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The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 10 April 2026

Orlando Pirates fans are expected to dominate the stands at uMhlathuze Stadium on Friday night as they hunt for three points.

New Zealander cyclist Kiaan Watts is banned for 25 days by cycling’s global governing body after he punched a fellow rider in the head during a race last month.

The company is linked to Tshwane ANC Regional Chairperson Eugene Modise.

Police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following the incident.

Con Court confirmed that its decision on the Phala Phala scandal will be delivered within a month

The ceremony highlighted the country’s progress in promoting literacy and academic excellence.

The U.S. government long saw giving international aid as a way to build goodwill throughout the world. Did it work? And what does the reducing of foreign aid mean for that effort now?

Attacks persist across the Middle East despite the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. And, Bill Gates is set to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The new bill will make it easier for provincial governments to allow mining projects in glacier regions.

President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Wednesday to discuss the future partnership after Trump disparaged the alliance.

The foreign minister says the accusations, involving children, were investigated and found to be unsubstantiated.

The state department has also asked US citizens to “reconsider” travel plans to the West African country.

Very few people are ever prosecuted following terror attacks with suspects often held without trial.

The government usually refrains from commenting on the participation of its citizens in the conflict.

Stephan and Petrus Bredell have quickly grown the Plato brand from a container store Centurion into one of South Africa’s largest coffee companies.

The British perfume designer and Zara are being sued by Estée Lauder over a collaboration.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reiterated his department’s clampdown on non-compliant contractors. 

EFF leader Julius Malema says the state is seeking a 15-year jail term in his case.

The NFP’s disciplinary action against Shinga could have major implications for the balance of power in the provincial government

Nkabinde Enquiry Chairperson, has criticised Adv. Riley for unnecessarily delaying the proceedings

Julius Malema was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Orlando Pirates could be without two senior players for the rest of the season as injury concerns raise further questions over their futures.

Another leading Springbok has confirmed his “emotional” decision to head overseas in what has been described as a move for family reasons.

Returning as head coach for England Women’s under-23s felt like a “full circle moment” for Lydia Bedford.

Curtis Blaydes says he is “rooting” for former opponent Tom Aspinall to return to the UFC after the Briton underwent surgery on both eyes earlier this year.

Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligible

More than 20,000 university students in England who received government maintenance loans and grants worth thousands of pounds have been told they will have to pay them back because their universities wrongly told them they were eligible for the money.

About 22,000 students studying for...

Lungelo KM is exploring his television career on SABC 1’s program, ‘Daily Thetha’, where he will co-host alongside four other people.

The Department of Home Affairs is being called to verify the status of beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina and a Nigerian ‘king’ residing in SA.

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction.

Advocacy group DignitySA has launched a legal challenge seeking to decriminalise medical assistance in dying for terminally ill patients in South Africa.

Residents point to how an alleged secret arrangement between police and zama zamas makes the army’s presence ‘useless’.

Of the 2 044 761 Polos made at the plant since 1996, 1 448 130 have been for export markets.

From Bonteheuwel streets to global stages, Lee-ché Janecke is rewriting what dance success looks like.

Fouchee was accused of administering medication that led to complications at birth, as well as practising as a midwife without a licence

Readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams in which she argued the space race was pointless

Zoe Williams speaks for many of us when she notes that the US space mission is pointless (Let’s stop going into space. There’s nothing to see and no one to talk to, 7 April). Unfortunately, it is worse than that. With a $100bn budget, the Artemis programme represents a truly spectacular...

Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world first

A woman who lived with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases for more than a decade has returned to a near-normal life after a cell therapy reset her wayward immune system.

The 47-year-old had had nine different treatments, none of which had a lasting impact, before receiving...

You may soon no longer need a physical passport or boarding pass to travel through airports around the world.

Japanese auto giant Toyota will be investing heavily in South Africa’s auto sector energy transition.

A new model broke into South Africa’s top-selling hatchback list this March.

Aimee Oliver never imagined that giving birth would ultimately cause her to need surgery for incontinence.

Will Adolphy helps men and boys escape the influence of the online manosphere.