THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026, 21:03
Top Stories
Manchester City will welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, 19 April, with the clash serving as a six-pointer for both clubs as the Premier League title race heats up to volcanic levels.
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With a R270m investment, The Capital Boardwalk opens in Gqeberha, generating 250 permanent jobs and enhancing the city’s tourism sector amid ongoing infrastructure challenges.
Top Stories
The Ironman African Championship returns to Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend, drawing hundreds of athletes and thousands of visitors — and injecting millions into the local economy.
Top Stories
JSC finds Mbenenge guilty of harassment, paving way for impeachment
South Africa
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has played multiple recordings addressed to Julius Mkhwanazi.
South Africa
InnoPower Africa has announced a strategic partnership with Luma Learn aimed at expanding access to artificial intelligence education and digital skills development across Africa, with a focus on removing barriers including cost, location and limited exposure to advanced training. The collaboration will leverage Luma Learn’s learning platform and InnoPower Africa’s community networks to...
South Africa
PowerLabs, a Nigeria-based energy and climate technology startup, has raised a pre-seed funding round led by Breega, with participation from Catalyst Fund, Mercy Corps Ventures and Kaleo Ventures, to accelerate the deployment of its AI-powered energy management platform across Nigeria’s commercial and industrial sectors. Founded in 2023 by Tobechukwu Arize, who serves as CEO, and […]
South Africa
A South Africa-founded startup is challenging the AI industry’s energy-intensive growth model, securing $5 million in seed funding to develop tools that compress and restructure AI models so they can run on smaller devices using significantly less power. The round was led by California-based climate technology investor VoLo Earth Ventures. Refiant AI was founded in […]
World
“Timmy” has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks despite several attempts to free the ailing animal.
World
Maoz Inon’s parents were killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks. Aziz Abu Sarah’s brother died after being tortured in an Israeli military prison. Their new book is The Future Is Peace.
World
The armed men reportedly evaded capture by escaping through the city’s sewer system.
World
Lebanon ceasefire part of complex web of Mideast negotiations, from Iran to Gaza
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.
Africa
Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.
Business
The BBC asked the president’s supporters about Iran, the economy and immigration at the largest conservative gathering in the country.
Business
The BBC’s Emma Simpson explains why fizzy drinks, salad and meat could be affected by the Gulf conflict.
Business
The chancellor was speaking at the end of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington.
Business
The store, in Mablethorpe, buys surplus stock so it can keep prices low.
Politics
The party says Malema else has the constitutional right to challenge the sentence.
Politics
EFF have denied claims that their members forced businesses to close in the Johannesburg CBD.
Politics
Malema made the remarks while addressing his party supporters and members outside KuGompo court.
Politics
The MOUs involved an endless working relationship between the EMPD and Medicare24, Anubis, CAT VIP.
Sport
Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham are eligible to win NBA end-of-season awards after successful appeals.
Sport
Khanyisa Mayo boosted his confidence by scoring against Magesi, with Chiefs coach Khalil Ben Youssef backing the striker.
Sport
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior says his side are running out of time to qualify for next season’s Champions League campaign.
Sport
The Football Association of Wales made a loss of £3.4m for the year ending June 2025 despite posting record turnover.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has called for the expansion of emergency medical response training to all personnel of the Ghana Police Service, stressing that lifesaving skills were now essential to modern policing.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The President of the Ghanaian Students’ Union in Kuwait, Mr Didat Adam, has commended the Acting Chargé d’Affaires at Ghana’s Embassy in the State of Kuwait, Counsellor Husain Suleiman Alebrahim, for his proactive efforts to ensure the safety and welfare of Ghanaian students pursuing studies in the country.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The government has reaffirmed its commitment to reforming technical education and expand investment in digital skills infrastructure.
Education
[Nile Post] KCB Bank Uganda has unveiled the inaugural KCB Schools Chess Tournament, a purpose-driven national initiative aimed at nurturing strategic thinking, discipline, and confidence among young learners, while promoting a culture of financial responsibility from an early age.
Lifestyle
Explainer: Why EFF leader Julius Malema did not go straight to jail following his unlawful discharge of a firearm sentence verdict…
Lifestyle
Dr Musa Mthombeni shuts down online rumours claiming he cheated on his wife while on a boys trip to Thailand.
Lifestyle
A rare apple variety first planted by Jan van Riebeeck, and later surviving a World War, has returned to Cape Town after 364 years.
Lifestyle
The Ultimatum’s Ruth Khathide finds lasting love and gets her happily-ever-after.
Entertainment
Enjoy these irresistible peach donuts warm, glazed, or simply dusted with sugar.
Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Thursday, 16 April 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.
Entertainment
A total of R550 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 16 April 2026.
Entertainment
Precious stones valued at R14.9 million were allegedly taken from the home of Peter Prinsloo.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Alphabet’s Google is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense that would allow the Pentagon to deploy its Gemini AI models in classified settings, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. The two parties are discussing an agreement that would allow the Pentagon to use...
Science/Tech
Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and social media platforms to start blocking access by minors.
Science/Tech
Montgomery, Alabama – Happy Horse has surged to the top of the Artificial Analysis Video Arena — the trusted blind human-vote Elo leaderboard — in pure visual quality. While other models focus primarily on motion control and audio synchronization, Happy Horse 1.0 prioritizes what truly makes videos feel premium: hyper-realistic textures, film-grade lighting, rich color grading, […]
Science/Tech
Chinese fantasy novels reimagine the past with modern tech and ideology. A new book argues they also help reinforce authoritarian politics.
Motoring
An Indian carmaker with a factory in South Africa recently completed its 12,000th vehicle.
Motoring
The City of Johannesburg has proposed name changes for four streets in the metro.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
Covid vaccines saved hundreds of thousands of lives, but small minority harmed need better support, says report.
Health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to defend staff and funding cuts at the Health and Human Services Department he oversees.
Health
The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.
Health
The review said a certain class of drugs had little clinical benefit, but many Alzheimer’s experts criticized the analysis, saying it unfairly lumped failed drugs with two recently approved treatments.