Glitter, vocal gymnastics, on-stage flames — the show goes on on the Eurovision stage in Vienna, even though five countries are boycotting this year’s contest due to Israel’s participation.
Ignored recommendations, weak internal controls and oversight failures, irregular contracts, and administrators receiving packages of R500,000 above a proposed R2.5m salary cap have plunged the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) deeper into crisis, while students waiting for stipends continue to suffer.
Amid competing claims over his bail eligibility, National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams’ fate hangs in the balance as the court considers his alleged role in obstructing justice in a murder investigation.
The social development minister, who was finally axed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday after months of scandal, leaves behind an inglorious legacy.
Characterising repeated legal challenges as a ‘Stalingrad defence’ tactic that has stalled justice for years, Judge Nkosinathi Chili has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma’s long-running 1999 arms deal trial must finally proceed.
There are no confirmed cases in the US, but 41 people who were potentially exposed to the Andes virus are in quarantine or being monitored for symptoms.
A growing number of writers are leaving Substack for alternatives most people haven’t heard of like Ghost, Beehiiv, Patreon, and Passport. The reason, writes The Verge’s Emma Roth, is the “platform’s increased focus on social features as well as a pricing model that puts a chokehold on their business.” From the report: Sean Highkin, the creator of the NBA-focused publication The Rose Garden...
Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer’s government saying he had “lost confidence” in his leadership.
Nelson Mandela Bay metro finds itself in a Catch-22 situation as the company it irregularly leased a municipal asset to, raising public backlash, has now failed to pay its electricity bill.
Kylian Mbappe and Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembele will lead a star-studded France attack after Didier Deschamps announced his 26-man squad for this summer’s World Cup.
Large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay have been without water for up to 20 days, while teams scramble to restore electricity outages that have lasted for more than two weeks.