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Who made Opta’s team of the season?
Data analyst Opta looks at the numbers to provide its own Premier League team of the season.
MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026, 14:05

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Data analyst Opta looks at the numbers to provide its own Premier League team of the season.

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KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli commemorated Africa Day with a march and gathering at the Durban Playhouse on Monday.

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How dogged work by detectives and forensic accountants led to the former SNP chief executive’s conviction for embezzlement.

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Police say a man sprayed a substance at an ATM in the luxury Ginza 6 shopping centre.

South Africa
Meth says more than 4.5 million claims have been processed and paid through the new system.
South Africa
DHET, Takealot partnership to create income opportunities for students
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in partnership with leading e-commerce business, Takealot Group, is working to provide 500 students with income-earning opportunities while they continue with their studies.
The initiative forms part of the expansion of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

South Africa
Western Cape leadership travels across the Western Cape assessing flood damages

South Africa
The suspect faces charges for illegally accessing emergency housing funds.

World
The prisoners insisted their protest was peaceful but that security forces deployed to quell it opened fire.

World
At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, officials say.

World
President Trump and other administration officials are tempering expectations raised of an imminent agreement to end the war in Iran while Iranian officials have signaled there are still disagreements on key issues.

World
In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.

Africa
Some speculate that El Malick Ndiaye stepped down so that ousted-PM Ousmane Sonko can take his place.

Africa
A man managed to evade security and embrace William Ruto before being wrestled to the ground.

Africa
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns clinch their second African Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over Moroccan club AS FAR in the final.

Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s World Cup squad must isolate for 21 days before they can enter the US because of the Ebola outbreak.
Business

Business
Township and rural retail real estate experts, Exemplar, has acquired three major retail assets in South Africa.

Business
Join BITanium and IBM to discover how modern enterprises are simplifying hybrid data integration and accelerating AI outcomes.

Business
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has said the government’s costly intervention to shield South Africans from soaring fuel prices is coming to an end.

Politics
The President says South Africans are fortunate to live in a society with a vibrant public space.

Politics
Mbeki also emphasised that he supports Ramaphosa’s decision to challenge the matter in court.

Politics
The EFF says concerns remain over the salary structure of the parliament’s secretary George Xolile.

Politics
The ANC NEC in between the conference, met to deliberate on a number of issues

Sport
Here are your latest transfer news updates on PSL giants Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns.

Sport
Traditional wrestling is big in Terekeka County in South Sudan.

Sport
Former captain Gary Mabbutt hopes Ben Davies will have a future at Tottenham Hotspur after the club avoided relegation to the Championship.

Sport
Superstar Cheslin Kolbe will make a sensational return to Cape Town next season, after signing a deal to pull on the Stormers jersey once again.
Education
[Nyasa Times] A new study by Emmanuel University has exposed serious weaknesses in Malawi’s Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) system, revealing that many centres in Lilongwe Urban, Lilongwe East and Lilongwe West are ill-equipped to provide inclusive education for children with disabilities.
Education
[New Times] For decades, Western governments and institutions have presented themselves as the guardians of the international human rights order. They have monitored elections, issued reports, imposed sanctions, funded advocacy organisations, and regularly lectured other nations on democracy, governance, and human dignity. Whether in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or Eastern Europe, the message...
Education
Starting July 1, millions of borrowers will need to choose from a new menu of repayment options as the Trump administration enacts major changes to the student loan system.
Education
[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25-Kenyan universities are set to deepen academic links with Europe through a planned partnership with Romania’s Danubius International University that will establish what organizers describe as East Africa’s first structured Kenya-Romania European Union academic corridor.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Real Housewives star Mel Viljoen has returned to social media with a cheeky ode to Trump after being released from an ICE detention centre.

Entertainment
Dlaminiz-Zuma has blamed colonial powers for dividing Africa.

Entertainment
The SA A team started their tour of England with a thumping win over the England Lions.

Entertainment
The department has confirmed that it does not conduct routine vetting against the National Register of Sex Offenders.

Entertainment
Kolbe returns to his boyhood club, which he left in 2017 with him going on to play in France and Japan until making his return.
Science/Tech
Tech industry layoffs may be worse at large tech companies than the rest of the IT industry. The New York Times argues those layoffs have now shifted the culture at Big Tech companies, after interviewing more than two dozen of their workers. “Cooperation and collegiality are on the wane; chumminess between employees and managers has cooled as mutual suspicion pervades their relationships; and a...

Science/Tech
The state signal distributor announces long-term executive Flenk Mnisi as its new chief operating officer.

Science/Tech
As public backlash against Big Dating mounts, a batch of new gay hookup apps offer community-powered alternatives.

Science/Tech
Boston hydro now powers five Growthpoint buildings in Cape Town, with more generators set to join the pool.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Suzuki’s new flagship has come off an impressive first month of full sales with a choice of two distinct trim levels on offer.

Motoring
Wide variety of engines in stark contrast to its main rival which is trimming its powertrains to one.
Health
The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.
Health
Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.
Health
A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities.

Health
Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.