Sahpra cracks down on illegal weight-loss drugs as GLP-1 demand booms
Sahpra’s crackdown comes amid booming global demand for GLP-1 therapies
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Caf win was inspired by last season’s final defeat, says Cardoso
After guiding Mamelodi Sundowns to the Caf Champions League title following their 2-1 aggregate win over AS FAR in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday, coach Miguel Cardoso said the pain of losing the final to Pyramids last year inspired them this time.
Actor Makgotso M tackles surrogacy nightmare in ‘Amanzi Endlini’
She returns to TV in a complex role exploring the emotional costs of surrogacy
Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom enters her heroine era on Kwa Baba
Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom steps into her heroine era as the lead star in new telenovela Kwa Baba after playing villainous roles, most popularly in House of Zwide.
China lowers death toll in Shanxi coal mine disaster to 82
Death toll in China’s worst mine disaster in 17 years revised to 82
WATCH | Oreshnik missile strike kills four near Ukrainian capital
Russia pounded Kyiv and surrounding areas with hundreds of drones and missiles on Sunday in one of the heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the four-year war, firing an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the Ukrainian capital.
TRIBUTE: In his fight for activists and HIV-positive prisoners, Judge Thumba Pillay held the line for humanity
In this tribute to Judge Barathanathan ‘Thumba’ Pillay on his 90th birthday, Judge Dhaya Pillay remembers his seminal judgment granting antiretrovirals to prisoners.
Why we need to re-evaluate STEM education
STEM education must move beyond technical knowledge and memorisation to develop critical thinking, ethical reasoning and argumentation skills, says NWU’s Dr Paul Iwuanyanwu.
Lewis Hamilton credits new approach for Ferrari’s podium finish in Canada
Second-place finish signals renewed hope for Ferrari’s F1 campaign
News24 | ‘Criminals will have carte blanche’ if tourists stay away from Kruger Park – minister
Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has urged nature lovers to continue visiting Kruger National Park, following the murder of a couple there. He said the murders are the first in 100 years and classified the crime as ‘an isolated incident’.
News24 | Stormers-bound Kolbe pens emotional farewell message to Japanese club
Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe has confirmed his move back to South Africa where he will join up with his former team the Stormers.
News24 | Busisiwe Mavuso | Stop the spin, Mayor Morero
Johannesburg’s turnaround requires political leadership willing to acknowledge the crisis honestly and act decisively, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.
Afrikaner ‘refugees’ in the US: One sunny state with zero arrivals
Where are Afrikaner ‘refugees’ in the United States settling? ‘SA People’ unpacks the latest State Department data to find the one destination with zero arrivals.
News24 | Peace deal optimism lifts rand, weakens oil
Along with other currencies, the rand benefited as hopes of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices below $100 per barrel, even as the US played down the chances of reaching an agreement with Iran soon.
BOOK EXCERPT: Kin: Tayari Jones explores motherhood and friendship in the American South
The award-winning and internationally bestselling author Tayari Jones returns with her latest book, Kin.
News24 | One of SA’s biggest child feeding schemes was once a small Cape Town soup kitchen
Danny Diliberto started a small Cape Town soup kitchen outside his Italian restaurant 12 years ago and fed 70 homeless people. Today, Ladles of Love is one of South Africa’s biggest suppliers of food to pre-school children.
The one food item essential destroying your grocery bill
Consumers are battling a 4.0% inflation jump, but one specific staple is quietly devastating household budgets across South Africa.
Baby Yoda re-sets ‘Star Wars’ films with $165 million global opening
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) – Baby Yoda brought crowds to movie theaters over the U.S. Memorial Day weekend, putting “Star Wars” film “The Mandalorian and Grogu” on track to collect roughly $165 million around the globe, distributor Walt Disney DIS.N said on Sunday.
Trump says there is no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised a day earlier.
GAME RESERVE MURDERS: SANParks beefs up security after Mossel Bay couple killed in Kruger Park
The manhunt for the killers of a Mossel Bay couple in the Kruger National Park continues as trackers discover tyre tracks leading into Mozambique. The murders happened as SANParks introduced measures to protect tourists in the north of the park.
TUMBLE TURN: Swimming SA concedes SIU requested meeting over Franschhoek millions
After months of denying any knowledge of an investigation, Swimming South Africa has confirmed that it was notified last week of an investigation by the state’s integrity unit, and a request to meet.