company is sunsetting its “OpenAI for Science” application.
Science/Tech
Amazon’s newest Fire TV Sticks are dropping support for normal sideloading, blocking apps from outside the Amazon Appstore unless the device is registered with developers. Cord Cutters News reports: This week, Amazon announced the upcoming launch of a new Fire TV Stick HD. The new model will run on Amazon’s Vega OS, rather than Android, so most streaming apps will be supported, but users won’t...

Science/Tech
The current market shows a divided landscape for major digital assets, with some leading coins showing steady gains while others face a temporary pullback. The Tron crypto price remains resilient around $0.3186 with a reliable upward trend, but the Bittensor TAO price has slipped toward $269 as sell orders increase and support levels are tested. […]

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
Motoring

Motoring
South Africa has enough fiscal space to extend a fuel-tax cut by two months to cushion consumers from the Iran war oil shock.

Motoring
Not all South Africans are too concerned about rising fuel prices.

Health
BBC Verify breaks down how fake viral images of celebrities at Coachella are actually AI generated.
Health
A chemist, she lent her expertise in drug research to ACT UP, an organization known for its street protests, and helped accelerate the approval of H.I.V. and AIDS treatments.

Health
Why is walking in the rain good for your mental health?

Health
Young people are to be offered the MenB vaccine after three cases of meningitis were confirmed.