Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking… This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.

South Africa Water Polo has rejected accusations by Swimming South Africa (SSA) that it is directing athletes to boycott SSA structures.

A police captain has been suspended on suspicion of pocketing millions from the service by pretending the cash was needed for transport linked to protecting President Cyril Ramaphosa. This comes barely a week after Daily Maverick first reported on the allegedly fraudulent transactions.

If the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) were a taxi, it would be pulled over and instantly impounded for being unfit for purpose. A civil society campaign launched on Wednesday hopes to roadworthy a key vehicle in fighting complex and endemic crime and corruption.

In an attempt to stave off a budget crisis and keep his coalition intact, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has handed the powerful finance portfolio to the EFF.

The deployment of the army in Cape Town on Wednesday gave a grandmother in Beacon Valley the confidence to step beyond her gate for the first time in months.

The violence in KuGompo this week, sparked by xenophobia, may well be a forerunner of what is to come. The violence was the result of groups and politicians deliberately creating outrage. Because there were no consequences, others will follow suit to drum up support for themselves

Facing orchestrated violence, Zimbabwe’s opposition has withdrawn from hearings on a controversial Bill extending President Mnangagwa’s term of office, urging citizens to engage in an independent consultation process.

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has been here before: short of cash, full of promises and waiting for rescue. Another funding patch may keep it going for six months, but Parliament’s latest briefing suggests the harder question is no longer whether Sapo matters, but whether it can still work.

MOSCOW, April 1 (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, suggesting they had wrested control of a small sliver of land which had remained beyond their reach since 2022.

NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – The support Luigi Mangione has attracted since his arrest over the killing of a health insurance executive in Manhattan shows the need for him to go to trial as soon as possible, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.

The Wilgenhof residence scandal at Stellenbosch University highlights the need for deeper cultural transformation, urging dialogue over mere leadership change to address historical issues.

Zimbabwe has begun nationwide public hearings on a proposed bill that could extend President Mnangagwa’s term and overhaul the electoral system. Supporters call it stabilising, but critics warn it threatens democracy.

With so much drama surrounding the National Transmission Company of SA, it’s kind of hard to explain what is happening. But somehow, some way, our transmission infrastructure will reach its Independence Day.

Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results.

The collections reached R2.01-trillion, almost R25bn more than the estimates in the 2025 budget, putting the target of R2.127-trillion for the 2026/27 financial year well on track. It also comes just a decade after the R1-trillion mark was first reached.