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Donaldson sex abuse trial hears police interview from alleged rape victim
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, all of which he denies.
TUESDAY, 02 JUNE 2026, 14:06

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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, all of which he denies.

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Kaizer Chiefs recently handed McCarthy a first team contract, and it seems there was already interest from Sabah FK.

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Fulham head coach Marco Silva is close to reaching an agreement to take charge at Benfica.

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Sir Kenny Dalglish confirms he is undergoing treatment for cancer.
South Africa
Employment and Labour Department targets Youth Unemployment with LAP
Government has declared 2026 the “Year of Putting Young South Africans to Work” and is rolling out a range of interventions aimed at tackling unemployment, particularly among young people, through a revamped Labour Activation Programme (LAP).
Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth outlined the plans...
South Africa
South Africa to host inaugural Eswatini, Mozambique water meeting
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will host and officially welcome her counterparts from Eswatini and Mozambique at the inaugural Council of Ministers Meeting of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourse Commission (INMACOM) on Friday, 5 June, in Boksburg, Johannesburg.
The meeting will bring together...

South Africa
Captain Laurance Makgotloe made a brief appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.

South Africa
Four men were killed and two others critically injured in a taxi-related shooting in Nyanga.

World
Melissa Rein Lively accepted a caution, while an assault by beating charge against her was withdrawn.

World
The singer reported a series of “deeply alarming” incidents at her house to Los Angeles police.

World
The European Union has moved forward with an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and build detention centers abroad. Critics compared the regulation to the immigration strategy of the Trump administration.

World
Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they’ve got no buffer left.

Africa
Passed by MPs, the bill proposes prison sentences for people identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Africa
The US plan has sparked public anger and led to demonstrations near the site of the proposed treatment facility.

Africa
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been named in Ghana’s preliminary squad for the World Cup.

Africa
Egypt’s Farida Khalil beat competitors twice her age to become world champion in modern pentathlon at the age of 14 after the sport was revamped.

Business
South Africa recorded the highest rate of suspected digital fraud among African countries analysed in 2025.

Business
South African business sentiment weakened in the second quarter as consumers faced fresh pressures from the Iran war that’s clouded the outlook for inflation and interest rates.
Business
Business

Politics
Mbali Shinga will on Tuesday file court papers to challenge her dismissal from the NFP.

Politics
Karl Sander is back to testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria.

Politics
The Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony from Warrant Officer Karl Sander

Politics
Thirty-one MPs have been appointed to the Section 89 Committee.

Sport
Two-time Grand Slam doubles finalist Raven Klaasen sat down with The South African’s Dave Marshall for a chat at the ongoing French Open.

Sport
The Monday Night Club discuss Arne Slot’s sacking from Liverpool and whether Andoni Iraola is the right replacement.

Sport
Lawrence Shankland left Hearts to join Rangers within days of their runners-up finish in the Scottish Premiership.

Sport
The case of Cape Town murder-accused Tristan Perez has been postponed until 7 August to allow the State time to complete its investigation.
Education
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The Ministry of Education and Sports has dismissed claims circulating both online and offline that schools across Uganda have been closed or suspended because of Ebola.
Education
[Nile Post] Police in Ngora District are investigating a fire outbreak that occurred on the morning of May 31, 2026, at Mukura Union Vision Primary and Secondary School in Mukura Town Council.
Education
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has won the fourth edition of the highly coveted Regional Intellectual Property High School Club Competition after defeating five other African nations with a project that brought the real-world consequences of limited copyright awareness vividly to the regional stage.
Education
[ANGOP] Malanje — The province of Malanje will benefit, in the next 18 months, from a new campus of the Queen Njinga a Mbande University (URNM), with the capacity to receive 10,000 students, distributed across six organic units.

Lifestyle
Trevor Noah’s recent podast touched on xenophobic attacks against illegal immigrants and a deadline for them to vacate South Africa…
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Entertainment
The event took place over two nights.

Entertainment
‘The applicable salary adjustment effective from 01 April 2026 for the relevant categories of employees.’

Entertainment
The singer says she has referred the matter to her lawyers.

Entertainment
The Huawei nova 15 Max delivers more battery, more value and more for your money.

Science/Tech
Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.

Science/Tech
I’ve rounded up the best smart speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the popular Echo Dot to the newest Echo Studio.

Science/Tech
The local fintech firm integrates online accounting platform Stub into its commerce ecosystem.

Science/Tech
Find the real deals on Amazon Prime Day this June.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring

Health
New cases of genital herpes have increased, while many other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have started to decline.
Health
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.

Health
Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.
Health
Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported.