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THE CONVERSATION: What parents should know before using edible glitter on cakes

Friday at 09:00 AM, via Daily Maverick

Sparkly cake decorations such as edible glitter and metallic dusts are booming in popularity, but experts warn they can pose serious health risks if inhaled – especially by children. The warning comes after a young boy in Australia was admitted to hospital when cake decorating powder entered his lungs, prompting a nationwide product recall.

Taiwan welcomes Trump call as China threatens response

Friday at 08:45 AM, via SowetanLIVE

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will speak to Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, an unprecedented move for an American leader that could roil US relations with China and maybe prompt more Chinese war games around the island.

Fresh legal threat looms as ANC unveils Eastern Cape task team

Friday at 08:30 AM, via SowetanLIVE

As the national ANC officially inaugurated the party’s Eastern Cape provincial task team at the City Hall in KuGompo City late on Thursday, fresh warnings of legal action against the troubled party again emerged.

READER LETTER | Local spaza shops must show initiative

Friday at 07:49 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The rural economy can be resuscitated and sustained with a simple strategy: counter the dominance of foreign-owned spaza shops by strengthening locally owned ones, writes Sizwe Kupelo, government spokesperson

Cryptic Crossword JDE 531

Friday at 06:54 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.Clue of the week:8 Lack of resistance in the end (6)

22 May 2026

Friday at 06:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 22 May 2026

Nqothole vows to beat Edwards to be in line for IBF world title

Friday at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

He jets off to that country tomorrow with trainers, Phumzile Matyhila and Bernie Pailman.Rated No 5 by the IBF, Nqothole will take on sixth-rated Charlie Edwards in their official IBF junior bantamweight title eliminator next Friday night.

SOWETAN | Molosankwe’s murder must not be vain

Friday at 05:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The murder of Thato Molosankwe has once again exposed the deep crisis of violence engulfing SA and the growing danger faced by those who stand up for their communities.

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