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South African rats don’t carry hantavirus — Motsoaledi
The health minister said the cruise ship MV Hondius, where the two passengers to have been confirmed with the Hantavirus case were on vacation is on route to Italy and would not be docking in South Africa.

Wait to name England selector ridiculous – Vaughan
Former captain Michael Vaughan says it is “ridiculous” England are yet to appoint their new national selector.

World Cup travel prize is reward for a lifelong love of football, says super fan
Bafana Bafana supporter one of lucky 16 chosen for an all-expenses-paid trip to watch SA in North America

LISTEN | World Cup travel prize is reward for a lifelong love of football, says super fan
Bafana Bafana supporter one of lucky 16 chosen for an all-expenses-paid trip to watch SA in North America

Woman stabbed in heart before explosion, court told
Annabel Rook was stabbed multiple times by her partner, who admits manslaughter but denies murder.

Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
A new scientific analysis of the event shows tiny earthquakes triggered a massive landslide.

Russia ignores Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
Ukraine’s president says Russia has “spurned the ceasefire” and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
News24 | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ‘has simply chosen to lie’ about oil blockade, says Cuba
Cuba accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying when he denied that the United States was carrying out an oil blockade on Cuba.

BBC confirms which Strictly Come Dancing pros will return
Five members of the show’s professional line-up, including the long-serving Karen Hauer, are leaving.

Was Arsenal ecstasy justified or a ‘bit too much’?
Arsenal have reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years but did they over-celebrate Tuesday’s win over Atletico Madrid?

German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.

Springboks to take on Barbarians in Gqeberha: Get your tickets NOW
The Springboks will begin their 2026 campaign with a symbolic and emotionally charged clash against the Barbarians.

WATCH | Pule Mabe’s R27m fraud case is progressing well, says NPA
Prosecutors defend postponements as necessary steps for trial readiness

Enoch Godongwana halts Joburg’s R10bn wage bill and warns of funding cuts
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has read the riot act to Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero, ordering him to immediately halt a R10.3bn wage increase agreement that the Treasury says the city cannot afford.

Two people arrested after BBC asylum investigation
A BBC report revealed some immigration advisers are helping asylum seekers pretend to be gay to stay in the country.

ASK DR LUVUYO BAYENI | Haemophilia explained: What to know about the bleeding disorder
Haemophilia is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which blood does not clot properly.
Cambodia says strife in Southeast Asia could crimp energy crisis response
Southeast Asia’s joint effort to tackle global issues such as an energy crisis caused by the Iran war is complicated by internal friction over tension between Thailand and Cambodia and civil war in Myanmar, a senior Cambodian diplomat said on Wednesday.
Venezuela tells the World Court it has no jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana over oil-rich territory
Venezuela told judges at the United Nations’ highest court, the World Court, on Wednesday that it rejects its jurisdiction in its century-old dispute with its neighbour Guyana centred around a region that is rich in oil.
Iran conflict may have motivated Trump dinner shooting suspect, US intelligence report finds
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a potential motive for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration at a White House reporters’ gala last month, according to an intelligence report sent to state and local law enforcement nationwide and other federal agencies.