
Ramaphosa sets local elections for 4 November
Local government elections will fall on a Wednesday, 4 November, which will be a public holiday to encourage voter participation
FRIDAY, 01 MAY 2026, 20:01

Local government elections will fall on a Wednesday, 4 November, which will be a public holiday to encourage voter participation

BBC Sport Scotland catches up with Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour in Naples to hear tales of another epic overhead kick.

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Motorists and pedestrians are cautioned to stay alert and to make responsible decisions.

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More than 300 sanctions have been handed to Russian athletes following the seizure of Moscow laboratory data in 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency says.
A new poll shows a slim majority of Swiss voters now support a June 14 referendum to cap the country’s population at 10 million by 2050. Under the proposal backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), “the permanent resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, and Switzerland should abandon its freedom of movement agreement with the EU,” reports Reuters. From the report:...

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Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.

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The Bank tries to manage expectations over what outcomes are plausible if the Middle East conflict lasts several months.

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Ntsebeza says most of the cases can never be revived since suspects and witnesses have died.

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