
How a kickboxing legend & Statham’s pal landed a shot at Usyk
Dutchman Rico Verhoeven discusses his kickboxing career, friendship with A-list celebrities and how he landed a shot at Oleksandr Usyk.
SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2026, 08:54

Dutchman Rico Verhoeven discusses his kickboxing career, friendship with A-list celebrities and how he landed a shot at Oleksandr Usyk.

Lois Roberts and Aron Llwyd, the new wardens of Bardsey Island, said they were craving a “different challenge”.

Maggie O’Farrell’s new novel, Land, is published after the success of the film adaptation of Hamnet.

The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The BBC has spoken to the parents of five of the 23 girls who survived the knife attack, who say a court order has rendered their children invisible.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the tragedy that shattered the soul of South Africa on 16 June 1976, the Baxter and Market theatres have co-produced a docu-fictional drama, Rise ’76: The Story of June 16th.

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

As the temperature builds across the UK, we could see the hottest May day on record in this heatwave, Simon King explains

No motive has been identified for the attacks, though northern Honduras has been the site of ongoing agrarian conflict for years.

The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 22 May 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Cuba that the United States was laser-focused on changing the communist system, after the island was stunned by a US indictment of its former president Raúl Castro.

Pieter Rietveld almost didn’t go to Bloubergstrand on Mother’s Day morning two weeks ago. But another man, Colin, can be very grateful that he did, as Pieter was called on to save him from a riptide for the second time in two weeks.

Satawu, Untu say rail operator has avoided efforts to save jobs

Minibus taxi fares are set to increase exponentially hitting hard-pressed commuters in the pocket, due to increasing fuel prices.

He jets off to that country tomorrow with trainers, Phumzile Matyhila and Bernie Pailman.Rated No 5 by the IBF, Nqothole will take on sixth-rated Charlie Edwards in their official IBF junior bantamweight title eliminator next Friday night.

ANC nomination portal presents exhaustive array of requirements as contest begins to reach fever pitch
Former Liverpool striker can entrench himself in African folklore if he helps Senegal roar again in North America

The murder of Thato Molosankwe has once again exposed the deep crisis of violence engulfing SA and the growing danger faced by those who stand up for their communities.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says eThekwini is turning a corner – but R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure and 21 billion litres of water lost every month tell a very different story.
May 21 (Reuters) – The United States arrested Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of the executive president of GAESA, a sprawling conglomerate of military-run businesses, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against nine individuals, including Iran’s designated ambassador to Lebanon, for obstructing the peace process in the Middle Eastern country and impeding the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.