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Pussycat Dolls cancel US leg of reunion tour after poor ticket sales
The Dolls say the decision was “heartbreaking” but add that the European shows will go ahead as planned.

Fire at disused synagogue treated as arson
The fire broke out at the former East London Central Synagogue on Tuesday morning.
City Power security officer killed at Joburg informal settlement
Thulasizwe Gasa, who was employed by a contractor, was gunned down inside the Shalazile informal settlement, about 30m from the Shalazile microgrid plant in the early hours on Saturday.
Seven cases of deadly hantavirus confirmed or suspected on stranded cruise ship
Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five more are suspectedamong people who were on a luxury cruise ship now held in the Atlantic near Cape Verde, the World Health Organization said in its most detailed update on the outbreak.
Russian attack kills five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas production facilities, officials say
A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on gas production facilities in Ukraine’s Poltava and Kharkiv regions killed five people, including two rescue workers, while cutting gas supplies to thousands, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.
Thailand scraps 25-year-old agreement with Cambodia on joint energy exploration
Thailand on Tuesday unilaterally terminated a longstanding agreement with Cambodia to work towards joint offshore energy exploration, defying calls from its neighbour to stay the course on the 25-year-old pact.
Taiwan won’t give in to pressure, president says of Africa trip China denounced
President Lai Ching-te arrived home on Tuesday from Eswatini saying Taiwan would not give in to pressure, having taken a circuitous route over the southern part of the Indian Ocean to skirt airspace controlled by close friends of China.

Decades after asbestos ban, former miners continue to suffer deadly health effects
A new University of Cape Town study has found elevated mortality among former asbestos miners in South Africa, highlighting the long-term health consequences of asbestos exposure decades after mining ended

WATCH | Extortion claims rock Ebony Park amid year-long blackout
Residents say contributions for transformer were meant to help meet Eskom requirements to restore electricity

Unathi Mkhize is the new leading man in town
When actor Unathi Mkhize steps onto the set of his cover shoot on a chilly autumn morning, a day after the Easter long weekend, his glow lights up the room.
Taiwan will not retreat under China’s pressure, says President Lai
Lai Ching-te says Taiwan will not give in to Chinese pressure after Eswatini visit

LISTEN | MP Fadiel Adams wanted by cops in Sindiso Magaqa murder probe
The SAPS political killings task team has called on National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams to present himself at his nearest police station

Last man pitching: Tayler Scott flies the South African flag in US baseball
Tayler Scott is the only active South African-born player in US professional baseball, proudly keeping the nation’s MLB dreams alive.
OUR CITY NEWS: Five years later, Ennerdale library reopening in doubt as inspection reveals poor workmanship
An oversight inspection led by the Friends of the Louisa Prince Library uncovered a range of critical issues, pointing to what they described as incomplete and substandard work.

WATCH LIVE | Khampepe commission into TRC cases continues
The Khampepe commission of inquiry probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrator, continues in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Tuesday.

Foden reaches agreement over new Man City deal
England midfielder Phil Foden reaches an agreement in principle over a new four-year deal at Manchester City.

WATCH LIVE | Pule Mabe back in court
Former ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe, his wife and two other accused are back in the dock at Palm Ridge magistrate’s court on Tuesday.
2026 WORLD CUP GROUP D | US and Turkey appear favoured to go through
Experts see Group D as ‘wide open’, making the race for top spots very competitive.
News24 | EXPLAINER | What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?
Thomas Jeffries explains what the virus is and why it can be do deadly.

Fire on South Korean ship in Strait of Hormuz to be probed
Donald Trump says Iranian attack resulted in explosion on South Korea-operated ship