WEATHER: Severe storms with heavy rain, winds and hail expected in SA
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OUR CITY NEWS: Despite protests and promises, taps are still dry in Johannesburg
With large parts of Johannesburg still struggling without water, community groups call for immediate government intervention and a collaborative approach to ensure sustainable water security.
You’re never too old, says dancer, 71, cast in Taylor Swift video
Denise Sides was selected from hundreds of applicants to take part in the Opalite video.
Game of Thrones play to open in the UK this summer
The stage prequel will be set 10 years before the events of the original books and TV series.
Farmer Tony Martin leaves £2.5m to ‘loyal friend’
Martin, jailed in 2000 for the killing of a burglar, leaves his estate to a former pub landlady.
News24 | Israeli minister calls for Palestinian ‘emigration’ as Israel tightens West Bank control
A senior Israeli far-right minister vowed to encourage “emigration” from the Palestinian territories, despite mounting criticism of recent measures tightening Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank.
Letter by young Queen Elizabeth II to be auctioned
The letter from Queen Elizabeth II asks if “the birds are well, and the goldfish haven’t died”.
Vinicius: Eight years at Real Madrid, 20 cases of alleged racist abuse
Spanish football expert Guillem Balague details how Vincius Jr has become a global symbol of resistance against discrimination.
WATCH | Election year ‘anaesthesia’ numbs opposition, says Premier Saul
Broad failure to accept the country’s positive trajectory revealed in Ramaphosa’s Sona
EFF, ActionSA reject roles in Ekurhuleni after cabinet reshuffle
Nkosindiphile Xhakaza stacks cabinet with ANC comrades who take five crucial positions
Teenage girls lured into forced sex by gangs in London, BBC finds
Our investigation reveals gangs from a range of ethnic backgrounds are operating widely in the capital, exploiting girls and young women.
IN PICTURES: Carnival goers celebrate Rose Monday in Germany, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking… This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
Five highlights from Sibiya’s testimony at Madlanga commission
Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, the embattled police deputy commissioner, is under scrutiny at the Madlanga commission of inquiry for alleged misconduct and criminal connections, specifically ties with the Big Five cartel.
Distraught parents question how son was ‘killed by a soccer goalpost’
Education department launches private investigation in parallel to police inquiries
‘Defamation campaign’ against Prestianni – Benfica
Benfica claim there is a “defamation campaign” against Gianluca Prestianni after Uefa launched an investigation into claims he racially abused Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.
Uefa investigates alleged racist abuse against Real Madrid player during Benfica match
Benfica claim there is a “defamation campaign” against Gianluca Prestianni after Uefa launched an investigation into claims he racially abused Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.