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‘I adore her now’: Mother learns to cope with child’s autism in a country with little help
Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter’s autism, found a rare support group.
MONDAY, 06 APRIL 2026, 01:47

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Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter’s autism, found a rare support group.

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The majority of the papers lead with Donald Trump’s latest threat to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

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Relatives say it has taken months, and in some cases years, to get back money owed by a care home operator.

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Charities say families are facing financial worries as changes to disability benefits come into effect.

South Africa
BMA Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato is expected to conduct a walkabout from Monday to Wednesday

South Africa
Traffic officers have been deployed along the routes.

South Africa
The crash involved a seven seater SUV with seven occupants and a manganese truck.

South Africa
The prison has around houses 8000 offenders in a facility with an official bed capacity of 4000

World
NPR’s Rob Schmitz speaks with Zsuzsanna Vegh, program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, about what’s at stake in the upcoming election in Hungary.

World
NPR’s Tom Bowman reports on the race to rescue a U.S. airman after his fighter jet was shot down.

World
The rescue could impact how Trump views a ground operation to take Kharg Island or to seize enriched uranium sites.

World
The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.

Africa
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 93, won his eighth successive term last year in a disputed election.

Africa
The fuel cost is nearly double what the government budgeted for putting pressure on stretched finances.

Africa
Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in 2023, says democratic rule would not work for his country.

Africa
More than 250 Kenyans have gone to fight for Russia in Ukraine, mostly willingly, Kenya’s foreign minister says.

Business
Countries around the world, including the US, have already stopped imports over the outbreak.

Business
Woolworths is looking to expand its tuck shop offerings across South Africa following positive reactions to its limited rollout.

Business
On March 31, 2026, South African food manufacturer RCL Foods bought the popular pet food brand Martin and Martin for R695 million.

Business
Estates, complexes and gated communities in South Africa are being warned to be careful about how they collect and handle visitors’ personal information.

Politics
Ndou adds that the inclusion of parties like the EFF would be a sign of unity for parties

Politics
The DA congress will take place in Johannesburg next weekend.

Politics
DA FC spokesperson says many young people have put up their hands up to serve in top positions

Politics
Mashatile spoke to the media after a Good Friday service hosted by Amandla Ngawethu Universal Church

Sport
Manchester United look to sell Uruguayan midfielder, Real Madrid forward sparks Premier League interest, Liverpool eye swap deal, plus more.

Sport
There were 11 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half of West Ham’s FA Cup quarter-final against Leeds – but was that an excessive or an explainable amount of added time?

Sport
Watch Pascal Struijk’s score the winning penalty in Leeds United’s shootout against West Ham to send the Yorkshire side to their first FA Cup semi-final in 39 years.

Sport
Leeds United’s Ao Tanaka starts and finishes a well-worked move to give his side the lead against West Ham United in their FA Cup quarter-final tie.
Education
The White House’s attacks on academia and budget cuts for research have provided an opening for other countries to poach leading scientists.
Education
The Trump administration had said it would collect data from colleges to ensure compliance with a Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action in admissions.
Education
We don’t have to travel to the moon to gain some of the insight that astronauts do.
Education
A record number of student loan borrowers are in delinquency and default. Some are making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans.

Lifestyle
Gayton McKenzie has been reminded over his failed weight loss challenge after indulging in Easter egg treats in a TikTok video…

Lifestyle
Members of the SANDF were mocked on social media over these viral videos taken at Joburg’s Rand Show this weekend…

Lifestyle
Mama Joy has expressed her annoyance after Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie has denied her funding to go to the FIFA World Cup.

Lifestyle
Researchers found that heart failure risk from belly fat may be driven by hidden inflammation, even in people with a normal BMI.

Entertainment
Leeds will face Chelsea in the semifinals at Wembley later in April.

Entertainment
A total of R450 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 5 April 2026.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Sunday, 05 April 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 06 April 2026.
Science/Tech
That leak of Claude Code’s source code “revealed “all kinds of juicy details,” writes PC World. The more than 500,000 lines of code included: – An ‘undercover mode’ for Claude that allows it to make ‘stealth’ contributions to public code bases- An ‘always-on’ agent for Claude Code- A Tamagotchi-style ‘Buddy’ for Claude “But one of the stranger bits discovered in the leak is that Claude Code is...
Science/Tech
Hundreds of theatres are now showing a new documentary called The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist. Variety calls it “playful and heady,”edited “with a spirit of ADHD alertness.” The New York Times suggests it “tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.” But the Los Angeles Times calls it an “aggravating soup of information...
Science/Tech
Hundreds of theatres are now showing a new documentary called The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist. Variety calls it “playful and heady,”edited “with a spirit of ADHD alertness.” The New York Times suggests it “tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.” But the Los Angeles Times calls it an “aggravating soup of information...
Science/Tech
Meet the “journalist” who “uploads press releases or analyst notes into AI tools and prompts them to spit out articles that he can edit and publish quickly,” according to the Wall Street Journal. “AI-assisted stories accounted for nearly 20% of Fortune’s web traffic in the second half of 2025.” And most were written by 42-year-old Nick Lichtenberg, who has now written over 600 AI-assisted...
Motoring

Motoring
The tide of Chinese car brands entering South Africa isn’t slowing down anytime soon, as five more companies plan to launch here in the near future.

Motoring
Fuel price pressure in South Africa is pushing more motorists towards hybrids.

Motoring
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up this week.

Health
Northern Ireland becomes first part of UK to bring in legal entitlement for parents affected by miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy to have paid leave.
Health
A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.

Health
The images are used in consultations to show what happens to the womb, ovaries and fallopian tubes.
Health
Raw Farm, a dairy producer in California, denies that its products have caused the outbreak, which has sickened people in three states.