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Capsey and Bell impress as England win T20 opener
Alice Capsey hits unbeaten 74 after Lauren Bell’s 2-23 helps England beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the first T20.
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Alice Capsey hits unbeaten 74 after Lauren Bell’s 2-23 helps England beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the first T20.
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Arsenal are Premier League champions, bringing ecstatic relief to devoted fans who’ve endured two decades of disappointment in pursuit of glory.

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Castro and five others are charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, murder, and destruction of aircraft

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Most former PEC members retained amid ongoing court battle over elective conference
South Africa
Repositioning government communication to better serve citizens
In a move aimed at improving public access to reliable information, the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is repositioning itself as a central hub for credible government content, enhanced media monitoring and faster responses to citizens’ concerns.
“This is part of evolving GCIS from being just...

South Africa
IEC is concerned about sustained misinformation about the commission’s management of elections.

South Africa
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba visited the Mmotong-wa-Bogobe village on Wednesday.

South Africa
Rosemary Ndlovu and Nomsa Mudau have been convicted for incitement to commit murder.

World
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.

World
Leaked State Dept memo shows US threatened to revoke Palestinian visas if they push for senior UN post

World
The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago.

World
The kecak dance involves a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. At the story’s climax, there is an eruption of fire as tufts of dried coconut husks are set aflame.

Africa
Nine deportees arrive from the US as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Africa
Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak.

Africa
In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.

Africa
Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Business
The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical

Business
Food prices in the UK have risen, but are supermarkets profiting from higher food prices? Ben Chu reports.

Business
Gaynor Lake contacted a charity after having heating issues which did not get fixed.

Business
A recent Auditor-General (AG) report noted that the municipality home to the second-largest city in the Free State is technically insolvent.

Politics
Didiza earlier rejected Zungula’s request for a motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa.

Politics
Shivambu further called for the commission to broaden its investigation beyond law enforcement.

Politics
EFF is challenging Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s ability to determine the fuel levy.

Politics
Leader Floyd Shivambu says the party will soon host a local government summit.

Sport
Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson signs a two-year contract extension, extending his stay until at least the end of the 2028 season.

Sport
Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno is transferred to a clinic specialising in serious neurological injuries following a crash with a vehicle in March.

Sport
Real Madrid are confident of signing Rodri from Manchester City amid Pep Guardiola’s departure, Bayern Munich plan a shock move for John Stones, Atletico Madrid want Marc Cucurella, plus more.

Sport
Veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will retire at the end of the 2026 NFL season after signing a new one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Education
They encountered demonstrations and ultimatums from the Trump administration. At Wednesday’s commencement, it was all about the sweltering weather.
Education
A.I. is replicating the pattern followed by every ed-tech quick fix.

Education
The education secretary defends videos starring The Only Way Is Essex star promoting post-16 education.
Education
[Nile Post] The Executive Director of the National Council for Higher Education, Prof Mary Okwakol, has called for major reforms in nursing and midwifery training, saying Uganda’s health education system must shift from exam-oriented learning to competency-based training that produces work-ready graduates.

Lifestyle
Mel Viljoen is hoping to return to her nice life in South Africa after filing for voluntary departure amid her ICE detention woes.

Lifestyle
South African author Khaya Dlanga and his gorgeous partner, Ndileka Kalipa, take on Mauritius after a fun-filled London baecation.
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Lifestyle
SASSA releases the June disability grant payment date. Here is everything beneficiaries need to know before collection day

Entertainment
Ghana recently committed to repatriating 300 nationals who were affected by the protests in South Africa.

Entertainment
A total of R21 million in jackpots is up for grabs tonight. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 20 May 2026.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Wednesday, 20 May 2026, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
A total of R500 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 20 May 2026.

Science/Tech
Rick and Morty, The Boroughs, and Battlestar Galactica are just a few of the TV shows you should be watching right now.
Science/Tech
Longtime Slashdot reader Himmy32 writes: GitHub has announced on X that their internal repositories have been breached through a compromised VS Code Extension on an employee’s workstation. Bleeping Computer reported that the attack is linked to TeamPCP who have been in the news for a recent campaign affecting Checkmarx, Trivy, SAP, TanStack, and Bitwarden. The group appears to be attempting to...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: A coalition of thirteen major publishers has won a massive $19.5 million default judgment against shadow library Anna’s Archive. A New York federal judge fully approved the publishers’ requests, issuing a broad permanent injunction that orders more than twenty specific global registries, hosts, and service providers to immediately disable...
Science/Tech
Seagate CEO Dave Mosley said Monday that building new memory chip factories or adding capacity would “take too long” to keep up with AI-driven storage demand. “If we took the teams off and started building new factories or bringing up new machines, that would just take too long. You would end up with more capacity, but then you’d slow the rate of growth on that technology,” Mosely said. CNBC...
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Health
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.

Health
After a fourth case of meningitis B has been confirmed in Reading, BBC South’s health correspondent Alastair Fee shares what you need to know.
Health
To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.

Health
The government says the system is “broken”, with too many people signed off work with no help to return.