
The footballer setting record straight after 46 years
Roly Gregoire, Sunderland’s first black player, sometimes wishes he had never played football because of the racist abuse he found too painful to talk about for 46 years.
WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026, 14:01

Roly Gregoire, Sunderland’s first black player, sometimes wishes he had never played football because of the racist abuse he found too painful to talk about for 46 years.

The former MP has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape.

Government needs to invest in career guidance as something every child deserves, writes Zikhona Dlaza
The Sony World Competition announced the finalists and shortlists for their 2026 professional awards. The Awards spotlights photographers telling the stories of our time. Here is the selection of images from the professional competition in the architecture and landscape categories.

Rising star Nsikelelo Mthiyane is on top of her game as the lead in Amalanga Awafani, but she had to overcome frequent rejection and delays on her journey.

Rising star Nsikelelo Mthiyane is on top of her game as the lead in Amalanga Awafani, but she had to overcome frequent rejection and delays on her journey.

Following a day of record breaking bank holiday heat, heatwave conditions continue for many. Simon King looks at how many more days of heat you can expect.

The race will help determine whether Democrats can win back control of the US Senate for the last half of the Trump presidency.

The president does not seek to interdict parliamentary impeachment committee inquiry

We congratulate both sides for taking our football to new heights: Sundowns ending North African teams’ dominance in the CAF Champions League, and Pirates making sure the monopoly of a one-horse race in the domestic championship comes to an end.

Mngqithi, Pitso Mosimane’s names bandied about

Eskom will no longer be standing on the sidelines on the finances of Joburg, electricity minister said the power entity will be watching the city closely to make sure it pays its debt and sorts out its billing and revenue problem within the next month.

At first, Smith sounded stunned when asked to confirm of deny the break-up.Smith, the son of late three times SA light heavyweight champ, Kosie Smith, said everyone is entitled to freely choose who to associate with.

The Italian Supreme Court rejected a tourist’s claim that her consumer rights were breached when she was only offered €7 bottled mineral water.
May 26 (Reuters) – Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was deepening its operations in the country.
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – Canada said on Tuesday it will temporarily ban residents from three African countries amid an Ebola outbreak.
May 26 (Reuters) – A chemical tank rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington resulted in multiple critical injuries and at least one fatality, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing authorities.

Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair’s essay criticising Labour and the ongoing heatwave lead the papers.

The spy agency’s head will set out threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them on Wednesday.

Education experts and charities are calling for a national anti-bullying strategy in schools.

The advertising watchdog said the adverts featuring top footballers had a strong appeal to under-18s.