
Britons on virus-hit cruise ship to isolate at hospital after being flown to UK
The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.
SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2026, 07:16

The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.
From Tehran to the Southern Ocean, a war-driven fuel crunch has exposed South Africa’s sub-Antarctic lifeline to the far-reaching effects of the Middle East conflict.

“This is not another Covid,” Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.

The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has escalated its weather warning for Cape Town to Orange Level 8 due to disruptive rainfall expected from Sunday evening into Monday.

Lib Dem leader hails gains in England and Scotland as his party profits from slump in support for Labour and the Tories.
The National Empowerment Fund faces a court battle that could render billions of rands in loan agreements unlawful – but officials allegedly kept auditors, government and the public in the dark.
Minister Tolashe is facing a raft of allegations, of appointing Peter Netshipale for five years as director-general, including irregular appointmentsof at least two people who did not qualify.
Foreign investors and Hungarians alike have welcomed Magyar’s victory, with the forint hitting four-year highs against the euro, bond yields falling and post-election polls showing more voters backing Tisza

Even the prime minister’s most loyal ministers are pushing him to change, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
A senior Greater Johannesburg ANC regional official has been implicated in a case of extortion and intimidation linked to alleged political interference at City Power – with the docket now in the hands of the director of public prosecutions.
New DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis focused on Gauteng metros, the GNU and South Africa’s troubled future.
Local authorities have warned the evacuation must take place between Sunday midday and Monday afternoon before conditions at sea are expected to take a turn for the worse
The Kremlin on Saturday said that the US was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way off because the issues were so complicated and talks were basically on hold.

Investigation launched into Durban CBD building collapse after five people rescued.

In Barnsley, south Yorkshire, 50 years of Labour rule ended on Friday with Reform UK taking control.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer named former premier Gordon Brown as his envoy on global finance on Saturday
Most financial mistakes are not caused by a lack of information. They are caused by perfectly human behaviour, says Luke Davis-Ferguson.

Nigerian assets are rallying across stocks, bonds and the currency as investor confidence builds in President Bola Tinubu’s economic agenda.

Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.