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Missing 5-year-old Australian girl believed to be abducted, say police
Police are searching for a man recently released from prison over her disappearance.
MONDAY, 27 APRIL 2026, 05:24

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Police are searching for a man recently released from prison over her disappearance.

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On Freedom Day, South Africa should reckon with the man who documented what unfreedom looked like — and what it cost

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The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner dominates Monday’s front pages.

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The British monarch returns to the US on Monday, a country he has been visiting for decades.

South Africa
The victim succumbed to his injuries at the Victoria Hospital in Alice.

South Africa
He says this year’s celebrations is important as South Africa marks 30 years of the Constitution

South Africa
Hundreds of mourners, including artists and the community members, gave Bevhula a final send-off
South Africa
Minister announces withdrawal of draft AI Policy
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has announced the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy following an internal process.
“Following revelations that the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy published for public comment contains various fictitious sources in its...

World
We visit the new Grand Egyptian Museum, a spacious museum outside Cairo dedicated to displaying artifacts from ancient Egypt. It has finally opened its doors after decades of planning and construction.

World
The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

World
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about how China views the current crisis in the Middle East

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.

Africa
Clashes resumed in Kidal following coordinated attacks across Mali by armed groups on Saturday.

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.

Business
President Trump said on Saturday that the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.

Business
Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.

Business
Around a third of Welsh children live in poverty, the highest among the four UK nations.
Business

Politics
Afrika Mayibuye Movement is staging the event on the eve of the official Freedom Day festivities

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

Sport
Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick make history by becoming the first brothers to win a PGA Tour event at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans pairs tournament.

Sport
BBC Sport pundit Danny Murphy believes Chelsea utilised “an obvious tactical stoppage” in their FA Cup semi-final win against Leeds United, and proposes rule changes that can prevent it from happening.

Sport
For Down boss Conor Laverty, the joy of Sunday’s stunning 3-21 to 1-21 Ulster Championship quarter-final win over Donegal was made sweeter by the heartache endured along the way.

Sport
Defeat by Motherwell means Rangers’ next game away to Hearts is win or bust for Danny Rohl’s side, writes Kheredine Idessane.
Education
The authorities are investigating a motive for the attack by the suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen. Those who know him described him as a “completely average guy.”

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.

Lifestyle
Afrikaans singer Kurt Darren’s quirky track ‘6 7’ has racked up impressive music streams a month after its release…

Lifestyle
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has rubbished a viral social media post featuring a death hoax about himself…

Lifestyle
Cashing in: South Africans are jokingly selling their original ProNutro cereal boxes, amid the backlash of the brand’s new recipe…

Lifestyle
Sarah Langa celebrated her boyfriend Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s 50th cap milestone at his Stormers club over the weekend…

Entertainment
“I was always under the spotlight,” said Petersen after the derby.

Entertainment
The goalless draw leaves Sundowns on 58 points, one behind Pirates, although they have a game in hand.

Entertainment
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Sunday, 26 April 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Pres:Okello Chatrie’s cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he robbed in suburban Richmond, Virginia, and eluded the police until they turned to a powerful technological tool that erected a virtual fence and allowed them collect the location history of cellphone users near the crime scene… Now the Supreme...
Science/Tech
Are AI agents already facing Indirect Prompt Injection attacks? Google’s Threat Intelligence teams searched for known attacks that would target AI systems browsing the web, using Common Crawl’s repository of billions of pages from the public web).We observed a number of websites that attempt to vandalize the machine of anyone using AI assistants. If executed, the commands in this example would...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shared this report from Bloomberg: More than three years after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk says he’s nearing his long-stated goal of turning it into an “everything app” with a new financial services tool that he pledged to launch for the public this month… Early users testing the service have touted competitive perks, including 3% cash back on eligible purchases and a 6%...
Science/Tech
Influencers jumped to fill the information void with conspiracy theories about the attack at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday.

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.