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Decades after asbestos ban, former miners continue to suffer deadly health effects
A new University of Cape Town study has found elevated mortality among former asbestos miners in South Africa, highlighting the long-term health consequences of asbestos exposure decades after mining ended

Last man pitching: Tayler Scott flies the South African flag in US baseball
Tayler Scott is the only active South African-born player in US professional baseball, proudly keeping the nation’s MLB dreams alive.
News24 | EXPLAINER | What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?
Thomas Jeffries explains what the virus is and why it can be do deadly.

News24 | WHO tracing contacts of hantavirus cruise ship passenger who was on Johannesburg flight
The World Health Organisation is trying to trace people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg taken by a cruise ship passenger who died of hantavirus.
News24 | Sipping through Cape Town: A first-hand taste of the Pick n Pay Food & Wine Festival
This past weekend saw the return of the Pick n Pay Food & Wine Festival in Cape Town, a dream for any wine lover.
News24 | Police ask National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams to hand himself over
Police have called on National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams to hand himself over at his nearest police station in connection with a case of fraud and defeating or obstructing the course of justice.

Club vs Country debate looms as Sundowns, Bafana Bafana play on same date
The ‘Club vs Country’ debate is looming later this month as Sundowns and Bafana Bafana are set to play on the same date!
News24 | Ceasefire teetering as Trump threatens Iran will be ‘blown off the face of the earth’
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.

FIFA World Cup: Bafana Bafana’s warm-up opponents confirmed
Bafana Bafana will head to camp on 25 May to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which gets underway in less than 40 days.

PSL solves Sundowns’ fixture headache, Pirates may NOT be happy!
Sundowns and Pirates are still neck-on-neck in the PSL title race and expectations were that they will finish the season on the same day.
News24 | Here are the Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus numbers
Here are the Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus numbers.

NSFAS placed under administration amid governance and audit collapse
NSFAS has been placed under administration amid governance and audit failures, with professor Hlengani Mathebula appointed to stabilise student funding operations
News24 | US official says China is ‘funding’ Iran, urges Beijing to help open Strait of Hormuz
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accused China of “funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism”, referring to Iran, saying that Beijing should help Washington in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

WEATHER: Heavy rain, storms and snow to batter SA
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Tuesday, 5 May 2026.
News24 | US forces destroy six Iranian boats, down missiles and drones – US admiral
The United States has destroyed six Iranian boats and shot down missiles and drones fired at US Navy and commercial vessels by Tehran’s forces, a top US admiral said on Monday.