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Fernandez fires Chelsea to FA Cup final showdown with Man City
Enzo Fernandez’ first-half header gives Chelsea a 1-0 win over Leeds United in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium.
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Enzo Fernandez’ first-half header gives Chelsea a 1-0 win over Leeds United in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium.

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The sensation of taste is something we’re all used to, from when we were young to now that we’re adults. Whenever we taste something for the first time, we will give a verdict on whether we’re impressed or not. But when we taste of the Lord and His way, w
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Enzo Fernandez goal earns clash with Manchester City in the showpiece match
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South Africa
Minister announces withdrawal of draft AI Policy
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has announced the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy following an internal process.
“Following revelations that the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy published for public comment contains various fictitious sources in its...

South Africa
The Minsiter says the failure is not a mere technical issue but has compromised the integrity

South Africa
A group of women farmworkers marched to Parliament calling for urgent land reform

South Africa
University of Cape Town found that e-cigarettes are now the most commonly used inhaled substance

World
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about how China views the current crisis in the Middle East

World
A shooting incident at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner took focus away from the war in Iran, as Iran’s foreign minister planned to return to Islamabad, the site of previous peace talks.

World
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive Monday for a four day U.S. state visit. Some hope the royal touch can heal the transatlantic rift that’s emerged under Trump.

World
The Israeli PM’s directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.

Africa
Clashes resumed in Kidal following coordinated attacks across Mali by armed groups on Saturday.

Africa
The activist has condemned France’s influence in West Africa and been accused of being a “Russian mouthpiece”.

Africa
Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

Africa
Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.
Business

Business
Many South Africans have moved to a place off the shores of Africa nicknamed the “Boere Monaco” because of the growing South African population.

Business
A new wealth index shows that South Africans earning over R30,000 a month are struggling to put enough money away to deal with emergencies.

Business
Shaun Scrooby, the founder and head chef of VUUR restaurant at Remhoogte Wine Estate, spent 17 years as a safari guide before converting an old stable into an award-winning restaurant.

Politics
Afrika Mayibuye Movement is staging the event on the eve of the official Freedom Day festivities

Politics
The SACP has taken a resolution to contest the elections independently

Politics
Mashaba says illegal migration puts significant strain on the delivery of basic services.

Politics
Don Nkadimeng is remembered as being opposed foreign interference in African politics

Sport
Leah Williamson believes Arsenal will have to be “really clinical” and “defensively secure” if they are to maintain their lead in the second leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final away to Lyon.

Sport
Arsenal pounce on a pair of defensive errors to come from behind to defeat Lyon 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final.

Sport
Gloucester survive a second-half comeback from play-off chasing Exeter Chiefs to win just their third league game of the season.

Sport
Springbok stars are hot property right now and it shows with their recent moves – both in and out – of South Africa.

Education
It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careers
I’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This year, however, I was made redundant because of restructuring and this has thrown me into a feeling of complete...

Education
Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional
Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.
For more than...
Education
Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, pleaded guilty for the November incident in which they set off a commercial firework in a research lab.
Education
Guidelines for the art contest, sponsored by the group Freedom 250, include material about abolitionists and civil rights leaders, but little mention of what they fought against.

Lifestyle
A content creator has sparked a debate on whether parents should send their kids to schools that they knowingly can’t afford…

Lifestyle
Somizi Mhlongo’s Sompire Femme designs dominate the Metro FM Music Awards 2026 red carpet.

Lifestyle
What happens when South Africans on the refugee resettlement programme change their mind and want to return home?
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Sunday, 26 April 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
Some of the 67 references listed at the bottom of the draft policy either don’t exist or refer to articles that were not published in recognised journals.

Entertainment
Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen was named Man of the Match after the game.

Entertainment
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 27 April 2026.
Science/Tech
Framework began shipping its new Laptop 13 Pro this week. And the Ubuntu variant is outselling the Windows variant, reports PC World:[I]t’s selling quickly by Framework’s internal metrics, with six batches of the Intel version of the laptop already sold out. [A later Framework social media post added “Spoke too soon, we’re onto Batch 8.”] “Also nice validation of our approach, the Ubuntu...
Science/Tech
Journalists and guests shared the surreal and confusing scenes from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after gunfire erupted on Saturday.
Science/Tech
In March, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that the moon-orbiting “Lunar Gateway” space station was being “paused” to focus instead of missions to the moon’s surface. And Ars Technica agrees that the project was essentially “spending billions of dollars to make it more difficult to reach the lunar surface and faced the prospect of watching Chinese astronauts wander around on the Moon...

Science/Tech
Communications minister Solly Malatsi is forced to withdraw the draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy after a news report found it contains fictitious sources in its reference list.

Motoring
A few years ago, there were only a handful of Chinese carmakers in South Africa. They now represent 40% of the brands on the market.

Motoring
Stellantis plans to build Peugeot models in China.

Motoring
The VW Polo has several add-ons you can choose from in South Africa.

Motoring
There are a few double-cab bakkies available in South Africa for less than R400,000.

Health
Rachel Moore spent years in debilitating chronic pain due to the womb disease, adenomyosis.
Health
His work changed how doctors understood heart attacks, heart failure and coronary artery disease, and helped lead to therapies that saved millions of lives.
Health
A once-robust H.I.V. treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble.

Health
The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords.