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Arteta lights training ground fire to inspire players
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta lights a fire at their London Colney training ground to motivate players before crucial week.
FRIDAY, 17 APRIL 2026, 18:30

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta lights a fire at their London Colney training ground to motivate players before crucial week.

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Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Saturday, 18 April 2026.

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The reported attack had caused concern and prompted protests calling for more details from police.

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The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.

South Africa
The bail application of eight accused in the insurance-related killings case has been adjourned.

South Africa
The University of the Witwatersrand hosted an artificial intelligence and music showcase at its Johannesburg campus April 16, bringing together five teams of musicians and technologists from across the continent to demonstrate AI tools developed specifically for African musical traditions. The event, organized by the Wits Innovation Centre and the Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery […]

South Africa
Kenya has recorded the highest AI adoption rate among surveyed African markets, with more than 35% of Kenyan organizations already achieving advanced or widespread AI implementation, according to a new report by Zoho conducted by Arion Research. The report, titled “The AI Privacy Equation: Youthful Innovation Meets Privacy Leadership in Kenya,” found that businesses are […]

South Africa
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh met with Visa executives in Washington to discuss expanding the company’s investments in Egypt and establishing the country’s first TradeTech Sandbox, an AI-powered initiative designed to enhance exports and identify new markets using advanced data analytics. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the […]

World
Hicham Harb is suspected of directing the attack in the Rue des Rosiers and acting as one of the gunmen who shot at diners.

World
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, acknowledged the ceasefire, but did not say whether it would abide by it and urged people displaced by fighting in Lebanon to refrain from heading home.

World
A 10-day ceasefire to pause fighting between Israel and Hezb

World
In China, some EV owners have the option to swap out a low battery for a fully charged one, instead of waiting at a charging station. The whole process only takes about three minutes.

Africa
Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

Africa
The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

Africa
Malema is appealing against the decision to prevent him from being taken to prison on Thursday.

Africa
Abubakar Malami was seen as one of the most influential ministers under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Business
Martin was shocked to learn how many people didn’t know if they were on an energy price cap.
Business

Business
A small town in the Karoo is going under the hammer next month, offering the change to own an historic authentic Karoo villages

Business
Brent crude sinks 10% after Iran says the key waterway is completely open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.

Politics
Mnisi has been accused of tender rigging in the City of Tshwane.

Politics
Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says threats against prosecutors must be taken seriously.

Politics
The EFF says it is deeply concerned with the prolonged delay in concluding investigation.
Politics
KwaZulu-Natal DA leader Francois Rodgers wants to dedicate more time to his role as MEC of Finance, and – once his term in the provincial government of unity (PGU) ends – he will return to running his businesses in Kokstad.

Sport
Inacio Miguel has explained why Kaizer Chiefs were more consistent. Amakhosi have won five consecutive matches.

Sport
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic pull out of next week’s Madrid Open as their clay-court preparations for next month’s French Open continue to be disrupted by injury.

Sport
A revenge mission against St Mirren in the Scottish Cup semi-finals could set up Martin O’Neill for a huge farewell – but the interim Celtic manager is reluctant to look that far ahead.

Sport
Playing in front of around 28,000 fans at Murrayfield on Saturday is a seismic achievement for women’s rugby in Scotland, writes Tom English.
Education
[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that no candidate is prohibited from wearing the hijab during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Deputy Minister Dr Reginah Mhaule is today leading a government and stakeholder-wide Career Expo Day to commemorate Freedom Month and Schools Democracy Month.
Education
[Premium Times] JAMB said the incident did not reflect its official policy or approved procedures, insisting it was the action of an individual staff member.
Education
[Premium Times] A family has raised fresh concern after two teenage brothers were identified among the passengers abducted along the Makurdi-Otukpo road, as police continue efforts to rescue 14 victims taken by gunmen.

Lifestyle
Top Billing returns to SABC 3 this April with a fresh season celebrating modern South African lifestyle, creativity, and inspiring stories.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Siya Kolisi’s ‘girlfriend’ influencer Rachel John shared a clip of her introducing her ‘South African mama’ to her skin care routine.

Entertainment
Since arriving in 2016, the Gurgaon plant in India has been the sourcing hub for Ignis’ bound for South Africa.

Entertainment
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 18 April 2026.

Entertainment
The N2 highway wall has attracted sustained criticism since it was first proposed.

Entertainment
Telemarketers are prohibited from marketing to any consumer who has registered a block.
Science/Tech
Newly unsealed records in California’s antitrust case against Amazon allegedly show the company pressured third-party sellers to raise prices on rival sites like Walmart, Target, and Wayfair so Amazon could maintain the appearance of offering the lowest price. California says Amazon used tools like Buy Box suppression to punish cheaper listings elsewhere. The Guardian reports: […] In one...

Science/Tech
AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the tradeoff may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.

Science/Tech
Every few years, a platform enters a crowded market and forces everyone else to recalibrate. In crypto gambling, that platform in 2026 is Spartans.com. Not because it shouts the loudest. Because the numbers do the shouting for it. The stats have circulated widely enough to feel familiar by now, $1 billion in wagers processed during […]
Science/Tech
A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.

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

Motoring
South Africa has enough fiscal space to extend a fuel-tax cut by two months to cushion consumers from the Iran war oil shock.

Motoring
Not all South Africans are too concerned about rising fuel prices.

Health
Why is walking in the rain good for your mental health?

Health
Young people are to be offered the MenB vaccine after three cases of meningitis were confirmed.

Health
England rugby star Ellie Kildunne says she slipped into disordered eating and unhealthy weight loss during Covid.

Health
Men should discuss their feelings more