The organisers of South Africa’s four-tournament ATP Challenger series want new fans for a sport that’s been in the wilderness domestically

KYIV, May 24 (Reuters) – Russia pounded Kyiv and surrounding areas with hundreds of drones and missiles on Sunday in one of the heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the four-year war, firing an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital.

‘Not my problem’ is no longer an option for the Minister of Water and Sanitation and the Eastern Cape Premier when it comes to a rural Eastern Cape water crisis. This comes after the Mthatha high court rejected their attempt to avoid responsibility for ensuring two Centane villages have access to potable water, after years without supply.

LAGOS, May 24 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating a little-known challenger in ruling party primaries, results showed on Sunday.

Events in Durban and Joburg last week showed again the political power of prejudice against migrants. The temptation by politicians who have failed in our cities to use this issue in local elections is growing stronger. Nothing good will come from this.

From Investec’s private banking ambitions to Spear’s Western Cape office bet and Vukile’s Italian tilt, the JSE’s growth playbook is widening. But scaling exclusivity, paying fair prices and protecting retail investors remain the catch points on this week’s capital-market chessboard.

The moral and legal issues that surround mass hunger should no longer be avoided in South Africa.

The horror of 19 March 2026 still haunts a Cape Town father, the night police asked him to lift a blanket and identify what remained of his 79-year-old mother, known to neighbours simply as ‘Auntie Connie’. Beneath the sheet lay her mutilated body. He saw only her naked chest. Her head was missing, her arms severed, and both hands were gone.

After readers helped Daily Maverick track the extent of broken streetlights across Joburg, we visited one of the worst-affected areas, Lenasia South, to see how unlit neighbourhoods fuel a surge in crime and community distrust ahead of the 2026 local elections.

The device aims to reduce load during peak electricity times, helping to stabilise South Africa’s national grid while saving municipalities’ power costs.

West Ham were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday after a 14-year stay in England’s top division.

The old private markets were built around exclusion. The new prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, are built around inclusion. They do not yet democratise ownership, but they do democratise opinion backed by cash.