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WATCH LIVE | Court judgment on ‘Stalingrad’ application in Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial
Judge Nkosinathi Chili to rule on Jacob Zuma’s ‘Stop Stalingrad’ application.

Xpeng in talks to buy Volkswagen factory in Europe
Xpeng is negotiating with Volkswagen to share a factory in Europe for expansion

N2 closed between Bhisho and KuGompo City due to protest closure
Transport spokesperson Binqose says protesters used burning tyres objects to barricade the road.
China’s Xi hails trade progress in Trump summit, warns on Taiwan
China’s President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump trade talks are making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path.
Nigeria: Tetfund to Operationalise Four Zonal Labs Before 2027
[This Day] Abuja — The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has disclosed that four out of the six proposed multi-purpose zonal laboratories across Nigeria would be fully equipped and operational before 2027 as part of efforts to strengthen research and industrial development in the country.

Changes to PIP payments
Finance expert Laura Pomfret explains to PIP payments.
President Ramaphosa appoints judges
President Ramaphosa appoints judges
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed judges to various divisions across the country.The appointments were made in terms of section 174(6) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission.In a statement on Wednesday, the Presidency said the appointments were made to “ensure courts...
KZN records job growth in first quarter of 2026
KZN records job growth in first quarter of 2026
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has welcomed the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results released by Statistics South Africa, which show that KwaZulu-Natal was the only province in South Africa to record an increase in employment and job creation during the first quarter of 2026.
According to the provincial...

Poverty levels drop in SA, but 10.8 million still go hungry
Data dismantles the narrative that foreign nationals are stealing South African jobs.

Three teams and players Orlando Pirates should thank when they win the Betway Premiership
Orlando Pirates are on the brink of ending their 14-year wait for the league title and three PSL rivals may have played a decisive role.
Philippine Senate to convene as court next week for VP Duterte impeachment
The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on May 18 ahead of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, its president said on Thursday, with tensions flaring as the country’s most powerful political clans face off.
Cleared of tax wrongdoing, UK Labour’s Rayner calls on Starmer to ‘reflect’
Britain’s former deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, a potential rival to leader Keir Starmer, said on Thursday she had been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing over her tax affairs, overcoming a hurdle to mounting any leadership bid.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption court places Zelenskiy’s former chief of staff under arrest
Ukraine’s anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and former head of his administration, on money-laundering charges.
Extreme rainfall is here to stay — the right to education must not be swept away
What is required, if the unqualified and immediately realisable right to basic education is to be safeguarded, is not simply better ad hoc responses to extreme weather events but a shift towards a basic education system that is intentionally designed to withstand them.
Second Japan-linked oil tanker sails via Strait of Hormuz as PM asks Iran to help out
A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker managed by Japanese refining group Eneos 5020.T has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data from LSEG showed on Thursday, the second instance of such a Japan-linked oil ship making it through.

Sars aims to collect R44bn from avoiders with state contracts
The taxman aims to collect billions from errant entities by withholding payments, newly appointed Sars boss Johnstone Makhubu tells MPs

Western Cape storms displace hundreds in Breede Valley
Affected families are accommodated in five municipal halls as helicopters assist cut-off areas.