
A South African neurosurgeon rides 500km on a donkey cart in aid of children
A 500km donkey cart journey by a retired neurosurgeon raised funds to upgrade a hospital’s children’s ward.
MONDAY, 04 MAY 2026, 23:17

A 500km donkey cart journey by a retired neurosurgeon raised funds to upgrade a hospital’s children’s ward.

While the United States previously dominated as South Africa’s second-largest overseas market, a surging European nation has officially overtaken it in the latest travel data.

The Rockets saw their dreams of winning the second Nedbank Cup title end disappointingly after taking a lead before the interval through an own goal from Jean Lwamba Lubumba.
Every month without government action means more boardroom decisions in Detroit, Tokyo, Stuttgart and Shanghai choosing Egypt, Vietnam and Mexico over South Africa, with more factories closing, jobs lost and supply chains dismantled, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.

The residential area of Bristol where two people died in an explosion is declared safe by police.
Giuliani was an attorney for Trump in his failed bid to overturn 2020 election results
While he acknowledged after the match that Bordeaux had deserved to win on Sunday, Bath coach Johann van Graan was also critical of the officiating on the day.

Iran has drawn the line at Hormuz through sovereignty, anti-colonial memory and strategic endurance. Washington, Israel and Europe continue to answer with war, siege and sanctions
Despite a ceasefire in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble in Gaza.
Four of South Africa’s top law firms are suing the government over new black employment and ownership targets aimed at undoing decades of racial injustice, calling them “irrational” and saying the timeline is unrealistic given the expertise required.

The Constitutional Court is hearing two major challenges to the National Health Insurance Act, focusing on whether parliament adequately considered public input before passing the law

Many employee share ownership plans don’t deliver because most of them are funded through debt

Sowetan’s choice of the top three reads you should not miss today

Beijing offers tariff relief as exporters eye gains beyond commodities

High court to hear the case for the entire week

Brazil assistant manager Davide Ancelotti sits down with BBC Sport’s tactics expert Umir Irfan to discuss his coaching philosophy, inspirations and ideals.

Areas suffer vandalism of traffic lights, cable theft, unemployment and corruption
Pick n Pay has launched a Section 189 process to overhaul conditions for 22 000 store workers.

The curious case of Tyler Dibling – BBC Sport chief football writers asks what has happened to Everton’s £40m youngster and what does the future hold?

Tenby is a “dead zone” for mobile signal, a business owner said, with the issue driving away customers.

Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers will face one another in a best-of-seven series in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the NBA play-offs.