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News24 | Marilyn Monroe at 100: Hollywood made her a myth – she spent her life resisting it
At the centenary of Monroe’s birth, the image that endures in the public imagination has been largely stripped of voice and agency. What remains are images.

News24 | This children’s hospital the apartheid govt tried to kill is reclaiming its heartbeat
Durban’s Addington Children’s Hospital was shut down by the apartheid government for providing care to child patients of all races. It is now well on its way from a ghostly ruin into a lifeline for a new generation thanks to visionaries like Professor Hoosen Coovadia.

FIFA World Cup: Bafana Bafana fail to travel to North America
Bafana Bafana are still in the country after some of the players and officials encountered issues with their visa applications.
News24 | Who pays for my car damage if an accident wasn’t my fault?
There are three avenues to claim money for damage after a car accident that wasn’t your fault.

KZN village cut off as deadly river crossings claim lives
Residents of uMhlwazi in KwaZulu-Natal’s uThukela district say repeated government promises to build a bridge over the Indaka River have gone unfulfilled, leaving learners and families to risk their lives crossing the water daily

Court puts municipality in its place
A court case that most South Africans probably scrolled past this month deserves a lot more attention than it got. On 30 April 2026, the Western Cape High Court ruled that Cape Town’s fixed charges for citywide cleaning, water and sanitation were unlawful and unconstitutional. The South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) brought the case […]

Land Rover Defender is freedom on wheels
I suppose the only irony about this article is that freedom in this sense costs a lot of money. Priced from R2 033 000, it’s a dream vehicle to jump into but it’s also out of budget for most South Africans

South Africa’s double defeat – smoking up, vaping unchecked
The industry has learnt to reinvent and repackage its products to hook the young

News24 | Petra places SA mine in business rescue amid weak diamond prices, strong rand
Petra Diamonds is putting one of its two mines into a business restructuring process and is considering job cuts across the rest of the company, as falling diamond prices and a strong rand erode earnings and liquidity.