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The state visit in pictures

Today at 20:21 PM, via BBC News

King Charles III and Queen Camilla continued their state visit to the US by attending a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial in New York City.

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MORAL STANCE: Complicity and collective guilt — JM Coetzee shuns Jerusalem literary festival

Today at 20:05 PM, via Daily Maverick

In late April, when South African literary giant JM Coetzee declined an invitation to a writers’ festival in Jerusalem, it meant a lot more than another throwaway tweet from a Hollywood celebrity. What it meant, whether people admitted it or not, was that one of the world’s greatest living authors was standing by the themes of his most important masterworks.

South Africa

Government working to restore order at borders and workplaces

Today at 17:43 PM, via SAnews

Government working to restore order at borders and workplaces

Government says it has noted ongoing public discourse on immigration, particularly on issues related to illegal immigration.

On Wednesday, government reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding South Africa’s sovereignty, security and the rule of law, while upholding the country’s constitutional values and respect for...

Sport

PSG’s Hakimi out of Bayern return leg with injury

Today at 20:37 PM, via BBC News

Paris St‑Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi has been ruled out for the “next few weeks” after suffering an injury during their dramatic win against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Sport

WXV Global Series will be like ‘mini-World Cup’

Today at 19:19 PM, via BBC News

The Irish Rugby Football Union’s head of women’s strategy Lynne Cantwell says the upcoming WXV Global Series is like having “a mini-World Cup every year, but on home soil”.

Education

Office for Students’ University of Sussex humiliation is a symptom of deeper failings

Today at 20:01 PM, via The Guardian

England’s higher education regulator must rebuild trust with troubled sector after series of blunders under previous leadership

In its brief and unhappy life, England’s Office for Students has been offered a series of challenges it has largely failed to meet. This week the latest and most embarrassing of those was unveiled, when the high court decisively rejected the higher education...

Education

Oxford’s new £185m humanities hub is polished, refined … and funded by a Trump ally

Today at 17:46 PM, via The Guardian

Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman’s portrait hangs discretely in a building that promises cultural clout and architectural poise – yet can seem rather bland and bloodless

When the wealthy Paduan banker Enrico Scrovegni commissioned the building of his eponymous chapel in the 14th century, he made sure that he was immortalised in the lavish frescoes adorning its interior. Florentine artist Giotto...

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 29 April 2026

Today at 19:13 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Astrophysics wasn’t Carole Jordan’s only legacy | Letter

Today at 19:04 PM, via The Guardian

Gillian Morriss-Kay explains why she was also a formidable advocate for women

Your obituary of the astrophysicist Carole Jordan (31 March) describes a life dedicated to making important discoveries about the complex nature of the universe. These inspiring discoveries could not have been made by sending rockets to the moon, but perhaps the excitement generated by the latter will encourage more...

Science/Tech

GitHub ‘No Longer a Place For Serious Work’, Says Hashicorp Co-Founder

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Hashicorp co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto says GitHub’s frequent outages have made it “no longer a place for serious work,” prompting him to move his Ghostty terminal emulator project elsewhere after 18 years on the platform. The Register reports: “I’ve been angry about it. I’ve hurt people’s feelings. I’ve been lashing out. Because GitHub is failing me, every single day, and it is personal. It...

Motoring

New driving laws coming to South Africa

Today at 14:53 PM, via TopAuto

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency has outlined its plans for the year, including the first phase of the AARTO rollout.