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We’ve spent so long waiting for another political Messiah that we’ve forgotten the only way he succeeded was through the will of the people. But Nickolaus Bauer says no one is coming to save us. This is it. It’s us. We are the plan. The only thing left to believe in is us. And the best way forward is radical communal self-reliance.

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As potholes proliferate on Gauteng’s roads amid heavy rains and repair backlogs, Santam, SA’s largest short-term insurer, says its provincial claims relating to pothole damage have risen by a quarter, year-on-year.

Missing emails from your insurer could cost you – a lot. Policy changes like extra tracking devices are voiding theft claims. Check your policy now, especially in Gauteng and KZN, to avoid nasty surprises on high-risk vehicles, writes Wendy Knowler.

Israel Walters, a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer accused of conspiring with an alleged Cape Flats gang boss to carry out a hit on a witness, was granted bail in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

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Brazil’s former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested on Friday, a federal police source told AFP, after a top court upheld his nearly nine-year sentence on corruption and money laundering charges.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he might miss Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, which US President Donald Trump is also to attend, due to important “military meetings”.

April 25 – The Social Security Administration could lose thousands more staff beyond the 7,000 already targeted for cuts due to a move by the Trump administration to reclassify government employees, making them easier to fire, worker advocates said

The Central African Republic’s government has signed peace deals with two of the five groups in the country’s most powerful armed rebel movement, officials said Friday.

Threatened by armed conflict, volcanic activity and rampant deforestation, Africa’s oldest national park is turning to chocolate gorillas to raise its profile and boost conservation.

The KwaZulu-Natal government will dole out R86.141 million for the Zulu royal household this financial year, according to KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli.

Mamelodi Sundowns sold their soul and it paid off… big time – rising from the depths of hell to being just two hours away from paradise as they reached the final of the CAF Champions League.

In a SA Senior champ of comebacks, long jumper Jovan van Vuuren outshined what was supposed to be 2017 world champion Luvo Manyonga’s return on day two of the event in Potchefstroom.

The Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funding from states that did not enforce its interpretation of civil rights law.

President Donald Trump is weighing in on a school mascot dispute at Massapequa High School, where some parents are upset that a Chiefs mascot and logo must go under a state rule.

From love to loathe? Minnie Dlamini has seemingly clapped back at her ex, celeb surgeon Brian Monaisa’s recent comments…

VAT in the world? Nando’s has weighed into government’s last-minute tax turnaround following a clash within the GNU…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Multiple studies and investigations have found that about half of American households watch TV and movies with subtitles on, but only a relatively small portion of those include someone with a hearing disability. That’s because of the trouble many people have understanding dialogue in modern viewing situations, and Netflix has now...

TV producer Alex Berger criticized Apple TV+ as “the worst marketer in the universe” for failing to promote his French-language show La Maison, despite its success in Europe. Berger said he initially partnered with Apple out of hope, but ultimately felt they undermined their own content by not supporting it properly. 9to5Mac reports: Rafa Sales Ross at Variety recently interviewed TV producer...

YKK, the world’s largest zipper maker, has unveiled a prototype self-propelled zipper that uses a motorized worm gear to zip itself closed at the push of a button. It currently relies on a wired remote and external power, and can zip spans up to 16 feet in under a minute. The Verge reports: Although some recent zipper innovations, such as Under Armour’s one-handed MagZip upgrade, are designed...

Some developers are “crying foul” after Microsoft’s C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code stopped working with VS Code derivatives like VS Codium and Cursor, reports The Register. The move has prompted Cursor to transition to open-source alternatives, while some developers are calling for a regulatory investigation into Microsoft’s alleged anti-competitive behavior. From the report: In early...

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room.

The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.

After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.

A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that address addiction, could be eliminated.

China’s wind and solar energy capacity has surpassed that of mostly coal-powered thermal for the first time, the national energy body said.

Measey was a renowned reptile and amphibian scientist and a world expert on the African clawed frog.

Phosphate mining company Kropz seeks to mine a portion of land within the West Coast National Park. If allowed, it would set a very dangerous precedent for other national parks which also have mineral reserves.

Excessive rainfall threatens South African summer crops as farmers struggle to access waterlogged fields.