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THE CONVERSATION: What parents should know before using edible glitter on cakes

Today at 09:00 AM, via Daily Maverick

Sparkly cake decorations such as edible glitter and metallic dusts are booming in popularity, but experts warn they can pose serious health risks if inhaled – especially by children. The warning comes after a young boy in Australia was admitted to hospital when cake decorating powder entered his lungs, prompting a nationwide product recall.

Taiwan welcomes Trump call as China threatens response

Today at 08:45 AM, via SowetanLIVE

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will speak to Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, an unprecedented move for an American leader that could roil US relations with China and maybe prompt more Chinese war games around the island.

Fresh legal threat looms as ANC unveils Eastern Cape task team

Today at 08:30 AM, via SowetanLIVE

As the national ANC officially inaugurated the party’s Eastern Cape provincial task team at the City Hall in KuGompo City late on Thursday, fresh warnings of legal action against the troubled party again emerged.

READER LETTER | Local spaza shops must show initiative

Today at 07:49 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The rural economy can be resuscitated and sustained with a simple strategy: counter the dominance of foreign-owned spaza shops by strengthening locally owned ones, writes Sizwe Kupelo, government spokesperson

Cryptic Crossword JDE 531

Today at 06:54 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.Clue of the week:8 Lack of resistance in the end (6)

22 May 2026

Today at 06:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 22 May 2026

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