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Kings of Africa again! Superb Sundowns add second star with final win against FAR
Brazilians rewarded for their ambition being at the forefront of SA football’s revival, but the players the heroes in Rabat
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Brazilians rewarded for their ambition being at the forefront of SA football’s revival, but the players the heroes in Rabat

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Nearly five years on from the school ban, young women say they have waved goodbye to their dreams.

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It’s been a long wait but after 22 years, Arsenal finally have their hands on the Premier League trophy once more.

Top Stories
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. This time, it’s team of the season. Do you agree with his choices?

South Africa
Those who worked closely with him say, he was a leader who believed in truth.

South Africa
The urgent meeting will be attended by all the security cluster Ministers and senior officials

South Africa
The South African AI Association and the Western Cape Government have launched the Western Cape AI Cluster, a three-year collaboration designed to research, develop and grow the province’s AI ecosystem — and to position the Western Cape as a globally significant AI hub. The cluster launches at a significant moment. South Africa’s planned National AI […]

South Africa
Global accounting and payroll technology company Sage has announced the rollout of Sage Ai across its solutions in South Africa, select pan-African markets and the Middle East, introducing a suite of AI tools designed to automate administrative processes, strengthen compliance and improve productivity for small and mid-sized businesses. The rollout includes Sage Copilot, a generative […]

World
U.S. and Iran are nearing a tentative deal to end the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and curb Tehran’s uranium stockpile — though major details remain unresolved.

World
As both the US and Iran signal a peace deal is near, Robert Kagan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the U.S. will likely come out weaker than before the war.

World
New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry.

World
Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

Africa
Plymouth Argyle striker Owen Oseni says he was in “disbelief” after being called up to the Nigeria squad.

Africa
Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Africa
The sanctions come amid growing scrutiny of Tanzania’s human rights record in recent years.

Africa
Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.

Business
Two European countries are targeting skilled South Africans with remuneration packages that are hard to say no to.

Business
A recent ruling by the Western Cape High Court has clarified a significant aspect of eviction law in South Africa.

Business
This is a list of the top 40 soft drinks that contain the most sugar in South Africa

Business
While the Western Cape is often seen as the nation’s semigration hotspot, Gauteng’s economic strength continues to attract young workers.

Politics
The EFF says concerns remain over the salary structure of the parliament’s secretary George Xolile.

Politics
The ANC NEC in between the conference, met to deliberate on a number of issues

Politics
A Provincial Task Team has been appointed in the province as the term of the PEC has expired.

Politics
The party is holding its provincial congress in Polokwane this Saturday.

Sport
Mamelodi Sundowns have won the 2025/26 CAF Champions League after securing a hard-fought 1-1 draw against AS FAR Rabat in the second leg of the final at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah.

Sport
Napoli manager Antonio Conte announces he will leave the Italian club this summer, 12 months after winning Serie A.

Sport
London Pulse emerge with a 67-66 win over LexisNexis Dragons in the Netball Super League having been taken to extra time.

Sport
Pep Guardiola was playing it cool in his final game in charge of Manchester City – until the magnitude of the day gripped him on the hour mark.

Education
Announcement comes after Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected generation of young people struggling to access work and training opportunities
Ministers are expanding youth work experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into work.
Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary will...

Education
Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits and add-ons
Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is ordering a competition review of hidden childcare charges amid concerns parents are being hit with extra charges, despite the government’s flagship expansion of funded childcare hours.
Phillipson has written to the Competition and...

Education
As intelligence itself becomes privatised by big tech, allowing your intellectual faculties to wither in service of inane bots seems a dangerous move
Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the field of software development, I was learning to code the hard way.
It was the mid-2000s, and I was a child with unmonitored access to the family computer. With the...

Education
Risk of CTE in men’s sports has been widely studied, but female brains are softer and more vulnerable
Cleo Pallister-Turley, a back for Cardiff university’s women’s rugby team, winces as she recalls two major concussions from playing rugby. “Girls ask me, ‘aren’t you worried about getting injured?’,” the biomedical sciences student said. “I enjoy the physicality and the...

Lifestyle
Gayton McKenzie praised world-renowned artist Jonathan Butler – who recently received a National Order – for being positive role model.

Lifestyle
50 and fit: Veteran comedian Joey Rasdien has impressed South Africans with his weight loss and new healthier lifestyle…

Lifestyle
A South African Man United fan has broken down the costs of visiting Old Trafford to watch her favourite club in action…

Lifestyle
Chomee has been criticised for heavily relying on AI for her comeback song, ‘Tjovitjo’, about Bafana Bafana’s return to the FIFA World Cup…

Entertainment
Masandawana draw 1-1 in Rabat to seal a 2-1 aggregate win in the Caf Champions League final.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Sunday, 24 May 2026 in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
A total of R400 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 24 May 2026.

Entertainment
Guardiola made his entrance to a rousing reception alongside a giant banner bearing his face and the message “Game changer. History maker. City forever.”
Science/Tech
“Canonical says Ubuntu Pastebin will be decommissioned at the end of May 2026,” writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, “as part of an infrastructure modernization effort.”The announcement only appeared this week, giving the Linux community barely any warning before a service that has been tied to Ubuntu support culture for years suddenly disappears. Ubuntu Pastebin has long been used for sharing...
Science/Tech
The Web Serial API lets websites write to (and read from) serial devices using JavaScript, including USB and Bluetooth devices with virtual serial ports. And this week’s Firefox 151 release introduced support for the Web Serial API on desktop. “Most folks won’t use this API,” acknowledges Mozilla’s blog, “but for our community of builders and tinkerers, it unlocks the ability to use Firefox to...
Science/Tech
It’s “the first time in seven years that a new Star Wars film has launched on the big screen,” writes CNBC . And Variety notes it’s expected to earn $102 million through Monday.[B]ox office analysts are mixed on the results. On one hand, it’s significant for any film to debut above $100 million in post-pandemic times. On the other, “Star Wars” is one of Hollywood’s preeminent film properties,...
Science/Tech
Apple just registered a new subdomain record: genai.apple.com. The domain was spotted by a MacRumors contributing researcher, and though it doesn’t yet lead to a live web page, they believe it’s tied to Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC which starts June 8, “where the company has promised to announce ‘AI advancements’ across its software platforms.” The blog 9to5Mac speculates that “All...
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Opting for the RAV4 means a bigger engine, in this case, 2.5-litres versus the Corolla Cross’ 2.0-litres.
Motoring
Health
The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.
Health
Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.
Health
A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities.

Health
Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.