TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026, 03:57
US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks abruptly resigned, an agency spokesperson said, adding to turnover in recent months among top immigration officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration.
Member of Parliament and leader of the National Coloured Congress, Fadiel Adams, has been granted R10 000 bail in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court.
At the first panel of this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival, author and broadcast journalist Mandy Wiener described the government of national unity as an “unhappy marriage where the parents stay together for the kids”.
Mamelodi Sundowns are into the Champions League final for the second successive season. A year ago, their final foray ended in heartbreak. In the 2026 decider against Morocco’s AS FAR, the Brazilians can erase that pain and plaster over what has been a disappointing domestic campaign by their extremely high standards.
A tentative countdown has begun for the inaugural Enhanced Games, a multi-sports event that caters for athletes using banned substances.
But corruption is being stamped out, the home affairs minister says
But corruption is being stamped out, the home affairs minister says
What is required is a rethinking of how child protection systems conceptualise vulnerability, how they engage power and how they allocate care.
An Australian court upheld a landmark decision for a transgender woman on Friday, ruling that her exclusion from a female-only app because she appeared to be a man amounted to an act of discrimination.
Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, part of an agreement linked to a three-day ceasefire earlier this month brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Philippine justice minister said on Friday that the country will “definitely” submit to a request from the International Criminal Court to arrest a top senator wanted for alleged crimes against humanity during his role in a bloody “war on drugs”.
Rush trampoline park in Claremont, Cape Town, recently teamed up with Autism Western Cape to host an open day for about 200 children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as part of an ongoing effort to build safe and inclusive play spaces.
Hungary’s new government faces mounting pressure to rethink a planned halt to non-EU worker visas, with companies and business groups warning an abrupt ban could hit output in an already tight labour market.
GoTyme Bank is turning employees into shareholders as it enters its next growth phase. CEO Cheslyn Jacobs says the scheme is about ownership, not retention, giving staff a stake in the digital bank’s push for scale, profitability and long-term trust.
President Ramaphosa has announced urgent measures to tackle South Africa’s water crisis
Eastern Cape High Court Judge Belinda Hartle has been suspended as a Judicial Conduct Tribunal prepares to probe allegations of “incapacity, gross incompetence, and gross misconduct” against her.
Controversial Lekompo artist Lehlogonolo “Shebeshxt” Chauke is appearing before the Polokwane regional court on Friday with the court expected to determine his trial date.
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