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17 April 2026
The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 17 April 2026
EMISSION CONTROL: Clearing the air — government to get tough on toxic ‘rotten egg’ gas
Following public outcry over the ‘rotten egg’ smell across Gauteng, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is in the process of a legislative overhaul to classify hydrogen sulphide as a primary pollutant.
ORGANISED CRIME: Court orders release of fugitive Cape Town gym trainer Stamenov from ‘unlawful’ detention
Personal trainer Stanislav Stamenov, wanted in Romania for drug trafficking, has been ordered to be released by the high court after six weeks in detention. This follows a Daily Maverick exposé revealing that he was working at a Cape Town gym while flagged as an international fugitive.
Mandelson Failed Security Vetting…Who Knew What, When?
Starmer did not know Mandelson failed vetting, government says
Lyse Doucet in Iran: Destruction shows huge civilian cost of the war
While military targets have been struck in Iran, civilian areas have too, showing the stark reality of the war.
Weekly quiz: What did Trump say about the Pope?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
PRESSURE MOUNTS: Arsenal contend with Premier League bogeyman Man City in bid to break drought
Manchester City will welcome Arsenal to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, 19 April, with the clash serving as a six-pointer for both clubs as the Premier League title race heats up to volcanic levels.
PROMISING DEVELOPMENT: R270m apartment hotel creates 250 jobs and revitalises Gqeberha’s tourism sector
With a R270m investment, The Capital Boardwalk opens in Gqeberha, generating 250 permanent jobs and enhancing the city’s tourism sector amid ongoing infrastructure challenges.
CASH SPLASH: R87m and counting as Ironman turns Nelson Mandela Bay into a carb-fuelled spending spree
The Ironman African Championship returns to Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend, drawing hundreds of athletes and thousands of visitors — and injecting millions into the local economy.
Judge president Mbenenge likely to be impeached
JSC finds Mbenenge guilty of harassment, paving way for impeachment
Kildunne shifts to wing and Burton to play at lock as England ring changes
Ellie Kildunne is named on the wing, rather than in her regular full-back role, as part of a much-changed England line-up to face Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations on Saturday.
‘Mountain to climb’ for Malema’s legal team in appeal
EFF leader Julius Malema’s legal team will have to prove that his five-year sentence is not just harsh, but also unjustifiable to succeed in their appeal.
Mabuyane opens defamation case against Malema over ‘degree fraud’
EFF leader alleges premier fraudulently obtained a master’s degree from the University of Fort Hare
BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Canada has gone elbows up with its tourist boycott of US
The recent defeat of Hungary’s far-right Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power started in Canada. Trump’s second term has been far more extreme, menacing and unhinged than his first, and it is dealing a fatal blow to the far right – downright fascist in some cases – movement on the global stage.
Italy made me a manager when England ‘discouraged’ me – Cole
Ashley Cole won 107 caps for England, seventh on the all‑time list, but says he was “discouraged” by those in the football pyramid from becoming a head coach.
News24 | Hungary news agency staff demand back ‘autonomy’ as Orban exits
Hungarian national news agency staff demanded the restoration of “editorial autonomy,” in a letter seen by AFP on Thursday, with one editor saying they “had had enough of unlawful, external political interference”.
News24 | Berlin hosts Sudan conference amid brutal, forgotten war
The war in Sudan has been raging for the past three years, and a ceasefire is nowhere in sight. Participants at a conference of donors in Berlin hope at least to ease the suffering of the people caught in the middle.
50 YEARS OF APPLE: How a single Macintosh helped remodel the face of SA journalism
Apple exited SA a year after the seminal Macintosh was released, and during the dark years of the State of Emergency, there was one holding the free press fort. Over its 50 years, the Cupertino computer company had an outsized effect on the world — even at the southern tip of Africa.