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Wales captain and ex-Arsenal midfielder Ramsey retires
Wales captain and former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey retires from professional football with immediate effect.
TUESDAY, 07 APRIL 2026, 12:25

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Wales captain and former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey retires from professional football with immediate effect.

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While UK and US visa fees remain painfully high for South Africans, this country continues to offer the absolute cheapest travel alternative.

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As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
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South Africa
Ramaphosa set to launch TRC housing assistance project to give back to the apartheid victims

South Africa
Police have arrested 2 suspects for being in possession of firearms & ammunition on the Cape Flats

South Africa
They are calling for faster police response to reported crimes.

South Africa
Four members of the same family who died in a crash on the N1 set to be laid to rest on Saturday

World
It’s not just oil and gas that are affected by the Iran war. All sorts of shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up that stand to affect people’s daily lives.

World
The visit takes place ahead of President Trump’s own summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month, where Taiwan is expected to be a top agenda item.

World
NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about how much the U.S. has spent on the Iran war.

World
NPR’s A Martinez talks to international law expert Asli Bali of Yale Law School about President Trump’s threats to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure, which could amount to a war crime.

Africa
Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

Africa
There are fears South Sudan may be plunged back into a civil war less than a decade after it ended.

Africa
Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.

Africa
A Turkish government-owned drilling ship is expected to arrive in Somali waters later this week.

Business
The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square.

Business
The Competition Commission has warned petrol stations and other businesses that it will investigate any attempts to exploit the oil crisis.

Business
Tax experts warn that a proposed 20% tax on gambling in South Africa could end up blowing up in the government’s face.

Business
SARS Commissioner-designate Dr Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu says that the R3 per litre fuel tax relief offered to consumers in April will have to be repaid in one way or another.

Politics
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is probing political Interference in the criminal justice system.

Politics
The appointment of EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as Gauteng Finance MEC has drawn criticism from SANCO.

Politics
Cosatu Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks says this is a reckless decision.

Politics
Mbalula says that the ANC will hold a special NWC and NEC meeting to discuss this matter.

Sport
Bay FC forward Keira Barry receives her first call-up to the England squad for the upcoming Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Iceland.

Sport
Rangers midfielder Jodi McLeary replaces Celtic counterpart Maria McAneny in the Scotland squad for next week’s World Cup qualifying double header against Belgium.

Sport
Seven Kaizer Chiefs players have contracts ending on 30 June. Which of them should stay, and who should bid farewell to the staff at Naturena?

Sport
Al-Ettifaq and former Orlando Pirates star Mohau Nkota has caused a major stir in social media after appearing in a Kaizer Chiefs jersey.

Education
Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflict
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The interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, the Department for Education has announced.
Graduates with plan 2 loans currently pay interest rates based on the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation, plus...
Education
Education officials are planning an overhaul to English and social studies in the nation’s largest Republican led state.
Education
[Leadership] Zamfara State supervisory commissioner for Education, Mallam Abdulmalik Abubakar Gajam, has lauded the reforms of Governor Dauda Lawal in education stressing that the number of out-of-school children was being reduced drastically.
Education
[Daily Trust] The Zamfara State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has banned signing-out carnivals and related activities in schools across the state.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Cape Town has saved 8 billion litres of drinking water using treated effluent. Here’s where to access it and how much it costs.

Lifestyle
The first Afrikaner refugee has returned to South Africa after arriving in the US under the resettlement programme just two weeks ago….
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Mbalula says the ANC’s forefathers had ushered South Africa into a democratic era, and the party now faces the challenge of tackling inequality.

Entertainment
Bank was told it needs to be cross-examined on its accounting and other defects in case against customer
Entertainment

Entertainment
The 17 different packages and ‘complex’ add-ons in SA are not ‘what consumers want’

Science/Tech
Trying to scale AI on outdated digital foundations is like playing Jenga on a wobbly table: early wins stack up quickly, but as ambition grows, every underlying weakness is magnified. South African organisations are reaching this point with AI. Adoption is accelerating, experimentation is widespread, and productivity gains are visible, yet many are trying to […]

Science/Tech
Even before the headset’s release, the workforce at Apple Stores was under duress. Trying to get customers interested in the Vision Pro made it worse.

Science/Tech
Our top picks for laptop stands and risers are your path to better posture, fewer backaches, and a more ergonomic desk setup.

Science/Tech
The department’s digitisation project will cover civil services, immigration and other departmental records.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Jaguar Land Rover has recalled over 100 SUVs in South Africa over safety concerns.
Motoring
Health
A pill that lets men keep their hair is rewriting the rules of masculinity.
Health
What was once discussed with a doctor is now frequently encountered first as decontextualized data on a screen.
Health
Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts.

Health
Stuart Sims says he feels let down after a cardiology appointment was cancelled due to the action.