‘Nearly killed me’: Rocomamas’ wing challenge goes horribly wrong [video]
A Joburg man shared how competing in the Rocomamas Fire Wing Challenge landed him in the emergency room…
Nature
Angélique Kidjo, Kamasi Washington to headline star-studded Joy of Jazz
Beninese superstar Angélique Kidjo and America saxophonist Kamasi Washington will headline the 27th annual Joy of Jazz.
POPULIST PROTESTS: March and March moves into Gauteng as anti-foreigner sentiment swells ahead of elections
Anti-foreigner group March and March protested in Tshwane and Johannesburg this week, using rhetoric likely to rise ahead of the local government elections.
Meta Deal Reversal Deepens Split Between China and Silicon Valley
Beijing’s insistence that Meta unwind its deal with a Chinese A.I. start-up escalates the geopolitical fight over advanced tech.
VIDEO: Watch – Is your money really safe? South Africa’s invisible crime wave
South Africa’s latest crime statistics suggest a country getting safer, but that’s only part of the story. Commercial crime – fraud, scams, and financial exploitation – is rising, with cases doubling over the past decade. It’s a quieter crime, but one that targets ordinary South Africans directly, often through the very systems they rely on. Why has this surge escaped national attention?...
EXPLAINER: Marching against migration: The rise of a new populist player
Draped in civic language and national symbols, March and March is reshaping anti-foreigner politics — with carefully staged activism and a leader-centric movement at its core.
Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad’s victims
There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
Comey’s seashell post got him indicted. But experts are skeptical the government can win
Acting AG Todd Blanche said the case was investigated for months, adding “it’s serious when you threaten the president.”
MORE THAN MEETS THE ICE: Antarctica land grab theory goes global — ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott must ‘distance’ himself
The call for Trump to seize Earth’s largest unclaimed landmass did not start in The Wall Street Journal. It began with a more sweeping claim from an Irish tech executive whose firm has a reported history of US defence contracts. This investigation tracks what changed, and what still doesn’t add up.
She travels 20km to support six dependants. South Africa told her to use birth control
Our story about Jeanette Kidiemetse Moses generated 183 comments. Almost none of them read it.
Four key takeaways from Jerome Powell’s last rate decision as Fed chair
Powell’s news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed’s independence
Apple Gives Up On the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop
MacRumors reports that Apple has effectively paused work on Vision Pro after the M5 refresh failed to revive demand. The team has reportedly been reassigned and the company is now shifting focus toward smart glasses instead. From the report: The Vision Pro has been criticized for its high price tag and its uncomfortable weight. The device is over 1.3 pounds, and even with the more comfortable...
Chiefs’ Kaze – ‘We were not there’
‘It is one of the biggest areas we need to improve – a consistency in our mindset and in our behaviour going forward,’ said the Chiefs co-head coach.
ANTI-MIGRANT VIOLENCE: Hate on parade: Xenophobic marches gather pace as UN warns South Africa
Across major cities, political entrepreneurs like Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Zandile Dabula are staging increasingly bold anti-migrant marches, with little pushback from authorities. As António Guterres condemns the surge in threats and violence, South Africa faces mounting pressure to act before rhetoric turns fully combustible.
Sundowns regain Premiership lead, Chiefs’ seven-game unbeaten run ended
Brazilians spurn chances and Lebo Mothiba spurns penalty in otherwise solid showing, Siwelele crash Amakhosi’s party
Sundowns down City to move back on top
A win took them to 61 points, two clear of Orlando Pirates after 26 matches.
Hungary’s next PM says frozen EU funds will be paid out soon
Péter Magyar meets EU leaders in Brussels, for the first time since his Tisza party won a landslide election.
The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date
The Pentagon estimates the war has cost $25 billion over the past two months. In congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not say when the war might end.
‘Auschwitz on steroids’: Peet Viljoen on ICE detention centre
Peet Viljoen – the husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star Mel Viljoen – has spoken out on their experience in a US ICE detention centre.
DUBIOUS HONOUR: Water down the drain — announcing the winners of SA’s ‘Leakiest Cities’ awards
eThekwini (Durban) and Mangaung (Bloemfontein) have the dubious honour of being the two leakiest cities in South Africa, with more than 40% of their purified tap water supplies going to waste.