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The Papers: ‘Hostages set for release’ and ‘Hope amid the chaos’

LIVE: Israel, Hamas set to free captives; Trump says Gaza ‘war is over’

‘We’re in limbo’: A town in Trump country where shutdown axe looms

South Africa

Jamaican sensation Judy Boucher appreciates love from Kimberly fans

Several people feared dead in Limpopo bus crash

Heaviest SAAF losses in WWII remembered

World

Shamans openly using psychedelic drugs for treatment in South Africa

Waiting for the call: a hostage’s family prepares for his return

Freedom promised for Israeli hostages, uncertainty about what’s next

Africa

Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on US visitors in tit-for-tat move

Seychelles’ opposition leader wins presidential poll

Madagascar presidency says attempt to seize power illegally under way

Business

Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?

Carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims

Reeves urged to avoid ‘half-baked’ tax fixes in Budget

Politics

Inquest into deaths of Cradock Four to resume in Gqeberha High Court

Ad Hoc Committee members urged to take their work seriously

SA must speak on the poor’s behalf in Mthethwa’s honour: Ramaphosa

Sport

‘Can mournful Scotland rouse themselves for epic World Cup finale?’

Ghana seal place at 2026 World Cup – who else has qualified?

Pickford set for new Everton deal – Monday’s gossip

Education

John Searle, Philosopher Who Wrestled With A.I., Dies at 93

Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what’s changed? ‘The impacts were clear’

Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors

Lifestyle

Day one? Throwback of young Enhle at Black Coffee gig

Black Coffee on ‘celebrating’ divorce: ‘Life is going to be so dope’

‘Minister of tin fish’: Tito Mboweni remembered on first anniversary

Entertainment

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dies, aged 79

Shauwn Mkhize’s luxury designer handbags from Goyard, Louis Vuitton, and more go on auction

Enhle Mbali reflects on her divorce from Black Coffee: ‘I am officially Miss Mlotshwa’

Motoring

New Audi RS3 Sedan compromises speed to become more playful

Volkswagen Transporter enters a new story-telling era

All-new Subaru Forester is a big win for quality over quantity

Health

My late husband’s organs transformed the lives of four people

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

Report shows ‘stark’ gender gap in HIV prevention

Nature

News24 Business | Joburg power cut threat: Eskom and City still talking, Ramokgopa pushes for payment plan

News24 Business | Nick Hedley | A new study links culprits to climate change costs: a reckoning for polluters?

News24 Business | International Partners Group | Backing SA’s green future with over R2bn for just transition projects