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NHS to offer second MenB vaccine after deadly Kent outbreak
Vaccines were offered to thousands of people who may have been exposed, including university students and school pupils in the area.
SATURDAY, 11 APRIL 2026, 11:02

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Vaccines were offered to thousands of people who may have been exposed, including university students and school pupils in the area.

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Doug Allan worked alongside Sir David Attenborough on BBC documentaries including The Blue Planet and Frozen Planet.

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Many businesses in South Africa’s large informal sector remain outside the formal tax system, prompting SARS to step up enforcement.

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Hundreds of forecourts have run out of petrol and diesel due to the protests involving slow-moving convoys

South Africa
The SAA board and Transport Minister Barbara Creecy confirmed John Lamola’s departure on Friday.

South Africa
The family will be laid to rest in Xikundu village this Saturday morning.

South Africa
Four other people were wounded and taken to the hospital following the incident.

South Africa
The history making crew is back after splashing into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.

World
The mishap occurred as a tarp was pulled off a bronze figure immortalising Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.

World
Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, is set to host peace talks today with leaders from Iran and the US, including Vice President J.D. Vance.

World
Planet Labs says it is restricting coverage of Iran and parts of the Middle East indefinitely.

World
Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”.

Africa
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.

Africa
The 43-year-old denies the charge and has been released on bail and had to surrender his passport.

Africa
The foreign minister says the accusations, involving children, were investigated and found to be unsubstantiated.

Africa
The state department has also asked US citizens to “reconsider” travel plans to the West African country.

Business
A silicon metal smelter, the only one of its kind in South Africa, could be forced to shut down due to unsustainable power costs.

Business
Despite holding the Woolworths brand, Woolworths Financial Services is controlled by Absa.

Business
Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Saturday, 11 April 2026.

Business
A High Court ruling has sent a warning to bodies corporate and residential estates across South Africa about levy collection practices.

Politics
About 2,000 delegates from across the country are attending the two-day elective conference

Politics
Over 2,000 DA delegates are expected to elect new leadership.

Politics
The congress comes as the DA seeks to redefine its role in the government of national unity.

Politics
More than 2000 delegates are expected to attend the DA’s federal congress, this weekend

Sport
Quewin Nortje arrives in Hong Kong battle-ready after a tough Stellenbosch training block, targeting a first tournament win in the Far East.

Sport
The Stormers have expressed shock and sadness after the death of team manager Christopher ‘Chippie’ Solomon on Saturday.

Sport
BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team explains which nations have the best record in Women’s Six Nations history.

Sport
The Atlanta Hawks secure a spot in the NBA play-offs and the Southeast Division title with a 124-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

Education
Temporary limit in England and Wales won’t stop many facing higher charges from autumn due to jump in inflation from Iran war
Government caps some student loan interest at 6%
Some students and graduates are likely to pay slightly less interest on their student loans than expected as a result of action taken by the government this week.
But while many higher earners will benefit from the news...
Education
Hinds Hall near Columbia University is a place to find Palestinian cuisine and to remember a 5-year-old killed in Gaza.
Education
The Chinese Communist Party has turned Lu Xun, a Mao-era hero who excoriated the establishment, into a bland, Disney-style character.
Education
[Nile Post] Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli, Makerere’s Dean of Students, has made a reasonable and responsible decision in enforcing the 2022 Guild Statute to keep guild campaigns virtual. I support her position, and here is why.
Lifestyle
Offset is back home after the rapper spent four days in hospital following a shooting in Florida.

Lifestyle
May 2026 SASSA Old-Age Grants will normalise following a series of disruptions either side of the Easter long weekend. Here’s the latest …
Lifestyle
Hip Hop’s new billionaire, Dr. Dre joins Jay Z, who first became a billionaire in 2019.

Lifestyle
The inquest of Anele Tembe – the fiancée of the late rapper AKA – will finally be heard, five years after her mysterious death…

Entertainment
Jarvis and Potgieter failed to make it to the weekend at the year’s first Major.

Entertainment
‘Chippie brought passion to everything he did and embodied the values of our sport.’

Entertainment
Coetzee could make his debut for Babina Noko in the Limpopo derby against Magesi FC tonight.

Entertainment
Zille said the DA does “things differently.”

Science/Tech
The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch of Nasa, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, have just become the first humans to travel to the moon, and...
Science/Tech
Attackers briefly hijacked part of CPUID’s backend and swapped legitimate download links on its site with malware-laced ones. “The issue hit tools like HWMonitor and CPU-Z, with users on Reddit and elsewhere starting to notice something wasn’t right when installers tripped antivirus alerts or showed up under odd names,” reports The Register. From the report: CPUID has since confirmed the...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: As the Trump administration seeks to fill a national shortage of air traffic controllers, officials are targeting a new talent pool: gamers. The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday is making a recruiting push aimed at avid players of video games, as the agency strives to fill thousands of vacancies that lawmakers have said leave...

Science/Tech
Four astronauts landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, concluding a historic 10-day mission around the moon
Artemis II splashdown – live updates
Full report: Artemis II crew splashes down in Pacific Ocean, ending record-breaking moon flyby
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Motoring
Tesla recently launched in an African country with a car market less than half the size of South Africa’s.

Motoring
Keeping your tyres in good condition could help you save money on fuel.

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

Motoring
The South African National Space Agency has been a key component of NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon.

Health
People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to treat obesity, research suggests.

Health
Phoebe was told she’d be treated as a mental health patient if she kept returning to A&E.
Health
The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.
Health
A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.