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‘Big punch in the face’ – could Arsenal really blow title from here?
Nine points clear with six games to play – could Arsenal still really blow the Premier League title from that position?
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Nine points clear with six games to play – could Arsenal still really blow the Premier League title from that position?

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It’s a historic day.

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The festival in California was also forced to cancel a set by DJ Anyma on Friday because of strong winds.
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South Africa
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, continues to support Optasia, a leading AI‑led fintech company with the largest fintech IPO on the JSE in 2025, through a joint underwrite and participation in the syndicated refinancing and upsizing of its term facilities of USD 180 million and bank guarantees of USD 150 million. The bank […]

South Africa
Hundreds of community members and government officials attended the funeral

South Africa
Emergency services say they arrived at the scene and found the man with gunshot wounds.

South Africa
More than 1200 mineworkers from Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley are still battling to receive salaries

World
India’s satirists are turning Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a punch line — and the government is hitting back.

World
NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.

World
Ismail Omar Guelleh, 78, has extended his already 27-year rule in a poll boycotted by the main opposition candidates.

World
Hard rock enthusiast Sanae Takaichi beamed as she met the rockers in her Tokyo office.

Africa
Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.

Africa
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.

Africa
The 43-year-old denies the charge and has been released on bail and had to surrender his passport.

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

Business
A convoy of vans, lorries, tractors, and even a limousine took part in a slow moving protest around the town centre on Saturday afternoon.

Business
A French luxury cafe with 164 years of history has opened its doors in South Africa.

Business
Volvo says that the interest in electric cars is growing, adding that the benefits extend beyond the fuel savings.

Business
Foreign retirees who are increasingly looking to South Africa now face stricter rules in order to be approved for a retirement visa.

Politics
NFP committee found its KZN chairperson Mbali Shinga guilty of violating party instructions

Politics
The two-day gathering is expected to elect new leaders and adopt a raft of some policy proposals.

Politics
DA’s Leon Schreiber says they include service delivery issues in municipalities.

Politics
Steenhuisen urged party members to protect the Government of National Unity.

Sport
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will face Jannik Sinner in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters, with the winner taking the world number one spot.

Sport
The Final Score pundits react to Arsenal’s loss to Bournemouth.

Sport
Mats Wieffer believes Brighton can make a push for European qualification after scoring his first career double in the win over Burnley.

Sport
Bournemouth have not lost a game since star forward Antoine Semenyo left for Manchester City in January – how have they done it?
Education
Retelling the story of a woman today requires a motivation to correct the historical record.
Education
Students say they trust their peers’ advice more than financial advisers’, a new survey found. But experts say students need to do their own research.
Education
Texans spend a lot of time in their cars. But once a year, they converge at the Art Car Parade to celebrate those who transform rundown vehicles into masterpieces on wheels.

Education
Temporary limit in England and Wales won’t stop many facing higher charges from autumn due to jump in inflation from Iran war
Government caps some student loan interest at 6%
Some students and graduates are likely to pay slightly less interest on their student loans than expected as a result of action taken by the government this week.
But while many higher earners will benefit from the news...

Lifestyle
The ICT Sector Code, governing BEE framework, is under review amid a pushback by Elon Musk, who seeks to implement Starlink in South Africa.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Cape Town residents are being urged to cut back on water use as dam levels continue to decline and a new winter consumption target takes effect.

Lifestyle
Johannesburg will host its first Open Streets Sunday this weekend, following the success of Cape Town’s Bree Street initiative.

Entertainment
Snake catcher Nick Evans was taken aback by how relaxed the homeowner was

Entertainment
“They are a team that shows character and a strong mindset despite some of their recent bad results,” said Velebayi.

Entertainment
Hill-Lewis and Sibusiso Dyonase from Sedibeng District Municipality are competing for the position of DA federal leader.

Entertainment
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 12 April 2026.
Science/Tech
Critics say social media is engineered to be as addictive as tobacco or gambling, writes the Washington Post — while adding that “the science has been moving in parallel with the court’s recognition.”A growing body of research links heavy social media use not only to declines in mental health but to measurable cognitive effects — on attention, memory and focus — that in some studies...
Science/Tech
Phoronix staged “a showdown” between Firefox and Chrome, testing them both on an Intel Panther Lake laptop running Ubuntu 26.04.JetStream 3.0 was announced at the end of March as the latest major web browser benchmark. This updated version of JetStream is focused on intensive portions of modern JavaScript and WebAssembly web applications… Google Chrome 147 came in at 1.47x the performance of...
Science/Tech
“Every single Star Trek series has been canceled…” reports ScreenRant. “There is “no Star Trek in production or greenlit for the first time in nearly a decade.” While there were five active Star Trek series just a few years ago, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds filmed its fifth and final season in the fall of 2025, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy “wrapped filming its second and final season at...

Science/Tech
Even as a triumphant moon flyby primes agency for a 2028 landing, Trump’s proposed budget cuts cast pall on US space program
The astronauts on board Artemis II were “almost poets”, Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their inspiring words as they swung above the lunar surface.
They were, he said, “ambassadors for humanity” as they became the first humans...

Motoring
South Africa is home to a good number of off-road SUVs, but not too many budget options.

Motoring
Tesla recently launched in an African country with a car market less than half the size of South Africa’s.

Motoring
Keeping your tyres in good condition could help you save money on fuel.
Motoring

Health
People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to treat obesity, research suggests.

Health
Phoebe was told she’d be treated as a mental health patient if she kept returning to A&E.
Health
The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.
Health
A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.