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BTS battle torrential rain to kick off $1bn world tour
The K-Pop band are battered by the elements as they launch their marathon world tour in Goyang.
News24 | Businessman and security guard shot dead in Ormonde
Two people were killed, and two others were seriously wounded during a shootout in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday afternoon.
WATCH | You now have a say in the kind of police you want in your area
The SAPS has asked residents of Alexandra in Johannesburg to have a say about the calibre of police officers they want in their community.
News24 | Cape Town cricketer accused of girlfriend’s murder granted bail
Cape Town cricketer Tristan Perez, 24 – accused of murdering his girlfriend, Elana Brooke, 46 – has been granted bail of R5 000 by the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.
Your three-legged pot could slowly be poisoning you: health department
Be warned: the three-legged silver pot you use to cook potjiekos and other favourites is slowly poisoning you and potentially causing your kidneys to fail.
WATCH | Woman ‘sets lover on fire’, watches him burn
Victim’s family say wheels of justice turning too slow
Seven games to go – how will De Zerbi try to save Spurs?
Clubs at risk of relegation tend to hire pragmatic coaches – but Spurs have not done that by appointing Roberto de Zerbi.
Major legal changes make it easier for skilled professionals to move to South Africa
New immigration reforms are set to make it easier for skilled professionals and their spouses to live and work in South Africa.
Looking past the SANDF deployment to solve our crime crisis together
It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS and SANDF are deeply compromised institutions in need of wholesale reform if South Africans’ trust in them is to be restored
Pub thief jailed for stealing handbag with £2m Fabergé egg inside
An “opportunistic” thief is jailed for stealing a handbag from a pub that happened to contain a £2.2m Fabergé egg.
Cardoso takes nine wickets in T20 international
Brazil’s Laura Cardoso becomes the first player ever to take nine wickets in a T20 international, recording figures of 9-4 against Lesotho.
Civil society is increasingly signalling virtue over earning it through engagement and action
Civil society steadily proclaims its values, but public declarations of purpose often function more as signals of identity and status than evidence of genuine civic virtue. True civic virtue is not performed or claimed, but earned through sustained, relational engagement in the shared space of public life.
Official Chris Hani Commemoration to be hosted in Mpumalanga
The Chris Hani Commemoration that marks 33 years of honouring the legacy of a key anti-apartheid leader takes place on 10 April in Mpumalanga.
Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry
The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.
The widescale abuse of Ukraine’s children by the State
Coverage of Ukrainian children often fixes blame on Russia and leaves the conduct of the Ukrainian government in the background, even though the evidence of exploitation, forced separation, weak oversight and institutional damage inside Ukraine’s own system is extensive and public
Has US achieved its war objectives in Iran?
Key US objectives at the start of the war were to stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon and degrading its arsenal.
UK says Russia ran submarine operation over cables and pipelines
Defence Secretary John Healey says there is “no evidence” of any damage to UK infrastructure in the Atlantic.
Every Checkers Sixty60 customer gets a personal butler
Checkers has launched a new feature on its Sixty60 platform – an AI shopping assistant that will curate a personalised smart basket for customers.