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XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE: Nigeria threatens retaliation against SA for attacks on its citizens
The Nigerian foreign minister has said that her country might take action against SA for alleged attacks on Nigerians, but what that retaliation might be is as yet unclear.
SPOTLIGHT: Did US aid cuts break the things we need most for the lenacapavir roll-out?
South Africa launched the most promising new HIV prevention tool in years. Spotlight asks whether we can successfully deliver lenacapavir without the trusted pathways decimated by cuts to aid from the US.
News24 | Here are the Lotto, Lotto Plus and Lotto Max results
Here are the Lotto, Lotto Plus and Lotto Max results for Wednesday, 10 June.

News24 | None of the 268 Nigerians being repatriated are in SA legally, says home affairs
None of the 268 Nigerian nationals who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg for repatriation on Wednesday are in South Africa legally.
BRING IT ON: Bafana Bafana and Mexico ready for nostalgia-fuelled World Cup opener
Grouped against tournament cohost Mexico, as well as Czechia and South Korea, South Africa is eyeing a positive result in its opening Fifa World Cup match, its first since 2010.

Bill Gates says Epstein wanted personal relationship, but he ‘never reciprocated’
The Microsoft co-founder spent hours talking to lawmakers behind closed doors, where he also said Epstein used his marital infidelities to pressure him.
POLICE PROBE: SAPS says ‘not enough evidence’ against Phala Phala cops
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police is now considering its next steps after what was described as an unsatisfactory briefing on the handling of the Phala Phala theft six years ago, with MPs continuing to raise concerns over how the investigation was conducted and the unanswered questions that remain.

Essex Police given new information on West Ham co-owner David Sullivan
Police have been contacted with new information about the West Ham co-owner following a BBC Panorama and Times investigation.
RISK COVER : SA’s life insurers see claims surge as illness hits working incomes
South Africans are not only dying. They are surviving cancer, strokes, disability, mental health conditions and long-term impairment, and the financial cost of living through these events is becoming harder for households to absorb.
STRATOSPHERIC WEALTH: Blast-off — Elon Musk on track to become world’s first trillionaire on Friday
On Friday, the eccentric and controversial South African-born businessman Elon Musk will probably become the world’s first trillionaire when the initial public offering of his company SpaceX blasts off.

News24 | Brazil’s Congress moves to lower age of criminal responsibility to 16
Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday moved to cut the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 – a key right-wing push ahead of October elections in which crime is a major voter concern.

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RETAIL RESET : Spar’s problems are fixable, but first comes the clean-up, says new CEO
Spar’s new chief executive, Reeza Isaacs, has walked into a business with battered earnings, bruised retailer relationships, governance noise and a KwaZulu-Natal distribution centre that has become something of a corporate black hole.

Cold, windy conditions and rain expected across parts of South Africa
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Thursday, 11 June 2026.
Reporter’s Notebook: The airline industry is advocating tax cuts to support connections
Daily Maverick was a guest of the International Air Transport Association at the annual general meeting in Rio de Janeiro this past weekend, and proceedings quickly turned to calls for tax breaks.
WEATHER WATCH: It’s here! Japanese Meteorological Agency says El Niño has emerged
Global forecasters have been warning for months that this brewing El Niño could be on steroids – with some commentators likening it to a ‘Godzilla event’ – which, given its historical spoor, would have massive social and economic consequences in southern Africa.

Changing visa rules for care workers is wrong, says Rayner
The former deputy prime minister says changing visa rules for migrants already living in the UK would be “un-British”.

South Africans Abroad: Burnley FC retain Lyle Foster
Lyle Foster has his future secured at Burnley FC despite the team’s recent relegation from the Premier League.

News24 | Bill Gates tells Epstein hearing he ‘never victimised anyone’
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates denied on Wednesday that he had “victimised anyone” as he began closed-door testimony to US lawmakers over his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
News24 | At least 16 pupils killed in fire at Kenya girls school dormitory
At least 16 pupils have been killed when a fire ripped through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in central Kenya, police and a government official say.