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The AM Check-in | Your Top 3 Reads Today
Sowetan’s choice of the top three reads you should not miss today
30 passengers from hantavirus cruise ship visited St Helena
St Helena residents told risk of hantavirus low as infection requires prolonged contact
South Africans are in a suburban arms race
Visit North West University press office South Africans are no longer just living in suburbs. They are living in defended zones. High walls, cameras and private security may protect some South Africans, but they are not solving crime – they are displacing it onto more vulnerable communities. Crime in South Africa is no longer treated […]
Indebted buyer ‘unable to purchase cocoa from Ghana’s farmers’
Ghana’s state-owned cocoa buyer faces asset seizure due to debts
SA loses 6,000 educators annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus
South Africa has lost more than 32,000 teachers in just the past five years. A pioneering fellowship is stepping in to address this with the robust mentorship, community and psychological support our educators desperately need.
South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has warned that violence against African migrants in South Africa reflects a ‘longstanding pattern’ of grave rights violations, yet the response from political leadership has been marked more by silence, denial and escalation than accountability. As xenophobic rhetoric becomes normalised and even rewarded in public life, the line between...
News24 | More hantavirus cases could emerge, but outbreak limited with precautions taken, says WHO
The World Health Organisation said that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship, but it expected the outbreak to be limited if precautions were taken.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Variations on a Theme: A slow-burn film mixing magical realism with documentary
More of a cinematic meditation than your typical popcorn flick, this beautiful new film from directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar has already garnered major international recognition and will be screened in South Africa for one week only, from 8 May.
News24 | Iran hits UAE with drones and missiles in a test of shaky truce deal with US
US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran.
From retail to barcadi: BQueen’s rise from struggle to spotlight
Rising bacardi musician BQueen is enjoying her moment in the spotlight after years of working in retail.
Tso calls for calm after title race tilts back in Pirates’ favour
Second-placed Pirates face bottom-placed Magesi at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday
WATCH | Egypt to rely on Liverpool talisman ‘King Salah’ at World Cup
Superstar has struggled to reproduce his club heroics for his national team
Bongani Fassie on a high after 7 years of sobriety
Artist Bongani Fassie, the son of the late Brenda Fassie, opens up about the naysayers, his sobriety, evolution and public scrutiny ahead of his new EP Skomline dropping on Friday.
THE POLITICAL ARENA | New rivals: ANC and SACP head for a political showdown
In episode 4 of The Political Arena, the team asks: can the SACP survive on its own and is this the end of its alliance with the ANC?
Zelensky says Russian war commemoration ceasefire shows ‘strange logic’
May 7 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Russia’s proclamation of a limited ceasefire for its World War Two commemorations exposed the “strange and inappropriate” logic of its leaders.
UK to summon Chinese ambassador after spying convictions
LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) – Britain will summon the Chinese ambassador following the conviction of two men for spying on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China, Security Minister Dan Jarvis said in a statement on Thursday.
Cloudflare to cut about 20% workforce as AI adoption reshapes operations
May 7 (Reuters) – Cloudflare NET.N said on Thursday it would cut about 20% of its workforce as the company restructures operations around the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools, and forecast second-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations.
Australia charges two women linked to ISIS with slavery after return from Syria
SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) – Australian police said on Friday they had charged two women linked to the Islamic State extremist group with slavery offences after they returned overnight from Syria, where they had been detained in a refugee camp for more than seven years.