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Murder suspects’ arrest brings breakthrough in the Kruger case
The arrest of murder suspects in Mozambique marks a breakthrough in the investigation into the Marais killings in northern Kruger.
News24 | Rhinos return to billionaire-backed park in Zim after 1990s wipeout
Black rhinos are being reintroduced into a billionaire-backed national park in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Valley three decades after almost all of them were evacuated to protect them from poachers.

Allowing liquidation of Tongaat Hulett will roll back the gains of the Sugar Value Chain Master Plan
Flexibility in the sugar value chain is essential to ensure its long-term sustainability
COMMON GROUND: Breakthrough as Swimming SA and SA Water Polo explore partnership model
After months of bitter public disputes, South Africa Water Polo (SAWP) and Swimming South Africa (SSA) are now openly discussing a governance model that would allow them to work together.

News24 | 7 dead in Donetsk bus strike as Ukraine and Russia trade fire
A drone strike killed seven people and wounded 11 as it hit a bus in Russia-occupied eastern Ukraine, Moscow-installed authorities in the Donetsk region said.
GAME RESERVE MURDERS: Kruger killings: ‘Relief’ for family as 2 Mozambicans arrested, extradition process kicks in
The arrests in connection with the murder of tourists Dina Marais and Ernst Marais in Kruger National Park has brought a measure of relief to their grieving family as they prepare to lay the couple to rest on Thursday.
WEAPONS TRADE: SA accused of ‘unlawful’ R279m arms exports to the US despite international law violations
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre said the litigation was the first of its kind in South Africa, seeking a suspension of arms to a country because it constituted a threat to international peace and security.

FIFA World Cup: All Bafana Bafana jersey numbers for the finals
The majority of Bafana Bafana players will use the jersey numbers the fans are used to, but which one was Olwethu Makhanya allocated?
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin to be freed after royal pardon
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from the remainder of his prison sentence under a royal pardon, the country’s justice minister told reporters on Wednesday.

Diesel price roller-coaster: What South Africans need to know
The diesel price has swung sharply since March. Here’s what drove the changes, the digit error, and what we should expect next.

The hidden costs of AI’s data-centre boom’
By 2023, the major hyperscalers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta) operated close to 992 data centres globally, with capacity having doubled in just four years

South Africans Abroad: R7 million-worth talent goes AWOL in Belgium
The South Africa U20 international has gone AWOL after being granted compassionate leave by his Belgian side in May.

Queer Pride in (South) Africa – from Stonewall to ‘stonewalling’
While Pride Month is commemorated at different times across South Africa, the month of June carries particular significance as the original Pride Month in the Northern Hemisphere. It is rooted in the commemoration of the Stonewall protests of 1969 in New York, which served as a catalyst for the modern global LGBTQIA+ rights movement

The Left that is not left at all
The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented party. He argued that a true understanding of socialism required a strict Marxist-Leninist framework, something he wished all participants would understand

Highly-rated South African twins sign for Scottish side Glasgow Warriors
Highly-rated South African twins Josh and James Mackenzie are set to continue their careers in Scotland after signing with Glasgow Warriors.

News24 | Kruger murders: Two arrested in Mozambique, SA to start extradition process
Two suspects have been arrested for the murder of two tourists in the Kruger National Park.