Four arrested as part of counter terror investigation relating to Iran
The men were arrested on Friday on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
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VIDEO: Watch – Retro Karoo Food: 80 Nostalgic South African Recipes
Retro Karoo Food: 80 Nostalgic South African Recipes (Penguin Random House South Africa, 2026) is the cookbook Daily Maverick’s food editor, Tony Jackman, has been quietly building for years – 160 pages of recipes that shaped South African kitchens long before anyone was plating things on slate.
Pilot whale’s difficult birth may have triggered mass stranding
More than 50 of the mammals, a large species of dolphin, got into difficulty in Lewis in 2023.
‘We should not have played’ – how tennis was caught in Middle East conflict
Players have criticised the decision for a tennis tournament to be held in the UAE in the midst of Iranian attacks – including one still stranded there.
WATCH LIVE | Khampepe commission of inquiry into TRC
The Khampepe commission of inquiry is holding public hearings in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Friday to investigate whether political interference blocked the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes.
Aircons down at Steve Biko hospital
Patients and staff at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria have raised concerns after air conditioning systems stopped working.
The AM Check-in | Your Top 3 Reads Today
The top three stories you must read this morning.
News24 | VAT increases: Court rules Parliament must clip Finance Minister’s wings
A year after 2025’s Budget bungle over a proposed increase in value-added tax, the DA has scored a court victory that will curtail the power of the minister of finance.
R2 per litre petrol price disaster coming for South Africa
Petrol and diesel prices in South Africa are set to rise sharply as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating Middle East conflict has pushed global oil prices higher and weakened the rand.
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s mining giant doubles profit
Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Minerals doubled its half-year profit as the mining giant benefited from soaring metals prices.
Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6,000 years found in remote West Papua
The discovery of two lost species is ‘exceptional’ and rare, scientists say
Surgeon’s operation on patient 2,400km away is UK first
The milestone procedure went well, with patient Paul Buxton saying he felt “fantastic”.
Passengers describe ‘surreal’ scramble to reach first government flight out of Middle East
The plane landed at London’s Stansted Airport in the early hours of Friday morning.
News24 | Israel hits Iran ‘regime infrastructure’, US warns firepower ‘about to surge dramatically’
Heavy attacks were reported in Tehran after Israel said it was hitting “regime infrastructure” in a “new phase” of the war it launched with the United States against Iran.
New university mega-campus launching in major South African city
ADvTECH has secured 10 hectares in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to develop a new university mega-campus for up to 10,500 students, expanding its higher education footprint.
News24 | Johannesburg emergency teams on high alert ahead of rain, severe thunderstorms
Johannesburg emergency services teams are on high alert ahead of predicted heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms in most parts of the city on Friday and into the weekend.
‘I’m still haunted that he died alone’: The last voices of the Covid inquiry
Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes four years of public hearings.
US and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic ties after Maduro capture
The US said the two sides would make joint efforts to promote stability after the US seized Maduro and his wife.
Sheep are disappearing from the UK’s hills – and its dinner plates
Have we have passed “peak sheep” in the UK?