
Who is making decisions in Iran?
Iran’s new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.
FRIDAY, 24 APRIL 2026, 21:24

Iran’s new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.

Kaizer Chiefs earned R6.6 million from their CAF Confederation Cup run but missed out on a massive R66 million prize. What’s next?

Chelsea’s interim head coach Calum McFarlane admits this year has been a “whirlwind”, going from obscurity to an FA Cup semi‑final at Wembley.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa now attends the G20 meetings by “rumour” after the country was excluded by the US, which currently holds the G20 presidency.

Trump International responded calling the Greens leader an “imbecile” after he shared his personal opinion on the Holyrood campaign trail.

Popular South African retailer Woolworths will continue to stock the beloved Chuckles chocolate brand, for at least the foreseeable future.

Cloudy and cold conditions are expected across Gauteng.
Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury.

The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.

West Bromwich Albion are given a two-point penalty by the English Football League for breaching profit and sustainability rules.

The EU’s anti-fraud office confirms it has “sufficient information” to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.

The Department of Transport says the cause of the collision is still unknown.

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz says he will miss next month’s French Open with an ongoing wrist injury.

Motorists heading in and out of Randburg are urged to avoid Beyers Naudé Drive near West Park Cemetery, where a tree has fallen across the roadway, coming to rest on a car.

Seven Newark family members were kidnapped during a break-in on Tuesday night and murdered.

Junior Khanye warns Kaizer Chiefs could adopt a defensive approach against an in-form Orlando Pirates in Sunday’s Soweto Derby.
A Michigan township has voted to impose a one-year moratorium on providing water to hyperscale data centers, a move aimed at delaying a planned facility that would support Los Alamos National Laboratory’s nuclear weapons research. The moratorium may not be enough to stop the project, however: “the University and LANL plan to break ground on the data center on Monday,” reports 404 Media. From...

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The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in China showed some of the latest automotive innovations from a range of manufacturers.