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Teotihuacán shooting: Mexico’s World Cup open-gate problem
A gunman killed a Canadian tourist and wounded thirteen others at Mexico’s ancient pyramids on Columbine’s anniversary, carrying an AI-edited photo of himself with the killers. The World Cup begins in seven weeks. There were no metal detectors.

Orpen Road update: Authorities visit and announce repair plan
Orpen Road update as officials assess damage, confirm repairs, and outline the way forward after heavy rains disrupt access.

A community reckoning on the Senqu Bridge launch on 22 April 2026
What the communities in Mokhotlong gave – and what the celebration will not say

Protected: Capitec at 25: how scale, trust and practical innovation are reshaping access to finance
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Our anti-HIV jab will be rolled out in six weeks. But funding cuts hollowed out the system needed to deliver it
The uptake of the once-every-six-month HIV prevention jab lenacapavir (LEN) in South Africa will be heavily affected by the Trump administration’s funding cuts to the country, a new report has found. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with doctors, nurses, peer counsellors, transgender and young people, sex workers, gay and bisexual men and government health workers with personal...

The legal framework governing the National Lotteries Commission
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) was established in terms of section 146 of the Constitution, which provided for a body to regulate national lottery activities and ensure that proceeds benefit social development. The Lotteries Act 57 of 1997, as amended, gives effect to this mandate and legally establishes the NLC in terms of section 2 […]

No load-shedding in sight as Eskom forecasts stable winter supply
Eskom says South Africa is unlikely to experience load-shedding between April and August, citing improved plant performance, fewer breakdowns and reduced diesel use

Fannie Nkosi remains in jail after bail application rejected
The Pretoria magistrates court rejected Nkosi’s bail application after he was found in possession of a prohibited explosive and case dockets and for failing to properly store firearms and live ammunition

Breaking news: Earth announces taking a gap year from humans
In this humorous Earth Day piece, our planet announces that it has had enough and officially takes a break from humanity.

Border rules change: South Africa scraps passport-only crossings for neighbour
South Africa and its neighbouring country have agreed to allow citizens of both nations to use only their identity documents for border crossings.

Forty years of Mswati rule offer zilch to celebrate
Eswatini is a small, resilient, and culturally rich nation. Its people have endured extraordinary pressure. But on governance, the record is one of systemic failure: captured wealth, underfunded education, a collapsing health system and a democracy denied

Beyond “Africans sold Africans”: What Ghana’s UN slavery motion demands
Almost immediately after the vote, critics in Ghana and beyond have argued that Africans, having participated in the slave trade, cannot frame it as the gravest crime against humanity and seek reparations without first confronting their own complicity

‘mAnJE! MaNJe (an epic)’ demands prompt attention at The Baxter
A visually arresting, multidisciplinary spectacle challenges both narrative clarity and audience comfort, raising questions about how theatre must evolve for modern spectators

Calls intensify for axe to fall on police chief Masemola
Mounting pressure on Ramaphosa to suspend Masemola after court appearance

JD Vance thinks he is more Catholic than the Pope
In August of 2019, at the age of 35 years old – JD Vance got baptised in Ohio, and became a member of the Roman Catholic Church. The largest christian organization on the planet with over 1.4 billion membership. Just after roughly 6 years, as a member of the church, Vice President Vance thinks that […]

South Africa’s HIV fight set to be hit by condom price hike and drug delay
SA’s HIV fight faces severe setbacks as global condom prices soar and the local rollout of the Lenacapavir injection is delayed.

Iran, Trump’s threats and the Brics security test
United States President Donald Trump has turned Iran-US negotiations into a test of Brics power after threatening to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants unless Tehran accepts Washington’s terms and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. The warning places China and Russia before a defining question. Can the multipolar order protect one of its strategic members […]