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Two Mexican mayoral contenders found dead on same day
Killing of Noe Ramos Ferretiz and Alberto Garcia bring to 17 the number of slain candidates ahead of June 2 polls.
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Killing of Noe Ramos Ferretiz and Alberto Garcia bring to 17 the number of slain candidates ahead of June 2 polls.
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The car they were travelling in broke through a fence at a retail park and hit a footbridge.
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Blast hitting Popular Mobilisation Forces comes amid ongoing attacks on Iran-linked groups as regional tensions soar.
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Western Cape police are on the hunt for suspected gang members who shot dead two people in Athlone, Cape Town, during a gun battle between rival gangs on Friday afternoon.
South Africa
Chief Justice Zondo says the justice system is independent and performs without fear or favour.
South Africa
Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he had forgotten what it feels like to lead a race after the Mercedes driver was at the front for the first nine laps of the sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. After taking the lead from McLaren’s Lando Norris off the start, the 39-year-old… Read More »Hamilton Says He Had Forgotten What It’s Like To Lead
South Africa
Jason Wilcox has been appointed as Manchester United technical director and is the latest addition to new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe’s the back-room staff, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The 53-year-old Wilcox, who left his role as director of football at Championship side Southampton after just nine months, was previously Manchester City’s academy director.… Read More »Man...
South Africa
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and national broadcaster CBC unveiled the branding campaign video “Brave is Unbeatable” on Friday with the aim of rallying the country behind athletes who will compete at the Paris Games. Narrated by Canadian actor Michael J. Fox and Grammy winning singer Celine Dion, the first ever collaboration features the stories… Read More »“Brave Is...
World
Iran’s Foreign Minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the strike.
World
Tributes are being paid to the gospel singer who won a Grammy in 2014 for her record Overcomer.
World
North Korea has tested a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said Saturday, the most recent test since UN sanctions monitoring against the nuclear-armed nation was upended last month by Russia.
World
Maxwell Azzarello doused himself in liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets, police said.
Africa
The train rammed into a lorry parked along the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, damaging its cabin area.
Africa
Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing 10.
Africa
Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.
Africa
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond.
Business
A new global study shows that South Africa spent the most time of their day looking at screens, with phones being a major issue.
Business
Protected strikes can often turn violent in South Africa, but this does not necessarily allow employers to fire all the workers involved.
Business
The world of chocolate is facing such immense cocoa shortages that trading has gone wild, and prices are surging.
Business
An app to ease predicted queues under a new EU border system won’t be ready in time, says Eurostar boss.
Politics
NFP launches its elections manifesto in Ulundi under Ivan Barnes
Politics
The parties faced off with the IEC in court for failing to comply with the March 8th list deadline.
Politics
Bakgatla factions are fighting over the use of Moruleng stadium for the ANC’s volunteers’ assembly.
Politics
Some residents in Ekurhuleni believe DA leader Steenhuisen will help rescue South Africa.
Sport
With a career spanning over 15 seasons in the PSL, Mamelodi Sundowns legend Denis Onyango is reportedly considering retiring at the end of the season.
Sport
With both their main clubs touring SA, Ireland sneak in some reconnaissance for the looming Test tour.
Sport
The funeral service of Luke Fleurs is taking place at the New Apostolic Church in Cape Town on Saturday. You can watch the live stream here.
Sport
Check out this special video as Siya Kolisi shared a message with Sundowns ahead of their CAF Champions League semi-final.
Education
University says it is ‘redesigning’ commencement plans days after it decided to prevent Asna Tabassum from speaking on 10 May
The University of Southern California is “redesigning” its entire commencement plans – just days after making the controversial decision to cancel the valedictorian speech of a Muslim student – and will also cancel the keynote speech by film-maker Jon M Chu.
The Los...
Education
Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’
Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s favorite philosophers. The Future of Humanity Institute, dedicated to the long-termism movement and other Silicon Valley-endorsed ideas such as effective altruism, closed this week...
Education
Protesters into seventh day of hunger strike in support of Palestinians and in effort to demand university divestment
A group of students at Yale University were on Friday into the seventh day of a hunger strike in support of Palestinians in Gaza and in a protest to pressure the university to divest from any weapons manufacturing companies potentially supplying the Israeli military.
The group...
Education
Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would allow young Britons to live, study and work in EU
Rishi Sunak has rejected an EU offer to strike a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons to live, study or work in the bloc for up to four years.
The prime minister declined the European Commission’s surprise proposal of a youth mobility scheme for people aged between 18 and 30...
Lifestyle
Catching diseases from a pet bird is possible through exposure to pathogens present in the bird’s feces, saliva, or feathers.
Lifestyle
A deaf dog is unable to hear sounds and relies on visual cues, hand signals, and touch for communication and training.
Lifestyle
‘Older than she looks’: Social media influencer Sithelo Shozi is trending after she revealed her age in an Instagram post.
Lifestyle
Virgin Active SA announced it would allow transgender members to choose a change room according to their ‘gender identity’.
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
The feud between RHODurban stars Zama Ngcobo and Ameigh Thompson has spilled over from the small screen onto social media platforms.
Entertainment
President Ya Straata’s new single Pressure is aptly titled because it highlights the attitude of overcoming constraints to perform at your best as artists and athletes.
Science/Tech
If the South African government does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past, it must urgently end the current crisis by shifting decisively towards a renewable energy economy based on South Africa’s extraordinary wind and solar resources.
Science/Tech
The once-every-four-years event cut in half the so-called mining reward, which is the amount of Bitcoin released from the network to compensate companies known as miners for validating transactions.
Science/Tech
Tether, the issuer of the world’s most used stablecoin, has teamed up with TON Foundation to allow customers to send crypto payments using the popular Telegram encrypted instant messaging service.
Science/Tech
The recall provides a first glimpse of how many Cybertrucks have been sold since chief executive officer Elon Musk handed over the first pickups to customers in November.
Motoring
Pair of SUVs will be joined at a later stage by the all-electric Aion Y, although for the moment, an official date of reveal remains unknown.
Motoring
Twin-turbo configuration gives bakkie 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque.
Motoring
Despite its rich heritage in South Africa, not a single small bakkie in on sale anymore
Motoring
Health
Novo Nordisk’s factories work nonstop turning out Ozempic and Wegovy, its blockbuster weight-loss drugs, but the Danish company has far bigger ambitions.
Health
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was thought to be confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may have changed all that.
Health
Among those with substance use disorders who have been referred to child welfare, less than half received medication or counseling.
Health
Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.
Nature
Sustainable Energy Africa is helping municipalities across the country build their capacity to register rooftop solar PV.
Nature
Corporate climate lobbying is recognised globally as a threat to effective climate change policy, the private and public sectors in SA do not perceive closed-door engagements to be problematic, write Caroline James and Emma Schuster.
Nature
Industry stakeholders requested guidelines be put in place for up to Stage 16 of load shedding in order to reduce the risk of human error in an emergency situation, says Vally Padayachee.
Nature
While battery electric vehicles have dominated the transition conversation in transport, it’s looking increasingly likely that other technologies will also have a role to play.