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South Africa

Police divers save trapped motorists in flood-hit North West

FEDUSA calls for SA’s labour framework must adapt to AI rise

COSATU calls for unity in ANC–SACP alliance amid tensions

World

Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies

Record-breaking DHS shutdown ends. And, May Day protests to draw crowds nationwide

A tech worker in China is laid off and replaced by AI. Is it legal?

Africa

Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery

Malawi central bank removes pension trustees over disputed hotel deal

‘How are we going to get back home?’ Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital

Business

Trump says he will hike tariffs on EU cars to 25%

Close-knit community in South Africa’s billionaire town says “enough is enough”

Most expensive province to buy groceries right now in South Africa

Politics

Oliphant hits back at Tolashe, Department claims dismissal diversion

MKP raises IEC concerns after Ramaphosa announces 2026 poll date

EFF marks Workers’ Day by remembering Marikana fallen

Sport

Lossiemouth wins Champion Hurdle at Punchestown

Athletics won’t strangle super-shoe innovation – Coe

Sinner beats Fils to reach Madrid Open final

Education

Ofsted inspections pushing headteachers to ‘point of destruction’, union chief says

Ghana: Dafeamekpor Rejects Claims Government Has Reintroduced Law Entrance Exams

Liberia: Gonet Academy Powers Orange-Liberia Workforce With Strategic Skills

Lifestyle

Evicted ex-ANC MP takes up refugee status in the US

Singer Josh Groban is engaged to long-term girlfriend Natalie McQueen

Singer Josh Groban to be honoured with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Entertainment

PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results: Friday, 1 May 2026

Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results: Friday, 1 May 2026

In case you missed it: Madlanga Commission wants evidence from Manamela| Man trapped inside substation | Mazwi Kubheka disappearance

Science/Tech

This Eye-Catching Indoor Garden Is 20 Percent Off Right Now

The Case Against an Imminent Software Developer Apocalypse

The Next Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Will Take More Than Just Science

Motoring

Meet the millennial leading the Miami Grand Prix

A new hijacking trend, petrol prices recovering, and a South African airport loses its licence

The salary you need to afford South Africa’s cheapest electric car

Health

‘I was slowly slipping into insanity because of PMDD’

F.D.A. Grants Early Access to Promising Drug for Pancreatic Cancer

‘It’s the most normal thing in the world to feel weird’