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Leopards in the wild: What they do when no one is watching
The hidden hunting habits of leopards in the wild: Discover their survival tactics and ecosystem roles in Southern Africa’s wilderness.
SUNDAY, 17 MAY 2026, 07:50

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The hidden hunting habits of leopards in the wild: Discover their survival tactics and ecosystem roles in Southern Africa’s wilderness.

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Ronda Rousey rolls back the years as she submits Gina Carano with a trademark armbar inside 15 seconds of their much-anticipated comeback fight.

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Joe Sibanyoni, known as “Joe Ferrari,” rose from a taxi driver in 1985 to lead a multimillion-rand business empire. He is now accused of demanding R2.2m in protection fees from a prominent businessman involved in the Moloto Road construction project.

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Alleged underworld kingpin’s legal team offer anti-corruption unit information implicating top cops and possibly politicians in graft case

South Africa
Workers say they have never been taken for medical check-ups and say they have contracted diseases.

South Africa
The man is believed to be a key figure in a major rhino poaching syndicate.

South Africa
This is according to a statement from the DA’s Khathutshelo Rasilingwane.

South Africa
In the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro more than 3 000 people were displaced by the rain.

World
Bulgaria was not among the favorites to win. But performer Dara’s catchy, banging anthem bested 24 other nations at the 70th edition of the international singing extravaganza.

World
An Iranian man who was buried under rubble in US Israel bombing campaign says he wants the war to go on, and destroy the regime.

World
Indonesia has more than 120 active volcanoes. On the island of Java, thousands live alongside Mount Merapi, constantly balancing risks — and most say they won’t leave.

World
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Africa
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have devastated Mussa town in Borno state.

Africa
Africa’s top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

Africa
The Trump administration waives a $15,000 visa bond for fans from five countries who have World Cup tickets, but African fans still face challenges.

Africa
At the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Makhtar Diop calls for bold investment, private sector leadership and structural reforms

Business
Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Sunday, 17 May 2026.

Business
Criminals are targeting two items that are found at residential properties across South Africa, and they don’t need to enter your home to get to them.

Business
A development in Africa’s most peaceful country secured more than R101 million in sales within just 30 minutes, with all the buyers being South African.

Business
Hlumelo Nyaluza, founder of HN Luxury, designs handbags built to withstand a bullet, making them discreet weapons against violence.

Politics
The IFP has introduced Mabaso as its mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg.

Politics
Velenkosini Hlabisa made the announcement at the Jabulani Technical School in Soweto

Politics
The IFP has announced that its national elective conference will take place no later than March 2027

Politics
Adams was arrested last week on two counts of defeating the ends of justice and three of fraud.

Sport
In a shocking allegation from a URC game in Ireland, a Munster player insisted that a Lions player had spat in his face.

Sport
Jose Mourinho completes an unbeaten league season with Benfica but has to settle for third place in the Portuguese top-flight.

Sport
Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Kyren Wilson 6-3 to book a place in the Snooker 900 Global Championship final against Luca Brecel.

Sport
Cardiff head coach Corniel van Zyl says he is not ready for the season to end when he takes his side to South Africa to face Stormers in the URC play-offs.
Education
Lessons from the first graduating A.I. class.

Education
Businesses are advised against paying – but as the Canvas platform hack shows, many are prepared to deal to protect users’ privacy
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After a week of outages, hundreds of millions of students’ data stolen, delayed assignment due dates, and school login pages being defaced by hackers, US tech firm Instructure – which operates the...

Education
Cannes film festival: Marine Atlan’s debut film follows a group of French high-school kids and their long-suffering teacher on a visit to Pompeii and Naples
Here is cinematographer turned director Marine Atlan’s beautiful debut film about young love, superbly acted and directed. It is a reminder of how fundamentally dishonest and pseudosophisticated it is to laugh dismissively at the...
Education
Could we English majors have a future after all?

Lifestyle
Helen Zille has compared Orlando Pirates’s pursuit of a PSL title win to her bid to govern Johannesburg as the next mayor…

Lifestyle
A group of refugees in the US have revealed what they miss about South Africa – can you guess the answers?

Lifestyle
A ‘massive pay cut’ awaits Siya Kolisi at the Stormers after he bid the Sharks goodbye over the weekend…

Lifestyle
Let the Guinness World Records show that South Africa has made and broken several extraordinary records. Let’s look at some of them…

Entertainment
Mampineng Moshidi was suspended for allegedly interfering in an appointment process to see her close family member hired

Entertainment
If Ramaphosa has anything to offer the country, he may have more of a chance outside the ANC

Entertainment
Only four cars The Citizen Motoring has tested was faster from 0 to 100km/h.

Entertainment
The Lions had plenty of chances during the match, but weren’t able to finish a slew of them which proved very costly.
Science/Tech
Today Amazon ends support for first- and second-generation versions of Kindles and Kindle Fire tablets, along with the Kindle Touch, the 9.7-inch Kindle DX, and other devices released in 2012 or earlier. Owners can continue reading ebooks that they’ve already downloaded, and they can also still sideload books using a USB cable (from, for example, Project Gutenberg). And PCMag points out that...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shared this report from Electrek: A Nevada utility just told 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents that it’s redirecting 75% of their electricity supply to data centers, and they have less than a year to find a new power source. It’s one of the starkest examples yet of the AI boom’s impact on everyday Americans… NV Energy needs the capacity for data centers being built by Google,...
Science/Tech
“Every link leads to an entry that does not exist yet,” explains the GitHub page for a Wikipedia-like site called Halupedia. “Until you click it, at which point an LLM pretends it has always existed and writes it for you, in the deadpan register of a 19th-century scholarly press…”Every article is invented on demand. The footnotes are also lies… The hardest problem with an infinite, on-demand...
Science/Tech
Former Microsoft programmer Keith Curtis “wrote and self-published After the Software Wars to explain the caliber of free and open source software,” according to his entry on Wikipedia, “and why he believes Linux is technically superior to any proprietary OS.” He’s also KeithCu (long-time Slashdot reader #925,649), and has written a blog post on “How I added an LLM-based grammar checking + TeX...

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

Motoring
South Africa’s fuel refinery capacity has collapsed since the start of the decade, making the country more susceptible to global oil shocks.

Motoring
Jetour’s newest SUV is among the top 10 best-selling passenger cars in South Africa, less than a year after its launch.

Motoring
Digital marketing holds unique power to grow your business and reach new customers.

Health
A patient praises a new test for womb cancer being trialled at hospitals in Suffolk and Norfolk.

Health
Women diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder discuss how it impacts their lives.

Health
Health correspondent James Gallagher absorbs more than the recommended daily limit in just one meal to find out how salt affects our bodies.

Health
Two people ill with meningitis in Reading have been confirmed as pupils at two schools