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Stellantis and Leapmotor to add manufacturing to EV partnership
Stellantis bought a 21% stake in Leapmotor in 2023 and formed a largely commercial JV
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Stellantis bought a 21% stake in Leapmotor in 2023 and formed a largely commercial JV

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Liam and Noel Gallagher will feature in the concert movie focusing on their 2025 global reunion tour.

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John Swinney’s party finished comfortably ahead of its rivals, but short of an overall majority.

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Some on the Spanish island worry that the imminent arrival of the MV Hondius could pose a health risk.

South Africa
Reports have come in of loss of cattle and crops in the areas.

South Africa
Minister Blade Nzimande, has launched the Natural Resources Management Programme.

South Africa
He says the monarch continues to perform his daily responsibilities as usual.

South Africa
This comes as the Western Cape anticipates heavy rainfall, damaging winds and rough sea conditions.

World
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.

World
Nearly a month ago Péter Magyar steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

World
From dancefloor bangers to heartfelt ballads, here are the highlights and low points of Eurovision.

World
The US has published transcripts, video clips and audio recordings about unidentified flying objects, also called unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Africa
Announcing his death, President Duma Boko said Mogae was “a distinguished statesman and patriot”.

Africa
The ruling could have huge implications for the political future of Cyril Ramaphosa.

Africa
The death toll is unclear but sources say between 30 and 50 people died in Wednesday’s attacks.

Africa
The former university lecturer was a vocal critic of the government and ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front party.

Business
Likweti Bushveld Farm Estate is launching a new phase, with the development already attracting a host of local and international buyers.
Business

Business
The Department of Human Settlements has officially gazetted the PIE Amendment Bill of 2026, a Bill that legal experts say is a big win for property rights in South Africa.

Business
Willie du Preez is a veteran of the finance industry with over 13 years of experience in designing executive-level productivity strategies.

Politics
30 years ago, on May 8th 1996, the constitutional assembly formally adopted the constitution

Politics
The ANC says new mayors must now expedite service delivery in their respective areas.

Politics
All four institutions dealt with the matter and found no wrong-doing on the part of the president.

Politics
The party says the judgment reinforces the need for urgent political and legal accountability.

Sport
Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou believes Sipho Chaine has done enough to earn a place in the Bafana Bafana squad for next month’s FIFA World Cup in the United States and Mexico.

Sport
Today’s news roundup.

Sport
Tommy Fleetwood shoots a four-under round of 67 to put himself within a stroke of the lead after the second round of the Truist Championship.

Sport
Ulstercentre Stuart McCloskey is set to miss the European Challenge Cup final with a serious hamstring problem as the injuries mount up for Richie Murphy.
Education
Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.

Education
Harassment reported by 35% of students at ‘high tariff’ institutions compared with 17% at those with lowest entry grades
Students at England’s leading universities were more than twice as likely to experience sexual harassment than those at “lower tariff” institutions, according to analysis.
Data from a national survey of undergraduates shows that 35% of students at “high tariff”...
Education
Kirsten Beyer was assessing the benefits of improving school playgrounds in Milwaukee. Then her E.P.A. grant was canceled.
Education
[FrontPageAfrica] Suakoko — The Cuttington University Alumni Association in the Americas on Thursday broke ground for the construction of the Agape Clinic at Cuttington University’s main campus in Suakoko, marking what officials described as a significant step toward strengthening healthcare delivery for students and surrounding communities.

Lifestyle
Benoni-born actress Charlize Theron has spoken about practising this age-old African superstition – Do you do it too?

Lifestyle
Mother’s Day 2026 falls on 10 May, with shoppers rushing to secure gifts, flowers and lunch bookings before Sunday.

Lifestyle
Here’s the tea on pictures of Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen and Kelly Khumalo, which have gone viral on social media.

Lifestyle
Thobile Khumalo Mseleku shares honest thoughts about independence, marriage and life with Musa Mseleku on a recent podcast.

Entertainment
Glasgow now have 60 points, with the Stormers – who travel to Cardiff next week – on 59.

Entertainment
South Africa-bound car can change its body style between a bakkie and an SUV.

Entertainment
Griquas missed a conversion on the final hooter to lose their unbeaten record in the SA Cup.

Entertainment
From baking masterclasses and beauty workshops to decadent lunches and high teas, here’s your guide to celebrating Mother’s Day 2026 in SA.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Walking into Mexico City’s sprawling central Zocalo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the capital’s cathedral, with its soaring spires, slumps in one direction. An attached church, known as the Metropolitan Sanctuary, tilts in the other. The nearby National Palace also seems off-kilter. The teetering of many of the...

Science/Tech
This Mother’s Day, Megelin is slashing prices on its best-selling laser and LED devices.
Science/Tech
Longtime Slashdot reader cellocgw writes: Hiding inside another layoff report, Fidelity is reorganizing: “The changes are aimed at moving the teams away from an ‘agile’ makeup — comprising smaller, siloed squads — and toward larger teams built to move faster on projects.” OMG, as they say: “Sudden outbreak of common sense.” According to the Boston Globe, Fidelity is cutting about 1,000 jobs...
Science/Tech
BrianFagioli writes: Micron says it is now shipping the world’s highest-capacity commercially available SSD, and the numbers are honestly hard to wrap your head around. The new Micron 6600 ION packs 245TB into a single drive and is aimed squarely at AI infrastructure, hyperscalers, and cloud providers dealing with exploding data growth. According to the company, the SSD can reduce rack counts...
Motoring
Motoring

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

Motoring
Bakkie sales took a nosedive in April amid a surge in diesel prices.
Health
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
Health
A hospital in Manitoba had to postpone a “limited number of elective surgeries” after ants appeared there for the third time since 2024.
Health
Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled anxieties from Covid’s early days.
Health
It may look like vanity, but it’s a debilitating mental health condition.