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Tudor leaves Spurs after just 44 days in charge
Igor Tudor leaves Tottenham Hotspur with immediate effect.
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Business reflection: Crossed Wires: The social media industry finally got bludgeoned in court — Why now?
The claim is not that Instagram or YouTube merely hosted a harmful video or cruel posts. The claim is that they engineered systems intended to keep young users attached.

South Africa
Iran war fuels oil surge, SA businesses seek relief
BBC CEO, Kganki Matabane has urged government to come up with measures to protect small businesses
South Africa
Progress made in tackling Free State challenges
Progress made in tackling Free State challenges
Progress is being made to address service delivery challenges in the Free State, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said.“Now we are starting to see some progress in terms of implementation and development, but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done,” she said on Friday.The Minister’s comments came...

South Africa
SANCO in Sedibeng demands justice for Sebokeng massacre victims
It says justice has never been fully served for the victims and their families.

South Africa
Durban expects 1.2m Easter visitors, R2.6bn boost projected
More than 1.2 million visitors are expected in Durban, over the Easter holidays

World
Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message
Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square.

World
Pakistan holds talks to end Iran war, Israel intensifies strikes
The war in Iran is now in its second month. More U.S. troops are arriving in the region, even as President Trump says peace talks are ongoing.

World
Pakistan hosts diplomatic discussions on ending war
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will meet in Islamabad today in an attempt to come up with a plan to de-escalate the Iran war, after another group got involved in the expanding conflict: Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

World
Trump is waging war based on instinct and it isn’t working
One month into the conflict in Iran, Trump’s gut-instinct approach is not proving effective.

Africa
Caf general secretary resigns amid Afcon final fallout
Veron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.

Africa
One ant for $220: the new frontier of wildlife trafficking
The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

Africa
Morocco ready to host Wafcon ‘any time’ as questions remain over postponement
A senior member of the Moroccan government says the country was “ready to host” the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations this month despite the decision to delay it until July.

Africa
South Africa’s exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa
Reports say the US pressured France to rescind Ramaphosa’s invitation after Trump threatened to boycott the summit.

Business
The best-run municipality in South Africa where the average resident makes R345,000
This is how much money taxpayers living in the best-run municipality in South Africa make.

Business
One of South Africa’s biggest cities spending R93 million to turn waste into electricity
The City of Cape Town has allocated R93 million to a “gas-to-power” plant at the Coastal Park Landfill near Muizenberg, which converts waste gas into electricity.
Business

Business
Plant-based cookery classes ‘bring people together’
Cookery sessions help residents to build kitchen skills and confidence and make healthy choices.

Politics
Ramathuba, Ramaphosa-backed ANC vows to fix LP water crisis
LP ANC secretary, Reuben Madadzhe, says the congress has resolved to tackle water shortage

Politics
‘External masterminds’ to blame for E.Cape ANC conference collapse
Some members took the party to court, accusing it of flawed processes before the conference.

Politics
LIVE: Ramaphosa delivers closing address at ANC Limpopo conference
President Ramaphosa delivers closing address at ANC Limpopo conference

Politics
LIVE: Funeral service for UMkhonto weSizwe Party MP Nkosentsha Shezi
Funeral service for UMkhonto weSizwe Party MP Nkosentsha Shezi.
Sport
Tudor’s five Premier League games as Spurs boss
BBC Sport takes a look back at Igor Tudor’s five Premier League games in charge as Tottenham Hotspur boss.

Sport
Doctor Khumalo praises Sundowns’ Bafana Bafana star
Mamelodi Sundowns’ Jayden Adams’ return to Bafana Bafana has not gone unnoticed, with praise now coming from one of South Africa’s most respected voices.

Sport
Cardoso praised as Sundowns continue strong season
Miguel Cardoso’s work at Mamelodi Sundowns is starting to gain recognition beyond South Africa, with praise coming from within the Portuguese coaching circle.

Sport
Alli earns first Republic of Ireland call-up
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson calls Portsmouth winger Millenic Alli into his squad for Tuesday’s friendly against North Macedonia in Dublin [19:45 BST].
Education
Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones
No more YouTube or video games on school laptops. Textbooks and pencils are back. Some seventh graders say they prefer learning offline.

Education
‘A fire that’s burning again’: Welsh language resurges thanks to adult learners
The number of people on Dysgu Cymraeg courses has risen by 61% since 2017, as people in Wales rediscover the ‘poetry’ of the language
Elinor Staniforth from Cardiff hated Welsh lessons at her English-medium school – after her GCSEs, she said, she “forgot all about it”. Winning a place at Oxford University, however, made Staniforth reassess her identity and relationship with the language.
“I...

Education
Lack of specialist staff hinders support for Send children, teacher survey finds
National Education Union poll finds 89% feel class sizes in England are too big to be ‘properly inclusive’
Oversized classes and inadequate staffing levels are hindering teachers’ capacity to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), according to a large survey of state school teachers in England.
Nine out of 10 (89%) of the 10,000 teachers who took part in the...

Education
Reform UK’s ‘pro-family’ policies are an exclusionary sham, minister says
Olivia Bailey says she wants Sure Start-style hubs that will be rolled out in England on Monday to be inclusive for all
Reform UK’s “pro-family” policies are a sham and exclude non-traditional families, the government’s early years minister has said before the rollout of hundreds of new Sure Start-style family centres across England on Monday.
Olivia Bailey said she wanted the hubs to be...

Lifestyle
Why outdoor activities for stress relief should be on your priority list
Outdoor activities for stress relief offer South Africans a simple, low-cost way to reduce anxiety, reset mentally and improve wellbeing.

Lifestyle
From ‘Big Brother’ to big bucks: Liema’s plans for her millions!
‘Big Brother Mzansi’ winner Liema Pantsi raked in the big bucks and has divulged how she plans on spending her millions.

Lifestyle
‘Rigged from inside’: Thandeka on Liema’s ‘Big Brother Mzansi’ win
Thandeka Tshabalala claims ‘Big Brother Mzansi: Bazozwa’ was rigged, following Lieyma Pantsi’s win. Take a look…

Lifestyle
Royal beauty: Nomcebo LaZuma shows off lethal face card!
eSwatini’s incoming Queen, Nomcebo LaZuma, has a lethal face card that never declines, as she recently treated her fans with close-up shots.

Entertainment
Illicit tobacco trade continues to erode SA’s economy
There are at least 100 billion cigarettes consumed worldwide from the black market, with majority being consumed in SA.

Entertainment
McKenzie dismisses Jermaine Prim allegations as ‘categorically false’
The PA leader has denied both allegations.

Entertainment
IOC ‘causing harm’ and ‘disrespecting women’, says Caster Semenya
Semenya has called on the International Olympic Committee to release scientific data proving DSD athletes have an unfair advantage.

Entertainment
Jaecoo J5 shows premium quality doesn’t have to break the bank
Omoda C5, Fiat 500 and Mahindra XUV700 all stylish rides without premium price tags.
Science/Tech
Jupiter’s Lightning May Have the Force of Nuclear Weapons
How powerful is Jupiter’s lightning? Thick clouds cover the view, notes Science magazine. But using an instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft (orbiting Jupiter for the past decade), researchers determined Jupiter’s lightning bolts are 100 to 10,000 times more energetic than earth’s:A single bolt of lightning on Earth releases about 1 billion joules of energy. That means the most extreme bolts of...
Science/Tech
What Made Bell Labs So Successful?
Bell Labs “created many of the foundational innovations of the modern age,” writes Jon Gertner, author of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation — from transistors and telecommunications satellites to Unix and the C programming language. But what was the secret to its success? he asks in a new article for the Wall Street Journal. Start with its lucky arrival in...

Science/Tech
Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery
Almost 30 years after the intricate web of nerves inside the penis was plotted out, the same mapping has finally been completed for one of the least-studied organs in the human body – the clitoris.
As well as revealing the extent of the nerves that are crucial to orgasms, the work shows that...

Science/Tech
Down on your luck? How behavioural neuroscience could help
The latest research suggests there’s far more to good fortune than mere accident
When the founder of Panasonic, Kōnosuke Matsushita, was asked what quality he valued most in job candidates, his answer baffled everyone: whether they were lucky. Not their credentials, not their intelligence, not their experience. Luck. For years, this anecdote struck me as charmingly eccentric – the kind of...

Motoring
How much petrol you are legally allowed to store at home in South Africa
South Africans storing petrol and diesel at home need to do so safely and legally.
Motoring

Motoring
4 ways to avoid becoming part of the carjacking statistic in South Africa
Roughly 50 hijackings take place in South Africa every day.

Motoring
The salary you need to afford South Africa’s newest 7-seater SUV
Mitsubishi recently launched a new seven-seater SUV in South Africa.
Health
A Secret History of Psychosis
Cohen Miles-Rath heard voices telling him to kill his father. After they passed, he spent years retracing the path of his delusions.
Health
Dr. Judith L. Rapoport, Pioneer in Understanding O.C.D., Dies at 92
Her best-selling 1989 book, “The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing,” based on her groundbreaking research, brought public awareness to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Health
Pupil art sessions ‘bring joy’ to hospice
The Hospice in the Weald in Pembury runs the sessions for people with life-limiting conditions.
Health
Drinking Raw Milk Is Risky. Should People Be Able to Buy It Anyway?
Several states are considering bills that would expand access to unpasteurized milk. MAHA supporters say consumers should have the right to choose.