ENDING THE DROUGHT: ‘We can finally call ourselves champions’: Blitzboks celebrate first Hong Kong title
The Blitzboks ended a decades-long drought in Hong Kong, thrashing Argentina to claim a historic first title in the iconic sevens tournament.
MONDAY, 20 APRIL 2026, 03:35
The Blitzboks ended a decades-long drought in Hong Kong, thrashing Argentina to claim a historic first title in the iconic sevens tournament.

Crumble and custard was flung at the Crown Jewels’ display case and manure was poured on the floor of hotel in December 2025.

The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, which police are describing as a “domestic disturbance”.

Liverpool’s 100th-minute winner at Everton moves the Reds closer to a Champions League spot – but issues still remain.
Former KPMG partner Sipho Malaba faces a lifetime ban and hefty fines after being censured by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors for his role in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal.
Manufacturers that can balance servicing both domestic and export markets are better shielded against slow local economic growth and global risks, and better able to take advantage of opportunities that might emerge from global crises or emerging, high-growth markets.
Chief rabbi warns of rising anti-Jewish attacks after London synagogue incident

Saracens score 13 tries to annihilate Sale Sharks in the Prem, with winger Noah Caluori grabbing five of his own.
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Eric Dili was widely known for his work steering young people away from drugs and crime

National Freedom Party MEC is accused of defying the party’s mandate to support a vote of no confidence against KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli
The Panthers are challenging obstacles to entry that have prevented grassroots black athletes’ growth and numbers in South Africa for too long.
Erecting walls painfully echoes, fortifies, entrenches and concretises (literally) the painful legacy of apartheid spatial planning and risks normalising new forms of segregation in a democratic South Africa.
The friendship between the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu once defined how South Africa was imagined — as a place of moral courage and transformative leadership. Today, in a more transactional and fractured world, that legacy raises a sharper question about what kind of global relationships we still choose to value.

JSE and its partners are calling for people to come claim shares that could have been forgotten
US president again threatens to destroy power plants and bridges unless it accepts terms
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However, a juxtaposition of naval exercises raises questions about South Africa’s non-aligned stance amid its simultaneous military engagement with nations like Iran, Russia and China.

The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued high-level weather alerts for Sunday and Monday, warning of “impact-based” threats ranging from severe thunderstorms in the north of the country to storm surges along the southern coastline.