Laura Dern replaces Helena Bonham Carter in The White Lotus
The British actress left the hit show due to creative differences shortly after filming began.
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When survival leaves no room for compassion in South Africa’s food system
Freedom is not only the right to vote or speak freely, but also the ability to live with dignity. This means having real options: food that is affordable, healthy and produced in ways that do not depend on and promote the exploitation of people, animals or the environment.
France urges citizens to leave Mali ‘as soon as possible’ amid security risks
France has urged its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible” following coordinated attacks at the weekend, including in the capital Bamako, a travel advice update for the West African country said.
News24 | Bellarmine Mugabe fined R600k, to be deported after Hyde Park shooting
Bellarmine Mugabe, 29, the son of the late former Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, has been fined R600 000 and will be deported from South Africa after he was convicted in connection with a shooting that left his gardener wounded.
Lerato Dlamini promises to switch off Mikito Nakano’s lights
Lerato ‘Lights Out’ Dlamini will fight Nakano on May 6 in Tokyo
WATCH | Lerato Dlamini promises to switch off Mikito Nakano’s lights
Lerato ‘Lights Out’ Dlamini will fight Nakano on May 6 in Tokyo
Chelsea’s ex-England defender Bright retires
Chelsea captain Millie Bright announces she has retired from football with immediate effect because of injury.
Properties raided in modern slavery investigation
Officers from Cheshire Police and neighbouring forces target three properties in Crewe.
Lagos turns to state-backed electricity as national grid falters
Lagos scales up state-backed power generation amid chronic electricity shortages
Tropical forest loss eases in 2025 from record high, report shows
The world lost 4.3-million hectares (10.6-million acres) of pristine tropical forest last year
Women paid highest price in Jakarta train tragedy
When Harum Anjarsari’s husband finally got through to her phone, he did not hear her but instead rescue workers who said they pulled the device from the debris of one of two ill-fated trains that collided outside the Indonesian capital.
Taiwan tops Beijing’s agenda for Trump-Xi summit
For 23 million Taiwanese, the most consequential diplomatic meeting of 2026 may be one to which they are not invited.
Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges
Meta Platforms’ META.O Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from accessing the social networks, EU regulators said.
Who decides if you’re South African?
A chance encounter with a man called Jonty got me thinking. Is South African identity something you’re born into, something you earn, or something you simply claim?
Iran’s Lego offensive vs NED’s butt-naked demonocracy wars
The Lego blocks have done what a thousand NGO reports cannot do. They have made it clear that the emperor is butt naked.
‘No one asked us’: West Coast fishers oppose offshore oil and gas development
From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation processes fail local people while environmental degradation and economic inequality continue to deepen
Former Fort Hare senate members claim Mabuyane’s deregistration ‘irregular’
Sworn affidavits on how matter was handled likely to strengthen premier’s court challenge
Grealish recovery ‘couldn’t be looking any better’
Jack Grealish says his recovery from the operation he had on his season-ending foot injury is going extremely well.
EMMANUEL TJIYA: Happy girls are the prettiest
Be careful what you wish for. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to facial hair. In my teens, there was poor beard growth with barely-there facial hair. I could smell the desperation (if desperation had a smell).
Sovereignty law could fuel inflation, warns Uganda’s central bank
Uganda’s central bank says law to curb external influences could dent foreign reserves
News24 | Johannesburg mom faces bankruptcy over R2.9m water bill
Experts say a leak this size on her property is unlikely, while the City insists on 50% payment before engaging in dispute resolution.