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‘More measures’: How governments manage atrocities they’ve decided to tolerate
Following a rise in ICE detention deaths, Mexico’s president vows action. These events mirror South Africa’s history of institutional neglect.
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Following a rise in ICE detention deaths, Mexico’s president vows action. These events mirror South Africa’s history of institutional neglect.

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Nancy Pexton, 69, denies murdering her sister Jennifer Abbott Dauward and stealing her Rolex.

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Ian Roscoe has been fined R1.5 million and debarred for 20 years due to his links to the BHI Trust, a Ponzi scheme run by Craig Warriner.

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Presidential hopeful Jordan Bardella was pictured on a Corsican beach with Princess Maria Carolina Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

South Africa
Police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following the incident.

South Africa
Con Court confirmed that its decision on the Phala Phala scandal will be delivered within a month

South Africa
The ceremony highlighted the country’s progress in promoting literacy and academic excellence.

South Africa
Tembe died in nearly five-years ago after she fell from the 10th floor of a Cape Town hotel.

World
The U.S. government long saw giving international aid as a way to build goodwill throughout the world. Did it work? And what does the reducing of foreign aid mean for that effort now?

World
Attacks persist across the Middle East despite the two-week ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. And, Bill Gates is set to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

World
The new bill will make it easier for provincial governments to allow mining projects in glacier regions.

World
President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Wednesday to discuss the future partnership after Trump disparaged the alliance.

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

Africa
The state department has also asked US citizens to “reconsider” travel plans to the West African country.

Africa
Very few people are ever prosecuted following terror attacks with suspects often held without trial.

Africa
The government usually refrains from commenting on the participation of its citizens in the conflict.
Business

Business
Stephan and Petrus Bredell have quickly grown the Plato brand from a container store Centurion into one of South Africa’s largest coffee companies.

Business
The British perfume designer and Zara are being sued by Estée Lauder over a collaboration.

Business
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reiterated his department’s clampdown on non-compliant contractors.

Politics
EFF leader Julius Malema says the state is seeking a 15-year jail term in his case.

Politics
The NFP’s disciplinary action against Shinga could have major implications for the balance of power in the provincial government

Politics
Nkabinde Enquiry Chairperson, has criticised Adv. Riley for unnecessarily delaying the proceedings

Politics
Julius Malema was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Sport
Jannik Sinner drops a set at an ATP Masters event for the first time in 186 days but he reaches the Monte Carlo quarter-finals.

Sport
Scotland confirm a friendly against Bolivia in Harrison, New Jersey on 6 June as their final warm-up game before this summer’s World Cup finals.

Sport
Pirates winger Relebohile Mofokeng has scored 10 goals this season, but ex-Bucs star warned it might not be enough to take him to Europe.

Sport
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced a step closer to making history for his country at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] A community whose livelihoods were affected following the redesignation of the site.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] Poor nutrition and limited parental support is hampering the ability of children in Ghana to achieve their educational goals, the Co-founder and Executive Director of Learning Masterminds, Dr Mama Laryea, has stated.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The government has been urged to prioritise the implementation of inclusive education to ensure that children with special needs are accepted and given access to quality education. It is against this backdrop that the Chief Executive Officer of the Liztino Centre, Mrs Angel Bertino, stressed the need for government to enforce inclusive education policies across the country.
Education
[Liberian Observer] The Nathan F. Reeves Charity Memorial High School campus in Paynesville was decorated in blue and white for a celebration Tuesday morning. It was a special occasion where NHSS organizers delivered on a historic promise to recognize greatness.

Lifestyle
Lungelo KM is exploring his television career on SABC 1’s program, ‘Daily Thetha’, where he will co-host alongside four other people.

Lifestyle
The Department of Home Affairs is being called to verify the status of beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina and a Nigerian ‘king’ residing in SA.

Lifestyle
The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction.

Lifestyle
Advocacy group DignitySA has launched a legal challenge seeking to decriminalise medical assistance in dying for terminally ill patients in South Africa.

Entertainment
The seven are believed to have disappeared when the national team arrived in South Africa en route from Eswatini to Eritrea.

Entertainment
The cost of the basic household food basket increased from approximately R4 051 in January 2021 to around R5 401 by January 2026.

Entertainment
Funds meant to empower 100 students were exhausted within two months, leaving a skills programme unrealised.

Entertainment
Man appears in court for rape, murder and kidnapping after girl was found strangled at dumpsite
Science/Tech
BrianFagioli writes: Little Snitch, the well known macOS tool that shows which applications are connecting to the internet, is now being developed for Linux. The developer says the project started after experimenting with Linux and realizing how strange it felt not knowing what connections the system was making. Existing tools like OpenSnitch and various command line utilities exist, but none...

Science/Tech
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has imposed an administrative penalty of R1 500 000 on Mr Ian Roscoe (Mr Roscoe) and debarred him for a period of 20 years. The FSCA stated that the regulatory action follows an investigation by the Authority in respect of Mr Roscoe. The FSCA confirmed that the investigation found […]

Science/Tech
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) announced today that it welcome the judgment delivered by the Gauteng Division of the High Court on 23 March 2026, which interdicted Fusion from issuing its construction guarantees and confirmed the FSCA’s longstanding position that registration under the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (NCA) by a party issuing […]

Science/Tech
“The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that,” says one person familiar with the Republican influencer pipeline.
Motoring

Motoring
Japanese auto giant Toyota will be investing heavily in South Africa’s auto sector energy transition.

Motoring
A new model broke into South Africa’s top-selling hatchback list this March.

Motoring
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources is reviewing South Africa’s fuel price formula to reduce costs for motorists.
Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya objected to the study’s methodology, saying it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccine’s benefits.
Health
New research is upending what we thought about the consciousness of patients, leaving families with agonizing choices.

Health
Aimee Oliver never imagined that giving birth would ultimately cause her to need surgery for incontinence.

Health
Will Adolphy helps men and boys escape the influence of the online manosphere.