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Man arrested following blaze at LGBT+ club near Milton Keynes
An eyewitness says “thousands” of people were evacuated from the club.
SUNDAY, 26 APRIL 2026, 17:06

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An eyewitness says “thousands” of people were evacuated from the club.
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Traffic congestion and difficulty for supporters entering the sold-out FNB Stadium leads to delay
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Traffic congestion and difficulty for supporters entering the sold-out FNB Stadium leads to delay

South Africa
Three people have been arrested in connection with the murders

South Africa
ALS paramedics spokesperson says a second person succumbed to his injuries on arrival in hospital

South Africa
The family says what pains them most is that the suspect is known but no arrest has been made.

South Africa
This as the country prepares to mark the 32nd anniversary of freedom on Monday.

World
A shooting incident at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner took focus away from the war in Iran, as Iran’s foreign minister planned to return to Islamabad, the site of previous peace talks.

World
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive Monday for a four day U.S. state visit. Some hope the royal touch can heal the transatlantic rift that’s emerged under Trump.

World
The Israeli PM’s directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.

World
The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here’s what he said about his group’s controversial history.

Africa
The activist has condemned France’s influence in West Africa and been accused of being a “Russian mouthpiece”.

Africa
Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

Africa
Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.

Africa
What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.

Business
Many South Africans have moved to a place off the shores of Africa nicknamed the “Boere Monaco” because of the growing South African population.

Business
A new wealth index shows that South Africans earning over R30,000 a month are struggling to put enough money away to deal with emergencies.

Business
Shaun Scrooby, the founder and head chef of VUUR restaurant at Remhoogte Wine Estate, spent 17 years as a safari guide before converting an old stable into an award-winning restaurant.

Business
With the war in Iran hitting global pistachio supplies, one South African company is looking to capitilise on the situation.

Politics
The SACP has taken a resolution to contest the elections independently

Politics
Mashaba says illegal migration puts significant strain on the delivery of basic services.

Politics
Don Nkadimeng is remembered as being opposed foreign interference in African politics

Politics
The African People’s Convention is discussing coalition frameworks and candidate deployment

Sport
Alex Marquez claims a comfortable victory in the Spanish Grand Prix to halt overall leader Marco Bezzecchi’s winning streak in MotoGP.

Sport
The man in charge of assigning referees in Italy’s top flight suspends himself after it is alleged he is under investigation for sporting fraud.

Sport
Esme Hamilton holds off challenge from fellow Englishwoman Cara Gainer to win her first European Tour title at the South African Open.

Sport
Phil Parkinson says Wrexham’s current position in the Championship is one they would have taken “all day long” as they bid to secure a play-off spot on the final day of the campaign.

Education
It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careers
I’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This year, however, I was made redundant because of restructuring and this has thrown me into a feeling of complete...

Education
Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional
Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.
For more than...
Education
Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, pleaded guilty for the November incident in which they set off a commercial firework in a research lab.
Education
Guidelines for the art contest, sponsored by the group Freedom 250, include material about abolitionists and civil rights leaders, but little mention of what they fought against.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has accused Helen Zille of trying to target black voters with her support of Orlando Pirates…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Joburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille has shown her support to Orlando Pirates ahead of their Soweto Derby clash on Sunday…

Entertainment
The truck driver allegedly also gave the traffic police officer six 2-litre bottles of cool drinks

Entertainment
‘I am sincerely sorry for any embarrassment or hurt my remarks may have caused you.’

Entertainment
“It would be tragic if the British & Irish Lions went ahead with their plans to seek greener pastures and therefore no longer tour South Africa every 12 years.”

Entertainment
New SUV approved for South Africa, however, an official launch date is still to be set
Science/Tech
The word “staged” exploded on social media following the attack, as both right and left-wing influencers and anonymous accounts spread unfounded conspiracy theories.
Science/Tech
It’s “the curious case of… the Pokémon Go pro who celebrated too hard,” reports the gaming news site Aftermath. It all started on the first weekend in April… Firestar73, a competitive Pokémon Go player who placed seventh at last year’s world championships, managed to narrowly cinch a game-five finals win at the 2026 Pokémon Orlando Regional Championships after battling his way out of the...

Science/Tech
Section 189 protects against retrenchments in South Africa. But natural attrition needs no consultation, and AI is accelerating it.
Science/Tech
The Conversation published this warning from privacy/tech law/electronic surveillance attorney Anne Toomey McKenna (also an affiliated faculty member at Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences). The U.S. government “is able to purchase Americans’ sensitive data because the information it buys is not subject to the same restrictions as information it collects directly. The...

Motoring
A few years ago, there were only a handful of Chinese carmakers in South Africa. They now represent 40% of the brands on the market.

Motoring
Stellantis plans to build Peugeot models in China.

Motoring
The VW Polo has several add-ons you can choose from in South Africa.

Motoring
There are a few double-cab bakkies available in South Africa for less than R400,000.

Health
Rachel Moore spent years in debilitating chronic pain due to the womb disease, adenomyosis.
Health
His work changed how doctors understood heart attacks, heart failure and coronary artery disease, and helped lead to therapies that saved millions of lives.
Health
A once-robust H.I.V. treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble.

Health
The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords.