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Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%

Mortgage rates show signs of falling after Iran war peak

‘I’m the lucky one’ – more than one in three young men now live with their parents

South Africa

Over 100 complaints lodged against Hawks’ DPIC in one year: Legodi

Three Limpopo learners arrested for alleged bullying

New forensic lab expected to help clear backlog in KZN

World

Animal activists are celebrating their first global ‘Sanctuary Day’

Hormuz reopens, but insurers aren’t ready to sound the all-clear

Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open

Business

AI minister Kendall says she doesn’t use AI at work

How to know if you’re on an energy price cap tariff

Kganyago signals possible rate hikes as oil shock risks spill into broader inflation

Politics

Mnisi denies influencing tender bidding processes for Tshwane

NPA slams threats against prosecutor in Malema firearm case

EFF requests update into Fort Hare academic fraud probe

Sport

Coventry promotion special and unique – Lampard

‘Job not done’ for Larne as Glentoran need a ‘snooker’

Bristol thump Gloucester to narrow gap to top four

Education

My weekly juggling act – being a teacher to other children and a mum to my own

Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Held in Immigration Detention, Returns to Turkey

Nigeria: No Ban On Hijab During Utme, JAMB Insists

Lifestyle

‘When God says yes…’: Mama Joy’s World Cup dream comes true

David Beckham posts sweet tribute to Victoria on her 52nd birthday

Tristan Tate on South Africa comments: ‘I’ve received death threats’

Entertainment

Proteas women beat India in first of five T20s

24 hours in pictures, 17 April 2026

Sister sentenced to life for raping younger brother

Science/Tech

Online Personalities and Comedians Overtake TV and Newspapers as Primary News Sources

White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive’ Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise

NIST Limits CVE Enrichment After 263% Surge In Vulnerability Submissions

Motoring

Better news about petrol prices, a new international airport for South Africa, and a warning for motorists paying speeding fines online

Will FIA’s compression crackdown hurt Mercedes title hopes?

Lifeline for motorists struggling with high petrol prices in South Africa

Health

New PEPFAR Data Show Worrying Declines in Testing and Treatment for H.I.V.

No, Kim K did not really wear this t-shirt at Coachella…

Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92