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Here’s to you, Ollie Robinson – England need you more than you will know
Ollie Robinson was exiled from the England team for 24 Tests – on the first day against New Zealand, he showed them what they had been missing.
FRIDAY, 05 JUNE 2026, 00:52

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Ollie Robinson was exiled from the England team for 24 Tests – on the first day against New Zealand, he showed them what they had been missing.

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There is sufficient evidence to suggest that Ramaphosa will not save the ANC and may instead be presiding over a sinking ship. Under his leadership, the party suffered its most significant electoral setback since 1994

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On fame, friendship and a long-overdue joint album, Nasty C and Tellaman are exactly where they want to be

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From fresh handmade pasta and honest Italian cooking to generations of family history, Tortellino d’Oro’s new Oaklands home proves that the best meals are the ones shared

South Africa
The Kouga Municipality is warning residents to stay put amid rising water levels

South Africa
President Ramaphosa has been engaging his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on various issues.

South Africa
A new witness will be appearing at the Madlanga Commission, on Friday.
South Africa
SA, Kenya work towards deeper economic integration to unlock Africa’s growth potential
South Africa and Kenya are deepening trade, investment and industrial cooperation, as the two countries position themselves to drive Africa’s economic transformation.
Speaking at the South Africa-Kenya Business Forum in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Kenyan...

World
Zeynab Javadli had not been in contact with any of her friends since Tuesday.

World
Ukraine’s president tells the Russian leader that only “direct engagement” between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.

World
The BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan pieces together how events unfolded.

World
Brandy Melville’s move has caused uproar among some young women who frequent its stores, with one calling it a “devastating news”.

Africa
At the centre of it is London mining investor INIHC’s arbitration battle over the billion-dollar Black Volta gold project

Africa
The opposition has called for protests after the president’s term in office was extended by a year.

Africa
A fifth man was discharged and acquitted by the court due to insufficient evidence against him.

Africa
With a record 10 African sides in action at the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport Africa picks out some of the players to watch from the continent.
Business

Business
From next week individual investors can take a stake in Musk’s rockets-to-AI company.
Business
Business

Politics
Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit highlights the tension shaping South Africa’s relations with the continent, along with other barriers to interregional trade

Politics
The uMkhonto weSizwe party says it will contest all municipal wards in the 2026 local elections.

Politics
South Africans had surrendered certain areas because of illegal immigrants, party secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo said

Politics
MK Party leaders brief media on national meeting outcomes and latest developments within the

Sport
Switzerland forward Breel Embolo has his Esta authorisation approved and can travel to the United States to join up with the rest of his team-mates as they prepare for the 2026 World Cup.

Sport
Glamorgan record a Vitality Blast double over holders Somerset with a thrilling four-wicket win off the last ball at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.

Sport
Formula 1 is to race in Las Vegas until at least 2037 after extending its contract with the city by 10 years.

Sport
Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell times her race perfectly, winning the 1500m in a season’s best time of three minutes 58.63 seconds at the Diamond League event in Rome.
Education
The deal with 279 former students is the latest in the long running case at the university. In all, nearly 600 people who said they were abused by an athletic department doctor have settled.
Education
We challenged teens to choose any three recent New York Times pieces they wanted, then tell us what they got from them. The results are a delight.
Education
[Vanguard] AKURE — The Ondo State Government and the State Police Command have dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging a bandit invasion and the kidnapping of students in a school within Akure metropolis.
Education
[Vanguard] – The Borno State Government has directed the immediate activation of cholera prevention and control measures in schools following a confirmed outbreak of the disease in Maiduguri and surrounding communities.

Lifestyle
Tyla joins FIFA’s official World Cup 2026 album, featuring global music stars from across continents and genres.

Lifestyle
Mpho Maboi- the ex-wife of retired Bafana player Reneilwe ‘Yeye’ Letsholonyane – clapped back at speculation over their divorce.

Lifestyle
Meet Princess Zulu, the drop-dead gorgeous partner of the award-winning music sensation Okmalumkoolkat.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Entertainment
Donations continue climbing as South Africans back an officer many see as courageous.

Entertainment
A R420 000 jackpot is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto results for 4 June 2026.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Thursday, 4 June 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Science/Tech
A new npm supply-chain attack has infected 36 packages with Rust-based infostealer malware called IronWorm. According to BleepingComputer, the malware “targets 86 environment variables (key-value pairs) and 20 credential files that may contain OpenAI, AWS, Anthropic, and npm credentials, vault configuration files, SSH keys, and Exodus cryptocurrency wallet files.” From the report: According to...
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Science/Tech
The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The moderators of the biohacking subreddit say that peptide and hormone replacement therapy companies have been surreptitiously spamming Reddit in an attempt to get their posts scraped by AI chatbots. The strategy is an effort to systematically manipulate the answers provided by chatbots by manipulating the underlying source material that...
Science/Tech
Meta has reportedly delayed the developer release of its Muse Spark AI model API multiple times, and as of Tuesday, had no scheduled launch date, according to the Wall Street Journal (paywalled). Reuters reports: A Meta spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday that the company is already testing the Application Programming Interface (API) with some early partners and is looking forward to...
Motoring
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Health
He mapped the herpes simplex virus genome, revealing how it invades cells. His work also helped lay the groundwork for potential vaccines and gene therapies.

Health
Could the parasite also impact human behaviour? Made in partnership with UKRI.

Health
A young man from Darwen who lost his father realised he needed support so decided to start a walking group

Health
As scientists edge closer to new treatments for hair loss, Victoria Derbyshire examines what such breakthroughs could mean for women.