Residents back home as explosion scene made safe
The residential area of Bristol where two people died in an explosion is declared safe by police.
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Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor, ‘critical’ in hospital
Giuliani was an attorney for Trump in his failed bid to overturn 2020 election results
News24 | Van Graan hits out at missed ‘headshots’ after Champions Cup exit: ‘We want consistency’
While he acknowledged after the match that Bordeaux had deserved to win on Sunday, Bath coach Johann van Graan was also critical of the officiating on the day.
Iran stands firm at Hormuz while Washington drives the world economy to its knees
Iran has drawn the line at Hormuz through sovereignty, anti-colonial memory and strategic endurance. Washington, Israel and Europe continue to answer with war, siege and sanctions
News24 | New war between Hamas and Israel ‘almost inevitable’ as Palestinians live trapped in Gaza
Despite a ceasefire in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble in Gaza.
News24 | Law firms in court over BEE rules as some black lawyers allege discrimination
Four of South Africa’s top law firms are suing the government over new black employment and ownership targets aimed at undoing decades of racial injustice, calling them “irrational” and saying the timeline is unrealistic given the expertise required.
Concourt to hear challenges to parliament’s handling of NHI Bill
The Constitutional Court is hearing two major challenges to the National Health Insurance Act, focusing on whether parliament adequately considered public input before passing the law
SIYABULELA MAKUNGA | Workers must enjoy real value in being shareholders
Many employee share ownership plans don’t deliver because most of them are funded through debt
The AM Check-in | Your Top 3 Reads Today
Sowetan’s choice of the top three reads you should not miss today
China opens tariff-free trade door to SA
Beijing offers tariff relief as exporters eye gains beyond commodities
Top law firms in court bid to fight ‘unconstitutional’ BEE legal code
High court to hear the case for the entire week
Davide Ancelotti: My game in my words
Brazil assistant manager Davide Ancelotti sits down with BBC Sport’s tactics expert Umir Irfan to discuss his coaching philosophy, inspirations and ideals.
Tshwane and Ekhuruleni residents will determine vote on service delivery, or lack thereof
Areas suffer vandalism of traffic lights, cable theft, unemployment and corruption
News24 | 22 000 Pick n Pay workers face shake-up of benefits and weekend pay
Pick n Pay has launched a Section 189 process to overhaul conditions for 22 000 store workers.
What happened to Everton’s £40m signing Dibling?
The curious case of Tyler Dibling – BBC Sport chief football writers asks what has happened to Everton’s £40m youngster and what does the future hold?
What life is like in the town with the UK’s worst mobile signal
Tenby is a “dead zone” for mobile signal, a business owner said, with the issue driving away customers.
Pistons and Cavaliers advance in NBA play-offs
Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers will face one another in a best-of-seven series in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the NBA play-offs.
‘Premflix’ and tourist fans – future of football predictions
Former broadcasting executive Neil Duncanson and author Alex Fynn, who made remarkably accurate predictions about football’s future in 1994, discuss what the game will look like in 10 years’ time.
What an empty car park tells us about the UK’s debt problem
The BBC has been speaking to people living in one of England’s poorest communities.
News24 | Sasha Stevenson | Big week for NHI in court
From 5 to 7 May, the Constitutional Court will hear two of the multiple challenges to the National Health Insurance Act. Sasha Stevenson considers what will be at stake in these first, potentially landmark, cases involving the process that led to the act.
South Africa’s Nic Vani bows out of ‘BGT’ after semi-final performance judges won’t forget
The South African singer gave it everything in Saturday’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ semi-final. The votes didn’t go his way, but what a journey it was