SUNDAY, 12 APRIL 2026, 22:30
Top Stories
Claims that South Africa’s economy is ‘turning the corner’ rest on modest growth gains, improved fiscal metrics, and targeted reforms, but these indicators mask deeper structural weaknesses. Without a decisive shift toward higher, investment-led and employment-intensive growth, the current trajectory risks entrenching stagnation, particularly as global economic shocks intensify.
Top Stories
Ashor Sarupen plans to stay on as deputy finance minister, underscoring the party’s shift from opposition to governing. He unpacks the party’s ambitions.
Top Stories
The war in the Middle East and concerns about fuel prices have, to an extent, negatively affected the sector, but it’s not all bad news for South African agricultural production
Top Stories
Rajini Vaidyanathan broadcasts from outside Hungary’s parliament as crowds hear about the prime minister’s concession.
South Africa
The Judicial Service Commission’s April 2026 leg of interviews kicks off this week.
South Africa
South Africa is mourning the loss of celebrated songwriter and performer Melvyn Matthews
South Africa
Police operations across Cape Town and Pretoria have led to multiple drug-related arrests
South Africa
A Kranskop woman says her life is a nightmare after her husband died in Russia
World
The Nigerian Air Force has not addressed reports it struck a village market while targeting militants.
World
The conflict is now a test of wills – Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war’s costs.
World
Pope Leo XIV’s four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.
World
The world waits for Trump’s verdict after the talks failed to yield a deal, writes the BBC’s Lyse Doucet.
Africa
Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials.
Africa
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.
Africa
The 43-year-old denies the charge and has been released on bail and had to surrender his passport.
Africa
Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe has “zero tolerance” for corruption, which he says is “worse than cancer”.
Business
A property company owned by the Reform UK deputy leader failed to pay £91,000 in tax on dividends, according to the Sunday Times.
Business
A teacher started a private school group with his R240,000 severance package, which later sold to a billionaire’s foundation for R7.2 billion.
Business
The US has not accredited Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Reserve Bank Govenor Lesetja Kganyago for the G20 Summit this year.
Business
Geordin Hill-Lewis has been named as the new leader of the DA, replacing John Steenhuisen.
Politics
The court has heard testimony from several State witnesses in the Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla trial
Politics
In 1966, the UN General Assembly declared apartheid a crime against humanity
Politics
Geordin Hill-Lewis has been elected as the new DA Federal leader.
Politics
He beat contender Sibusiso Dyonase, caucus leader of the Sedibeng Municipality, to the top post.
Sport
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior admits his side need to “improve their resilience in difficult moments” and focus on winning their next league game against Manchester United to stay in contention for a Champions League spot.
Sport
Manchester City put three goals past Chelsea in a 17-minute spell at Stamford Bridge, to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to six points with a game in hand in the Premier League.
Sport
Neco Williams scores his first goal since September to earn a 1-1 draw for Nottingham Forest against Aston Villa at the City Ground.
Sport
Jean-Philippe Mateta comes off the bench to score a late double, including a 94th-minute penalty, as Crystal Palace come back to beat Newcastle United 2-1 at Selhurst Park.
Education
A retired judge and a law professor respond to a Page A1 article. Also: Censoring college professors; executive power after President Trump.
Education
Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches
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American college graduates are facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic, with the underemployment rate reaching 42.5% – its highest level since 2020.
Several young graduates told the Guardian about their...
Education
I am just so tired, and so bad at crafts.
Education
The immigration judges’ abrupt dismissals marked the latest efforts by the Trump administration to reshape the country’s immigration courts.
Lifestyle
Elon Musk has defended his father Errol Musk who shot and killed two intruders in his Sandton home almost three decades ago..
Lifestyle
Gayton McKenzie has taken legal action against TikToker Maryke Erasmus who accused him of spiking Easter eggs with drugs…
Lifestyle
Superfan Mama Joy has pleaded with South Africans to ‘fast and pray’ for her to attend the FIFA World Cup after a snub from government.
Lifestyle
Nonku Williams fully embraced the rural life at her man’s homestead in the North West, stating she was “fueled by love.”
Entertainment
City are hitting form at just the right time.
Entertainment
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Sunday, 12 April 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Entertainment
Ouaddou is still optimistic that they still have a chance to clinch the league title
Science/Tech
“RGB LED TVs have been the talk of the TV world this year,” argues The Verge, with models coming from all the manufacturers.”And the first one of 2026 is here — the UR9 from China’s Hisense — “the first look at the viability of the new backlight technology outside of demo rooms.” They call it “a step above the traditional mini-LED TVs of years past.” and “a great first shot against OLED’s...
Science/Tech
Mississippi has one warehouse — run by a contractor — that sells all the liquor for the entire state of 2.9 million people. “If a restaurant or store anywhere in Mississippi wanted a bottle of Jim Beam, they had to order it from the wholesale warehouse,” reports the Washington Post. But then Mississippi’s warehouse-managing contractor implemented a new computer system that wasn’t compatible...
Science/Tech
Bloomberg describes him as a “former Harvard Medical School professor whose research has focused on the intersection of AI and neuroscience.” “For the past 20 years, I studied how the human brain stores and retrieves memories,” Kreiman writes on LinkedIn. And now “My co-founder Spandan Madan and I built a new algorithm to endow humans with perfect and infinite memory.” Engramme connects to your...
Science/Tech
Wall Street is reaching for unusual comparables to justify SpaceX’s $1.75-trillion valuation ahead of its IPO.
Motoring
Motoring
This bakkie costs just R1.9 per kilometre to drive, even after April’s massive diesel price hike.
Motoring
Some South African motorists are paying up to R600 more to fill their car this month.
Motoring
Hybrid cars are touted as a great way to save fuel, but it’s important to check how your chosen model stacks up against its petrol and diesel rivals.
Health
A psychologist, she urged patients to confront the things that frightened them, revolutionizing her field’s approach to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Health
The support group was set up by a woman who challenged herself to try 50 new things before turning 50.
Health
A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
Health
People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to treat obesity, research suggests.