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Watch: Where have all our great white sharks gone and why?
Reasons for the disappearance of great white sharks from South Africa’s coastlines explained, and what it means for ocean balance.
MONDAY, 20 APRIL 2026, 15:39

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Reasons for the disappearance of great white sharks from South Africa’s coastlines explained, and what it means for ocean balance.

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Our leaders are not furniture. Furniture does not loot diamonds, mismanage treasuries or unleash militias. Furniture does not cling to power with brazen arrogance. But in Zimbabwe, officials behave as if they were carved into the mahogany of government itself
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Scott Bessent backs co-ordinated action between G20, IMF and World Bank

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Kagiso Lerutla was held on charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice along with deputy chief of police Julius Mkhwanazi

South Africa
The Gauteng DoH has issued an alert following a rise in malaria cases
South Africa
SAPS expresses concern on the publication of leaked affidavits
The Gauteng South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Counter Intelligence Operation says it has noted with serious concern the circulation and publication of leaked affidavits linked to ongoing investigations into drug-related criminal networks in the country.
The SAPS noted the publication of certain information and...

South Africa
Disgruntled legal practitioners accuse the state attorney’s office of sidelining black lawyers.

South Africa
Labour unions at the Prasa have tabled a demand for a 15% salary increase.

World
President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

World
U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today.

World
The Trump administration has released new data on the country’s HIV/AIDS work abroad. It is claiming the numbers are good news, but many HIV experts say they paint a worrisome picture.

World
The Trump administration has released new data on the country’s HIV/AIDS work abroad. It is claiming the numbers are good news, but many HIV experts say they paint a worrisome picture.

Africa
Ecologist Iroro Tanshi is one of six winners of the international Goldman Environmental Prize.

Africa
Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering the sales of arms to Sudan’s defence ministry on behalf of Iran.

Africa
The country’s biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

Africa
For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe’s borders.
Business

Business
The Minister of Trade, Industry & Competition, Parks Tau, has gazetted major changes to the Consumer Protection Act targeting spam calls.
Business
Business
The BBC has found significant spikes in market activity shortly before the US president made some announcements.

Politics
ANC launched the party’s local government roll-call intervention in September last year.

Politics
Senior ANC leaders are set to outline progress on the party’s Local Government Action Plan…

Politics
Steenberg says his mayoral campaign will be launched ahead of the local government election

Politics
The complaint on this matter was submitted to the Public in October 2023.

Sport
British judoka Emma Reid wins silver to clinch the first European Championships medal of her career.

Sport
A high-scoring, if lop-sided round of Prem fixtures included a thriller at Sandy Park and Saracens-inflicted pain for Sale

Sport
Jack Draper is thankful his injury is nothing too serious after pulling out of two clay court events in the run-up to the French Open in May.

Sport
St Mirren defender Alex Gogic describes as “disgraceful” abuse goalkeeper Ryan Mullen has received from their own fans following their 6-2 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat by Celtic on Sunday.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that climate-related disasters are increasingly disrupting education across Eastern and Southern Africa, potentially leading to as much as $380 billion in lost future earnings by 2050 if urgent action is not taken.
Education
New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard’s gates.
Education
[Premium Times] The latest release brings the total number of results made available so far to 1,897,692.

Education
Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silenced
Universities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.
The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme...
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Bab’ Phakathi got his happy ending after recovering some of his belongings, with the help from the ‘X-Repo’ team at Moja Love.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
The suspects are expected to appear in various magistrates’ courts across Mpumalanga on Monday, 20 April.

Entertainment
While the Viljoens fight the shoplifting charges in Florida, with their next court date set for May 2026, several experts have noted that the more pressing matter is their immigration status.

Entertainment
Internal democratic process has always been a problem for Cope since it was founded in December 2008.

Entertainment
The national women’s cricket team are 2-0 up in the five-match T20 series.

Science/Tech
The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.

Science/Tech
The move by NTT Data comes as hyperscalers expand their Johannesburg footprints to serve cloud and AI workloads.

Science/Tech
The panel will also be used to support the needs of the National Traffic Information System, says the Road Traffic Management Corporation.

Science/Tech
Whether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.

Motoring
A timeline for the GT-R’s arrival hasn’t been announced.
Motoring

Motoring
Ford has officially launched the updated Territory SUV in South Africa.

Motoring
The R3-per-litre fuel price relief measure the government implemented in April will come back to haunt motorists, one way or another.

Health
Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

Health
Evie Solomon has started a support group for women due to her experience while being diagnosed.

Health
Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.
Health
With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.