Mapisa-Nqakula trial: Large cash withdrawals, coded chats linked to bribes – investigator
Investigator details coded WhatsApp chats linking cash withdrawals to alleged bribe payments
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Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 15 elephants
Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants
CALL ME BELLA: The flowering of Bella-Isabella Niehaus
After decades as a high-flying fashion editor, Isabella Niehaus has stepped into the sunlight and found herself as a cookbook author. And, at the age of 70, she has bloomed. And her name is Bella.
French men get suspended jail sentences over livestreamed death
Two French streamers received suspended jail terms on Wednesday following the death of a man they had subjected to violence and humiliation for several days on his own live video stream, apparently with his consent, a lawyer for one of the accused said.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases
Democratic Republic of Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases have risen above 4,000 for the first time in the current outbreak, government data showed.
Thai teen kills 8 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself
A Thai teenager killed at least six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said, in the Southeast Asian nation’s worst mass killing since 2022.
HOW WE EAT: ‘No dietary requirements (but I do hate pap)’
Whatever happened to Banting? How prevalent is vegetarianism, really? Is gluten-free as commonplace as we might think? Two decades of feeding the Kalahari’s visitors, and what their forms told us.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign joint defence deal amid regional turmoil
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, at a time of regional turmoil with Gulf states coming under fire from Iran after it was attacked by the U.S. and Israel.
FOOD BABBLE: Every dish has a face, and other peri-hot insights
Everybody has their own peri-peri (or piri-piri) sauce, right? What’s your peri-peri secret? We asked for your hot tips. You sent them.
How Ebola response worker fights fastest-growing outbreak without pay
Wiza Bondele, an unpaid health worker in DRC, risks his life daily to combat Ebola
WOMAN OF THE YEAR | Nqobile Khumalo is shooting for the moon
Nqobile “Nunu” Khumalo says acting saved her life. She doesn’t mean it in the dramatic, theatrical way the phrase is often used. For Khumalo, acting has been a divine calling with every role shaping both her career and the woman she has become.
SPOTLIGHT | Heroine for Women’s Month, US pioneer, brave pups, sharks on big and small screens
Spotlight is our bite-size entertainment snapshot featuring new releases in South Africa, exclusive film trailers and more.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR | Celeste Ntuli is that girl!
The 1995 women’s empowerment anthem “Just a Girl” is one of Gwen Stefani’s most memorable songs with her band No Doubt.
Massive blow for Bafana as Mbokazi ruled out for rest of year
Mbokazi suffered the injury at training when he returned from the 2026 Fifa World Cup
The AM Check-in | Your top 3 reads today
Sowetan’s choice of the top three reads you should not miss today
Watch: Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan
Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month’s magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.
Caldentey embraces ‘cool’ pressure as Arsenal target Treble
Midfielder Mariona Caldentey explains why Arsenal, strengthened by seven new players, are talking up their chances of winning the Treble this season.
How a rare midwinter flight pulled off a perilous Antarctic rescue
Australian aircrew flew American from Antarctic base to a New Zealand hospital in extreme cold temperatures
39 moves across five countries – football’s ultimate journeyman
As he prepares to manage in the FA Cup for the first time, Zeph Thomas tells BBC Sport about his extraordinary career path spanning 39 moves in 18 years.