‘Too weak to walk’: witness details Mabelane’s final hours in detention
Recollection of seeing detainee chained, bruised and barely able to walk before death
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Judge denounces courtroom violence after interpreter assaulted
Member of public ‘engaged in disruptive and unacceptable behaviour’, says Molahlehi
Shaw and Hasegawa on PFA women’s award shortlist
Manchester City duo Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Yui Hasegawa are shortlisted for the Professional Footballers Association’s Women’s Player of the Year award.
HIV activists slam South Africa’s lenacapavir rollout as too slow and too small
Last year, the coalition called for the allocation of LEN to be expanded to reach at least two-million South Africans annually, arguing that the planned allocation of 480,000 doses would not cut it
News24 | Nine cops suspended over ‘Cat’ Matlala’s controversial R360m police tender
Nine police officers who served on the bid evaluation committee that assessed the tainted R360-million police tender tied to Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala have been suspended.
Several injured in Boeing 787 nose gear collapse in Frankfurt
Staff members were injured when Boeing 787’s nose gear collapsed at Frankfurt airport
Young girl helps save life of newborn baby abandoned in chicken coop
A six-year-old girl from the North West played a crucial role in saving the life of a newborn baby after she alerted her grandmother to what she believed was a “crying doll” coming from their chicken house.
Mogotsi denied bail after failing to provide proof of home address
The Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Thursday denied bail to businessman and alleged political fixer Brown Oupa Mogotsi, who is facing multiple charges arising from an alleged staged shooting incident in Vosloorus.
Trump trust refuses access to financial data in BBC court battle
US President Donald Trump’s legal team has refused to hand over financial information sought by BBC lawyers in his $10bn defamation case against the broadcaster, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing court filings.
Tshwane shuts illegal brothel in night operation
Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says night operation led to closure of illegal brothel
Woman warns of ‘ketamine bladder’ after drug use scarred hers for life
Ellie Wight thought ketamine was a “safe option” – now her bladder can hold only a fraction of the urine that it should.
‘Their deaths diminish us all’: Two WSU students die days apart
Vice-chancellor describes the deaths as a painful loss for the university community
The deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English
The debate about English identity has been a perennial one but has now taken on a harder edge
Arsenal trio & Fernandes on PFA men’s player of the year shortlist
Declan Rice, Gabriel, David Raya, Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki are nominated for the Professional Footballers’ Association men’s player of the year award.
Toyota Corolla Cross-based bakkie spotted being tested in Brazil
Almost identical to SUV in SA, but with a load box that appears capable of carrying about 500kg
BUZZ KILL: SA’s loudest export red-carded as Fifa bans vuvuzelas at World Cup
Vuvuzelas, along with several other items, have been banned from stadiums at the Fifa World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada, soccer’s governing body has decreed in its regulations.
TABLE FOR ONE: Old-school style and a lonely grand piano at Level Four
Set in a classy boutique hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg, Level Four is redolent of older hotel restaurants where standards are high and the menu laced with the familiar. And something from Thailand, inevitably.
Bafana opponents Mexico send message with 5-1 thumping of Serbia
The co-hosts play the opening game of the 2026 World Cup against SA at Estadio Azteca on June 11
News24 | Kennedy Center ordered to remove Trump name after federal court ruling
The Kennedy Center in Washington ordered staff to remove US President Donald Trump’s name from the institution to comply with a federal court ruling, according to two people familiar with the directive.
FRENCH LETTER: A lesson from bees (a tale with a sting)
When bees give you a sting, when what you really want is their divine nectar. Marita van der Vyver shares her latest Substack column with us.
Ruto backs US plan to build Ebola facility in Kenya as the ‘right thing’
The US is building an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, supported by President Ruto