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JOBURG GIG GUIDE: Workers’ Day weekend gig guide: top events in Joburg

Today at 18:54 PM, via Daily Maverick

From markets and exhibitions to live music and late-night dance floors, Joburg’s long weekend is doing the most. Ease into it with daytime browsing at KAMERS/Makers or First Sundays, dip into art and emerging voices, then move into a packed lineup of performances.

South Africa

Limpopo MEC urges road safety ahead of May Day rallies

Today at 15:49 PM, via SAnews

Limpopo MEC urges road safety ahead of May Day rallies

Limpopo MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Violet Mathye, has called on motorists, public transport operators and workers travelling to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) May Day event to prioritise road safety, as traffic volumes are expected to spike over this long weekend.

The Cosatu national May Day...

South Africa

Manhunt on for attackers of Crime Intelligence officers

Today at 15:27 PM, via SAnews

Manhunt on for attackers of Crime Intelligence officers

Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane says maximum resources have been mobilised to hunt down a group of criminals who attacked two Crime Intelligence officers this afternoon in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

The attack on the Crime Intelligence officers happened in the Mount Edgecombe area.

A member who was...

Education

Kenya: State Funding to Public Universities Drops By Sh13bn

Today at 15:35 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Public universities have recorded a sharp decline in government funding over the past three years, according to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 30 April 2026

Today at 18:42 PM, via The Citizen

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

Science/Tech

“TOUCH A SIGN– GO TO JAIL”: Troutman for America Campaign Announces Aggressive Push to Prosecute Sign Stealers and Vandals After Numerous Reported Illegal Removals

Today at 18:53 PM, via Tech Financials

Irvine, CA  — Numerous concerned citizens have reported instances of “Troutman” signs being stolen and vandalized throughout Orange County. Video footage even shows vandals tearing down the signs on electric bikes. The campaign behind those signs–Troutman For America– enough is enough. Video “Troutman is a very nice guy– but is also a very tough guy.” […]

Science/Tech

Most Swiss Back Initiative To Cap Population At 10 Million

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

A new poll shows a slim majority of Swiss voters now support a June 14 referendum to cap the country’s population at 10 million by 2050. Under the proposal backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), “the permanent resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, and Switzerland should abandon its freedom of movement agreement with the EU,” reports Reuters. From the report:...

Health

Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General

Today at 19:25 PM, via New York Times

Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.