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US planning to criminally indict ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro
Charges could come as soon as next week in a case reportedly focused on Cuba’s downing of two planes in 1996.
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Charges could come as soon as next week in a case reportedly focused on Cuba’s downing of two planes in 1996.

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After feeling pretty cold with heavy showers and hail, the weather is picking up with a return to some spring warmth next week, as Simon King explains

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Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy drags himself back into contention as Aronimink continues to punish the world’s best golfers at the US PGA Championship.

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Andy Burnham entering the race to become the next prime minister is the focus of today’s papers.

South Africa
Minister Blade Nzimande has tabled a budget of more than R10 billion.

South Africa
Hill-Lewis says it’s one of the most intense storms the city has experienced in recent years

South Africa
The lawyer says Mogotsi was arrested shortly after he had finished testifying at the commission

South Africa
The suspect is expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

World
Iran’s government has been confiscating property from people it deems traitors or critics of the regime.

World
The US president says Tehran has to show “real” commitment to removing nuclear fuel and stopping uranium enrichment.

World
CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes a surprise visit to Cuba as the spy agency calls on the nation to make “fundamental changes.” Cuba says it has run out of fuel and is suffering massive blackouts.

World
Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, described as “one of the architects of the October 7 massacre”, was killed in Gaza City, Israel says.

Africa
Africa’s top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

Africa
The Trump administration waives a $15,000 visa bond for fans from five countries who have World Cup tickets, but African fans still face challenges.

Africa
At the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Makhtar Diop calls for bold investment, private sector leadership and structural reforms

Africa
Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.

Business
John Hammond is one of 30 parents who told BBC Your Voice they’d experienced problems with the CMS.
Business
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Business
It’s the jury’s turn to deliberate in the showdown over OpenAI that has pitted two of the biggest names in tech against each other.

Politics
Adams was arrested last week on two counts of defeating the ends of justice and three of fraud.

Politics
MKP says the judgment reinforces the need for urgent political and legal accountability processes

Politics
NCC leader Fidel Adams has been granted R10 000 bail.

Politics
Tolashe was hauled before the party’s integrity Commission last month.

Sport
Liverpool manager Arne Slot acknowledges his side’s 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa is frustrating for himself, the players and the fans as they now need to win against Brentford on the final day of the season to guarantee Champions League qualification.

Sport
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side can now play the Europa League final without the added pressure of needing to secure Champions League qualification after a 4-2 win over Liverpool ensures they will finish in the top five of the Premier League.

Sport
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy says his side are “bitterly disappointed” at missing out on the opportunity to secure a top-eight finish in the United Rugby Championship.

Sport
Newcastle hold on Anthony Gordon valuation, Liverpool consider four players and Brentford’s Michael Kayode resists Juventus interest, plus more.
Education
After the president bumped into students with his car, an investigation by the university’s trustees said that the students’ actions were “inconsistent with university policies.”
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), led by its Administrator, Mr Paul Adjei, has paid a working visit to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to brief him on the award of a GH¢ 400 million contract for the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment for the new teaching hospital at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has launched an environmental sustainability and beautification initiative aimed at transforming the facility into a serene, patient-friendly and globally competitive healthcare centre.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The announcement that government has secured a US$300 million World Bank facility to upgrade 50 senior high schools (SHSs) under the Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs (STARR-J) project is, without doubt, a significant moment for Ghana’s education sector.

Lifestyle
KB Motsilanyane brought the feels with another amazing rendition of the national anthem a month before the FIFA World Cup begins.
Lifestyle
American or Amerikaner? The first South African refugee baby was born in the US this month. Here’s what we know…

Lifestyle
Three years after his R700k funded trip to France, superfan Botha Msila will attend the FIFA World Cup, thanks to Minister Gayton McKenzie.

Lifestyle
Zimbabwean influencer Ndoyisile Sibindi has broken his silence on reports he was ‘arrested’ by immigration officials…

Entertainment
‘Champions League, this is something amazing,’ said Villa head coach Unai Emery.

Entertainment
F700 also heading for Mzansi, but this SUV will not be the amphibious model.

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

Entertainment
Police say they arrested a suspect who faked a 2025 shooting and that the firearm used has been linked to murders cases.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Wood heating is reintroducing lead into the air of local communities and homes, a systematic investigation by academics has found. Overwhelming evidence of lead’s neurotoxicity meant the metal was banned as an additive in petrol more than 25 years ago. The research by academics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst began by analysing...
Science/Tech
The acquisition, Weights.gg, was a sort of social network for creating and sharing artificial intelligence algorithms.
Science/Tech
BrianFagioli writes: Kioxia and Dell Technologies say they have built a 2U server configuration capable of scaling to 9.8PB of flash storage, which is the sort of density that would have sounded impossible just a few years ago. The setup combines a Dell PowerEdge R7725xd Server with 40 Kioxia LC9 Series 245.76TB NVMe SSDs and AMD EPYC processors. According to Kioxia, matching the same capacity...
Science/Tech
AMD says FSR 4.1 will finally bring its newer hardware-accelerated upscaling technology to older Radeon GPUs. “The rollout will begin in July with RDNA3- and 3.5-based GPUs, which include the Radeon RX 7000 series, as well as integrated GPUs like the Radeon 890M and Radeon 8060S,” reports Ars Technica. “In ‘early 2027,’ support will also be extended to the RDNA2 architecture, which includes the...

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

Motoring
South Africa’s fuel refinery capacity has collapsed since the start of the decade, making the country more susceptible to global oil shocks.

Motoring
Jetour’s newest SUV is among the top 10 best-selling passenger cars in South Africa, less than a year after its launch.

Motoring
Digital marketing holds unique power to grow your business and reach new customers.

Health
Health correspondent James Gallagher absorbs more than the recommended daily limit in just one meal to find out how salt affects our bodies.

Health
Two people ill with meningitis in Reading have been confirmed as pupils at two schools
Health
The Trump administration has authorized a test program to see if the cannabis compound can ease some symptoms and reduce health care costs among older patients.

Health
What are the most pressing priorities for the new minister in charge of health?