Bellarmine Mugabe and his cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a February incident in which an employee was shot at Mugabe’s home in Johannesburg. Their legal team has requested no jail time and voluntary self-deportation, citing ‘far more serious’ cases that didn’t result in imprisonment, like that against rugby player Jacobus Stephanus “Bees” Roux.

The Weekend Wrap covers the DA’s internal evolution under Geordin Hill-Lewis, the legal reckoning for Julius Malema and a landmark poaching conviction in the Kruger, while exploring the Chinese SUV scandal, Artemis II’s historic return and the psychological shifts required to master mindful eating.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire accord agreed in Lebanon, while ‌US President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”, although the timing remains unclear.

Schoolboy rugby in South Africa has quickly professionalised into a multimillion-rand industry. But the Selborne fall-out shows that money, big names and pro structures do not always guarantee success.

Netflix shares plummeted more than 9% on Thursday as the TV streaming titan’s quarterly earnings failed to impress investors and co-founder Reed Hastings announced he is leaving.

US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war in Iran could be reached soon, although the timing remained unclear, while US allies were gathering to discuss reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route.

EFF leader Julius Malema wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa, insisting that the rule of law be upheld in the investigation into Eastern Cape ANC leaders’ involvement in fraud at the University of Fort Hare.

SEOUL, April 17 (Reuters) – South Korea’s biggest Kpop agencies are in talks to join forces on a global music festival that could bring together the industry’s top stars, in what some local media have billed as a Korean version of the mega U.S. festival Coachella.