THURSDAY, 07 MAY 2026, 08:21
It took a lot of work, time and energy to do the near-impossible and put the evil thing back in the bottle. Now, thanks to rocketing fuel prices, it looms over us with the threat of an inflation crisis, leading to rate hikes and yet more economic pain.
Orlando Pirates’ 2025/26 Betway Premiership title dream is on the line as they face Stellenbosch FC at the Athlone Stadium.
Parliament also argued that more than 350 000 written submissions alone were received.
The director of public prosecutions has told prosecutors in England and Wales to bring charges more quickly.
In this forum, we invite both students and teachers to reflect on their challenges and successes — and to consider how to build on them for next year.
Jon Rahm will be eligible for next year’s Ryder Cup in Ireland after striking a deal to continue playing on the DP World Tour.
Modi’s BJP defeated chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, which has been in power in West Bengal state since 2011, securing more than two-thirds of the 294 seats when votes were counted on Monday.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — Nathan F. Reeves Sr. Charity Memorial High School delivered a commanding performance to emerge double champions at the 7th edition of the Pennoh W. Bestman (PWB) Memorial Tournament, clinching both the kickball and football titles in an electrifying one-day competition in Paynesville.
[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta, Nimba County — Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr visited the newly built Nimba School for the Blind in the Hope Village Community in Ganta on Saturday, hailing the facility as a “dream come true” for the county’s visually impaired children.
Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: On April 15, 2026, a Microsoft employee made a change to Visual Studio Code and pushed it within 8 hours without review, notification, or documentation. The change added “Co-authored-by: Copilot” by default to the end of commit messages in Git when Copilot was used in creating the code. However, the implementation was bugged, and the message was...
[World Bank] Students woke up on February 11, 2026, to a campus unrecognizable. At the Public University of Barikadimy in Toamasina, roofs had vanished, classrooms were flooded, books drifted in muddy water, and electricity lines lay useless on the ground. “It feels like I’m walking through a real nightmare,” said Haingomalala, a student in Management. “Cyclone Gezani swept everything away and...
Key developments, legal delays and the next steps in the fraud and corruption case
The Johannesburg Cap Classique, Champagne & Bubbles Festival is back at the Inanda Polo Club this May, with an Italian Riviera dress code, over 20 bubbly stations, and a limited VIP lounge experience.
America’s economic mood is starting to sour and Israel will be the biggest loser.
The world’s largest conference on human rights and technology has been cancelled just days before it was due to start after the Zambian government told organisers it did not align with “national values”.