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Heavy oil shortage spells higher cost for shippers, road builders
Mexican export cuts and a rerouting of Canadian output are shrinking already limited supplies of heavy crude in the Atlantic basin, driving up refiners’ costs with a likely knock-on effect to industries ranging from shipping and construction to Middle Eastern power plants.
World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists
As the war in Gaza becomes the deadliest conflict for journalists, Al Jazeera looks at press freedom in the past year.
Cops trace hijack victims forced into car boots within hours of abduction
Mpumalanga police have rescued two people hijacked and kidnapped by assailants near Hazyview.
Wall Street Journal cuts Hong Kong staff, shifts focus to Singapore
Company-wide memo says the newspaper is shifting its ‘center of gravity in the region’ to Southeast Asian hub.
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS : In tourist town Plett, the battle lines have been drawn against inequality
The streets of Plettenberg Bay are awash with political party posters. They adorn lamp posts along the town’s main drag, in less affluent areas and along the N2. This part of the Garden Route, stretching from the Eastern Cape border with the Western Cape to Harkerville, is home to people who are divided not only by a national road, but also by an inequality gap.
Rhod Gilbert high on life after cancer treatment
The comedian says treatment for head and neck cancer has changed the way he lives.
Renault Symbioz is a new SUV positioned above the Captur
Renault is considering bringing the vehicle to South Africa to compete against rivals such as the Nissan Qashqai and Toyota Rav4.
Chris Mason: Whopping swing to Labour will alarm Tories
The party is set for one of its worst local election results as Labour wins the Blackpool South by-election.
Harmony Gold reports fatality at Mponeng mine
Harmony Gold said on Thursday an employee working on rail maintenance died at its Mponeng mine on May 1.
WATCH LIVE | AKA, Tibz murder accused apply for bail
Closing arguments for bail will be heard in the trial for the murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane in the high court in Durban today.
Looted gold, royal treasures go on show back home in Ghana
Gold neck discs, a sword, a royal chair and dozens of other treasures looted during British colonial rule went on show in Ghana this week for the first time since their historic return.
Hundreds charged in error for child leisure cards
The discount cards were supposed to be offered free of charge for 16 leisure centres across Belfast.
‘Red card spoiled my game’: Johnson on Chiefs’ huge defeat to champs Sundowns
Cavin Johnson cut a forlorn figure as he attempted to explain what might have been after Kaizer Chiefs suffered one of their most humiliating defeats being thrashed 5-1 at home against Mamelodi Sundowns on Thursday night.
Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal plant in world first
Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was seen using a plant to treat a facial wound possibly sustained during a fight.
Biden labels Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ along with China and Russia
Comments met with surprise since US president has sought to deepen ties with key ally Japan, as well as India.
Post Office’s expert gave false evidence to court
Expert suggested bug fix which would alter data without branch knowing, but told court that was impossible.
Inspiring new book salutes Soweto’s early entrepreneurial pioneers
SPONSORED | ‘The Journey of the Soweto Entrepreneur since 1905’ is a ‘must-read for anyone seeking to understand the transformative power of entrepreneurship’
Power outage hits most parts of Kenya after ‘system disturbance’
An electricity blackout hit most parts of Kenya on Thursday evening, power distributor Kenya Power said, blaming the outage on a “system disturbance”.
Watch: ‘The people of Blackpool South have spoken for Britain’
Labour’s candidate Chris Webb wins Blackpool South with a huge swing away from the Conservatives.