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South Africans Abroad: Barker bags second award with Simba
Steve Barker has collected his second successive Coach of the Month award in Tanzania following Simba’s impressive run in March.
ISS TODAY: Can the UN’s landmark transatlantic slavery resolution deliver meaningful reparations?
The UN General Assembly’s landmark resolution is likely to be stymied by a world divided on how to right past wrongs.

Lidl begins building its first ever pub
The development is an unusual consequence of Northern Ireland’s strict licensing laws.

Chelsea 2026: Leon Kluge unveils his next SA garden vision
Chelsea Flower Show 2026 will showcase Leon Kluge’s ‘Life after Fire’ garden, inspired by Cape wildfires and fynbos renewal.

GB’s Stojsavljevic, 17, set for Billie Jean King Cup debut
17-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic will make her Billie Jean King Cup debut for Great Britain this week in a qualifying tie against Australia.

SPOTLIGHT | Romance in Italy, blockbuster big-screen releases and early-morning premieres on MNet Movies
Spotlight is our bite-size entertainment snapshot featuring new releases in South Africa, exclusive film trailers and more.

New affordable housing project in South Africa’s most popular city
An affordable rental flats project, Ubuntu Terrace 1, has officially broken ground in Cape Town, marking a milestone in township housing development.
Kremlin says president of Indonesia may visit Russia for talks with Putin
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto may visit Russia and hold talks with President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, adding that an announcement would be made in due course.

WATCH | Ex-Banyana star Makhabane rates playing for Chiefs among career highlights
Makhabane was unveiled as one of Chiefs Ladies’ players last month

Payments for children and 100 new GPs in Plaid election manifesto
Rhun ap Iorwerth said a Plaid government would cut waiting times, help with childcare costs and grow economy.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers to urge appeals court to overturn conviction, sentence
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are expected to tell an appeals court on Thursday the judge who oversaw the hip-hop mogul’s sex crimes trial should not have considered evidence that he abused and threatened former girlfriends in sentencing him to more than four years in prison for his conviction on prostitution charges.
Chinese firm hired lobbyists with ties to Don Jr, then scored a win in Washington
A lobbying firm led by one of Donald Trump Jr.’s hunting buddies helped a Chinese company make its case to a U.S. national security watchdog against a U.S. startup that was seeking to have the Chinese firm removed as one of its investors, public filings show.
News24 | Here’s the thing: I envy my sister’s perfect life – how do I stop it from ruining us?
How can you relinquish feelings of jealousy towards a sibling?

Maguire on his major lows and belief he is still one of world’s best
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire on how his mum defended him in his lowest moments, his return to form, new contract and bright future
SEVEN IN SIGHT: Gerda Steyn all-in for seventh successive Two Oceans title
South Africa’s road running queen will be looking to win her seventh consecutive title at this year’s Two Oceans Marathon. Despite her dominance, Gerda Steyn knows to treat each race as if it were her first.

Stellantis ‘in advanced talks’ to develop Opel EV with Leapmotor
Stellantis is in advanced talks with Leapmotor to jointly develop an Opel-branded electric SUV that would use the Chinese carmaker’s technology and be produced at Stellantis’ Zaragoza plant in Spain, three sources told Reuters.
BTS to kick off massive world tour in South Korea
Kpop supergroup BTS will launch its global concert tour on Thursday in the South Korean city of Goyang, after the group’s comeback single topped rankings worldwide.

Telkom warns customers of car competition scammers
Fraudsters impersonate Telkom staff and falsely tell people they have won a car
WORD WARRIORS: SA’s spelling bee team triumphs in Africa, eyes global championship
South Africa’s spelling team delivered a stellar performance in what was an ultimate test of linguistic abilities at the 8th African Spelling Bee competition in Harare, Zimbabwe, emerging first in overall team rankings.