A ceasefire between Iran and the US was teetering as the two countries traded fire over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates reported attacks for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday its officers confronted an armed and “suspicious individual” near the White House who later fired at them before fleeing on foot and being shot by law enforcement.

AMSTERDAM, GENEVA, May 4 (Reuters) – Medics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, officials said.

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones as Tehran sought to thwart a new U.S. naval effort to open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The MV Hondius cruise liner is grappling with a suspected hantavirus outbreak, resulting in three deaths and multiple medical emergencies on board as passenger evacuations are set to begin.

As the number of xenophobic attacks rises, Mozambique is expected to become the latest African country to complain to Pretoria about the alleged mistreatment of its citizens. Already, Nigeria and Ghana have raised the issue with the South African government.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has commended ANC Nelson Mandela Bay regional chairperson and mayor Babalwa Lobishe for her leadership, despite significant service delivery problems in the metro.

Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela has placed NSFAS under administration following leadership resignations and amid the appointment of a CEO. However, a board member told Daily Maverick that the board would move to file an interdict, rejecting claims that there had been maladministration at the entity.

MOSCOW, May 4 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on May 8-9 to mark the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two, Russia’s Defence Ministry said.

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela placed NSFAS under administration on Monday. In Joburg, accommodation providers just want to know if they’ll be paid, or if students will face eviction.

Ekurhuleni will be one of the most tightly contested metros in the 4 November local government elections. So far, only the DA and ActionSA have nominated mayoral candidates. We speak to both.

VENTURA, California, May 4 (Reuters) – Pop star Britney Spears settled her case of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol by pleading guilty on Monday to a lesser charge of reckless driving that reduces the probationary time she otherwise would have faced.

Emfuleni Municipality finance official, 39-year-old Martha Rantsofu, was killed in cold blood outside a tyre shop in March. Her brother says she was his support system.

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South Africa’s 32-year democratic ‘audit’ suggests a nation stuck in stagnation, where freedom has been narrowly defined as liberation from apartheid rather than the fuller promise of liberty and self-realisation. Returning to the founding vision of 1912 – rooted in economic self-reliance and ‘freedom to’ rather than only ‘freedom from’ – is essential to overcoming today’s...